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Google and UN launch online climate platform
26 Jul 2016
The United Nations has unveiled new software, developed in partnership with Google, to help to tackle climate change, deforestation and food production issues.
Here's what Trump delegates think about climate change
25 Jul 2016
Delegates attending the Republican convention eerre asked if they agree with scientists that climate change is happening and whether people contribute to it.
HFCs critical piece of puzzle. says Kerry
25 Jul 2016
US Secretary of State John Kerry has told envoys at the Montreal Protocol talks in Vienna that their moment to contribute to a global warming solution has come.
Get set for the hottest year on record
22 Jul 2016
The world is on track for its hottest year on record and levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have reached new highs, further fuelling global warming, the World Meteorological Organisation says.
Climate change costs are still climbing
22 Jul 2016
The massive economic and health losses that climate change is already causing across the world are detailed in six scientific papers published today.
Trudeau ready to get tough with provinces
22 Jul 2016
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will impose a "strong" price on carbon — and won't rule out a cap to ensure provinces meet a national standard.
UK appoints new climate change minister
22 Jul 2016
Nick Hurd, former head of Energy Africa initiative, has been handed the climate change portfolio in the UK's new department for business, energy and industrial strategy.
June marks 14th month of record temperatures
21 Jul 2016
As the string of record-breaking global temperatures continues unabated, June 2016 marks the 14th consecutive month of record-breaking heat.
Melbourne hosts 'Tesla Town'
21 Jul 2016
An Australian property group is building the world’s first “Tesla Town” in suburban Melbourne, with the first 60 homes to go on sale this week.
EU climate package ‘not in line with Paris goals’
21 Jul 2016
EU plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from transport, buildings and farming through to 2030 have landed.
Britain needs $39b to tackle climate change
21 Jul 2016
Britain’s ambition to virtually eliminate its greenhouse gas pollution will cost $39.4 billion more to achieve because the government abandoned plans to spur carbon capture and storage technology.
New York island puts up climate defences
21 Jul 2016
Amid rising seas, a park on New York's Governor's Island uses Dutch ingenuity to protect itself while maintaining its beauty – with barely a seawall to be seen.
Somewhere, soon, it could be too hot to work
20 Jul 2016
Searing temperatures caused by climate change might cost global economies more than $2 trillion by 2030, restricting working hours in some of the poorest parts of the world, says the UN.
It's not easy being green when you're poor
20 Jul 2016
The transition to a clean-energy future is upon us, as shown by the huge uptake of solar panels and by the Turnbull government’s decision to set up a A$1 billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund. But what about those people who are at risk of being left behind?
UN: Kenya, Bangladesh, Jordan ‘green finance leaders’
20 Jul 2016
Move over London, Shanghai and New York: Kenya, Bangladesh, Mongolia and Jordan have been named as rising green finance leaders in a report from the UN.
Victoria approves state's largest windfarm
20 Jul 2016
Victoria has approved a $650m, 96-turbine windfarm that will be the largest in the state as it bids to become Australia's renewable energy leader.
New climate minister believes in 'moral case' for coal
19 Jul 2016
A man who recently argued there is a strong moral case for Australia to build new coal mines and export the coal to India is now in charge of the country’s climate change policy.
Philippines turns back on Paris Agreement
