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Heat goes on to find out what’s happening at the poles

20 Jul 2015

Nations have agreed to an international action plan to improve predictions of weather, climate and ice conditions in polar regions, the United Nations says.

Pink salmon is one of the species jeopardised by the impact of carbon dioxide emissions.

Why climate change could knock seafood off the menu

13 Jul 2015

Pink salmon – the smallest and most abundant of the Pacific salmon species, and a supper table mainstay in many parts of the world – may be swimming toward trouble.

WORLD TODAY: Europe clears way for reform of carbon market

13 Jul 2015

* France may extend coal subsidies to save jobs * Britain scraps zero carbon homes target * Fossil fuel industry must 'implode' to avoid climate disaster, says top scientist * Abbott government extends renewable energy investment ban to solar power * Small farmers can be major actors in reducing agriculture's carbon footprint, says UN

Carbon players look to world market

6 Jul 2015

Carbon market players will gather in Sydney on Friday to talk about how to create an international carbon market.

Business, environmental, trade union and social groups all see advantages in looking beyond high-emission industries such as coal-fired power.

Australia’s ‘climate roundtable’ could unite old foes and end the carbon deadlock

6 Jul 2015

Climate policy is in the Australian media yet again, but this time it might be different. The set of policy principles released by the Australian Climate Roundtable are extraordinary for two reasons.

Fossil diatoms from marine sediments: their descendants reject rising CO2.

Greenhouse gas-guzzlers might spurn extra carbon dioxide

6 Jul 2015

Diatoms – tiny ocean-dwelling photosynthesisers that produce a fifth of the planet’s oxygen each year – may not gulp down more carbon dioxide more enthusiastically as greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere continue to rise.

WORLD TODAY: New coal plants most urgent threat to the planet, warns OECD head

6 Jul 2015

* Greenhouse gas blamed for climate expulsion driving temperature rises across Pacific nations * China climate pledge inadequate on efficiency, say analysts * UN tells oil giants to stop lobbying against climate deal * UK unveils help for bees with £900m stewardship scheme * Time for pollution pricing to work for the climate * New renewable energy hub launched to boost Scottish firms in Japan

Robert Redford ... it's pretty clear something is happening.

Q&A: Robert Redford tells us what he told the UN General Assembly

6 Jul 2015

The climate change crisis involves action from every country, every nation and every person, actor and environmental activist Robert Redford told the United Nations last week.

Dutch judges deliver their decision.

Dutch court orders state to slash greenhouse emissions

29 Jun 2015

A Dutch court has ordered the state to slash greenhouse gas emissions nationwide by at least 25 per cent by 2020, in a case that could serve as a blueprint for activists around the world.

Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland.

If everyone lived in an ecovillage, the Earth would still be in trouble

29 Jun 2015

We are used to hearing that if everyone lived in the same way as North Americans or Australians, we would need four or five planet Earths to sustain us.

Australia can halve emissions by 2030, says new analysis

29 Jun 2015

Australia can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, according to analysis by ClimateWorks.

Greg Hunt ... Direct Action better.

The carbon tax wasn’t a ‘slug’ to the economy and Direct Action may be a waste of money

29 Jun 2015

Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt, writing in the Fairfax opinion pages, has said that the now abolished carbon tax was a far more expensive way to reduce Australia’s carbon emissions than the Direct Action policy that replaced it.

WORLD TODAY: World’s aquifers losing replenishment race

29 Jun 2015

* Outcry as UK plans to privatise green bank * Climate change can destroy 50 years of health and development * Gates to invest $2bn in breakthrough renewable energy projects * Obama sets sizzling climate action pace in push to leave legacy * Why Cisco is buying solar energy

Winters may get milder in cities such as Paris, but respiratory diseases are a greater danger than cold.

Prospect of warmer winters doesn’t mean fewer deaths

29 Jun 2015

Global warming is unlikely to mean that fewer people in northern latitudes will die from cold during the winter, according to a study by scientists in the United States.

Pope Francis ... we are not God.

What the Pope said about the trouble we're in

22 Jun 2015

In a document remarkable for its sweep and its depth, Pope Francis last week unveiled his long-awaited encyclical on the environment, in essence calling on humanity to address a climate and environmental crisis that calls for urgent global action.

WORLD TODAY: The Earth stands on the brink of its sixth mass extinction and the fault is ours

22 Jun 2015

* Is Russia moving toward a fracking future? * Carbon emissions from aircraft endanger human health, says US * Venezuela: The climate paradox of the petro-state * It’s Prost v Senna again – and this time the racing really is electric

Sunrise on another baking hot day in southern India, where temperatures have reached 47° this year.

India blames heatwave deaths on climate change

22 Jun 2015

Fierce temperatures in India doubled the heat-related deaths normally recorded in May − and the government insists natural causes are not to blame.

Insurance industry leaders must stand up, says UN

22 Jun 2015

The insurance industry has been told it must play a strong role in shaping a more sustainable future.

US President Barak Obama addresses the G7.

The G7 is right to call for fossil fuel phase-out, but it can happen sooner

15 Jun 2015

The G7 nations, at their summit in Germany, called for “a decarbonisation of the global economy over the course of this century”. Of course, this group of nations is among those most heavily in favour of strong climate action, but the opportunities for climate-friendly growth are everywhere.

Australia's emissions figures wrong, says report

15 Jun 2015

Australia’s official greenhouse gas emissions projections – used by the Government in its submission to the United Nations ahead of December’s climate conference in Paris – may be overstated by more than 200 million tonnes, latest research shows.

A woman trapped on the roof of her car during a flash flood in Queensland.

Australia faces stormy future as temperatures soar

15 Jun 2015

Destructive storms and sudden floods are set to intensify across Australia as global warming plays havoc with rainfall patterns.

Greater emissions cuts are needed to reduce the heating effect greenhouse gases have on the planet.

Rich countries’ climate plans leave yawning gap

15 Jun 2015

Some of the world’s richest countries are not preparing to do anything like enough to limit their greenhouse gas emissions, according to new analysis.

WORLD TODAY: Pope's environment statement could change the climate fight

15 Jun 2015

* Bonn meeting ends with last-minute compromise on Paris climate text * Nine things we learned at the UN climate talks in Bonn * Planes choking people and planet, says US environment agency * Indigenous Australians call on bank not to fund coal mine project * Hawaii signs bill setting 100% renewable energy goal * UK sales of ultra-low emission vehicles rise by more than 350%

Australia has faced tough questions over whether it is doing its part to cut greenhouse emissions.

Australia in the spotlight at climate talks, for all the wrong reasons

8 Jun 2015

Australia has been given a grilling at the United Nations' midyear climate negotiations in Bonn.

Apollo plan asks for the moon in switch to renewables

8 Jun 2015

The vision is simple, the cost would be eye-watering, and the result could stop the growing threat from burning fossil fuels in its tracks.

World leaders urged to kick killer coal habit

8 Jun 2015

Leaders of G7 countries at the summit in Germany are being called on to show leadership by pledging to end all coal burning for electricity generation in the industrialised world.

WORLD TODAY: Norway to ditch $8 billion of coal assets in state pension fund

8 Jun 2015

* Ikea pledges $1b on renewable energy and climate change efforts * Ban rallies support for 'once-in-a-generation' UN sustainability agenda * Bishop rejects Kofi Annan claim Australia a 'free-rider' on climate change * Logging companies plundering Congo's rainforest * Walmart's food suppliers at odds with store's code of ethics, report claims

Hydropower stations such as the Three Gorges Dam are a major source of China’s renewable energy.

China’s investment in renewables soars by a third

2 Jun 2015

Despite a slowdown in its economy and the continued reliance on coal, China is pumping billions of dollars into its renewable energy industry.

‘At a deep, subconscious level, the farm remains a place of harmony and kindness – and this suits us very well if we want to keep eating meat.’

WORLD TODAY: It's time to wean ourselves off the fairytale version of farming

2 Jun 2015

* Garnaut: Australia can slash carbon by 40pc at modest cost * Ignoring carbon risk is ‘gross negligence’, says pensions chief * Car makers gear up for next round of CO2 emission cuts * France defends 'imperfect' fossil fuel sponsors for Paris climate summit * The greening of the airline industry * Cameron recruits climate hawk for top UK policy post

China is now investing heavily in green industries such as wind power.

Why global finance must face up to the climate challenge

2 Jun 2015

The world’s financial system must undergo comprehensive change by 2035 if humanity is to make the transition needed to reduce the threat of dangerous climate change, says a new United Nations report.

Australia risks becoming a ‘fossilised’ economy unless it takes action on climate change without delay.

Wait and pay: action on climate change is cheap, delay is costly

2 Jun 2015

A plethora of economic studies on the costs of climate action share a common message: action on climate change is cheap, and delaying it will be costly.

The world is waking up to the $5.3 trillion cost of fossil fuels

25 May 2015

Prospects for global energy markets have been reshaped by two recent pieces of news, one of which helps to explain the other.

Hydroelectric plants such as Shasta Dam, in California, would suffer from reduced water flow.

Heat and drought pose threat to US power supplies

25 May 2015

Climate change could mean that things get really tough for people in the US west in the second half of this century, according to new research.

Vanuatu damage ... poorer nations are more worried about climate change.

Wealthy nations overlook the dangers of climate change

25 May 2015

By ALEX LO.- Do rich countries care more about the environment that poorer ones? In a recent study I found that’s not necessarily the case.

Janos Ader ... Paris challenges.

Hungarian leader first head of state to back climate campaign

25 May 2015

Hungarian president János Áder has become the first head of state to join the Live Earth: Road to Paris campaign that aims to ensure world leaders agree to a binding deal on tackling climate change.

WORLD TODAY: Dirty Dozen ... the fossil fuel industry’s polluting league table

25 May 2015

* Energy industry will decide climate battle, says Kerry * Canadian scientists say Government is muzzling them * Obama scales back ambitious goals for electric car use * Axa to divest from high-risk coal funds due to threat of climate change * Governments not planning properly for energy efficiency, report warns

Hillary Clinton ... strong policy needed.

Will the presidential candidates have a substantive debate on climate change?

18 May 2015

Republican New Jersey governor and presidential hopeful Chris Christie briefly made news last week when he said that global warming is real and that “human activity contributes to it.”

World Bank advocates long-term thinking on climate change

18 May 2015

Switching to a zero-carbon economy is more than just a dream, according to the World Bank. But costs will be high for countries that fail to act quickly.

WORLD TODAY: Vast Antarctic ice shelf a few years from disintegration, says Nasa

18 May 2015

* China is on track for the biggest reduction in coal use ever recorded * Merkel calls for global emissions trading system * Tar sands still full speed ahead, but Canada promises emissions cuts * Renewable energy vital for internet lifestyles, says Greenpeace * Charlize Theron: Mad Max landscape awaits unless we tackle climate change

A touch of green enhances the Vancouver skyline

Canadian city wants to be the world's greenest

18 May 2015

Canada has been dubbed an international disgrace for its climate change policies, but now one of its major cities is aiming to be the greenest in the world by 2020.

Weather events taken to extremes by climate change

18 May 2015

As temperatures soar to record heights, blame it on global warming − but only about three-quarters of the time. And when the rain comes down by the bucketful, you can attribute one downpour in five to climate change.

A tale of two futures: Australia’s economy under climate change

18 May 2015

Economic modelling and its associated forecasts are always open to criticism, particularly when the results align with the predisposition of the modellers or their paymasters.

No green shoots for sustainability in this Budget

18 May 2015

Last week’s Australian Budget is very disappointing in the broad area of environmental protection.

The Aquarena in Geraldton.

Geraldton pools get in the swim

18 May 2015

The indoor swimming pools and air temperature inside the Aquarena in Geraldton are now heated using state-of-the-art geothermal technology as part of the Western Australian city’s bid to go green.

Ross Garnaut ... questions remain.

We’re not there yet, Garnaut tells Australia

11 May 2015

Following the repeal of the carbon tax, the Australian Government has implemented its Direct Action climate policy, centred on the A$2.55 billion Emissions Reduction Fund.

Emus’ feathers help to heat-proof them: humans are not so lucky

Australia pays cost of climate-driven heat waves

11 May 2015

Climate change can be bad for a country’s economic health. Absenteeism and lower productivity because of heat stress may have cost the Australian economy an estimated $6.2 billion in the year 2013/14, according to new research in Nature Climate Change.

Christiana Figueres ... Australia risks becoming an outsider at this year’s Paris talks.

Canberra dragging the chain, says UN climate chief

11 May 2015

Sigmund Freud would have had a field day with the speech by United Nations climate change chief Christiana Figueres to a Melbourne summit on greenhouse emissions reductions. Because what was most interesting was not what she did say, but what she didn’t.

Pope Francis ... keen for church to be involved.

Pope aims to win hearts and minds on climate change

11 May 2015

A declaration at the end of a meeting in Rome hosted by the Vatican made a plea to the world’s religions to engage and mobilise on the issue of climate change.

WORLD TODAY: What does Cameron's election win mean for the environment?

11 May 2015

* Australia PM's adviser: climate change is UN hoax to create new world order * Tesla says Powerwall sold out for 12 months, demand ‘just nutty’ * Canadian water for California’s drought? * South Africa prepares to give shale gas go-ahead * Food waste an enormous economic problem, say G20 ministers * Community energy model is speeding US move to renewables

Upland women weed their rice fields, an integrated method of agro-forestry, in Laos.

Farming our forests could be the answer to green-world prayers

11 May 2015

Forests may be the green investment with the richest returns for humankind, according to new research.

Australia
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

No room for the timid: setting Australia’s 2035 emissions target is a daring tightrope act

Tue 26 Aug 2025

Any week now, Australia will set its 2035 emissions target. It must signal the nation’s strong ambition on climate action, to drive policy and investment. And it must avoid being seen as either unrealistic or too costly.

United States
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California is backsliding on climate progress. It’s (mostly) Gavin Newsom’s fault

Tue 26 Aug 2025

The California Supreme Court just gave state officials a golden opportunity to revitalize the rooftop solar industry, helping millions of homes and businesses lower their electric bills and fight the climate crisis.

China
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Is historically arid Beijing ready for a wetter future?

Mon 25 Aug 2025

Beijing's mountainous northern Huairou district and neighbouring Miyun district received a year's worth of rain in a single week, triggering flash floods that devastated entire villages and killed 44 people in the deadliest flood since 2012.

Europe
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EU wildfires hit new record as flames scorch area larger than Cyprus

Mon 25 Aug 2025

The area burned this year has exceeded the 1 million hectare mark for the first time since records started in 2006.

United Kingdom
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What happens to net zero if the trees don’t survive?

20 Aug 2025

When climate change undermines the climate plan.

Canada
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Challenges persist in bid to mine the deep sea, even after boost from Trump

29 Jul 2025

After years of delay, the deep-sea mining plans of Canadian firm The Metals Company (TMC) now appear to be progressing as it pursues a controversial new path to securing a license to mine in international waters under U.S. jurisdiction.

Asia
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India needs $467 billion climate finance by 2030 to decarbonise 4 key sectors

Mon 25 Aug 2025

India will need to mobilise USD $467 billion in climate finance by 2030 to put four of its most carbon-intensive sectors – power, steel, cement and transport – on a low-carbon pathway.

Pacific
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Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say

13 Aug 2025

Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warms.

Antarctic/Arctic
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Iconic Antarctic species at risk amid 'regime shift', with 'rapid and self-perpetuating changes'

Fri 22 Aug 2025

Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment.

Africa
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Africa’s top climate change challenges: a fairer deal on phasing out fossil fuels and mobilising funds

Fri 22 Aug 2025

African countries have made binding commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. To do this, they will need to shift to renewable energy and stop mining and using fossil fuels like oil and coal.

South America
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Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress

Fri 22 Aug 2025

Many Indigenous and environmental leaders doubt the election will bring progress in stopping deforestation, wildfires or pollution in the Amazon.

United Nations
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Brazil issues last-ditch plea for countries to submit climate plans ahead of COP30

20 Aug 2025

Only 28 countries have submitted carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the biggest emitters yet to produce plans.

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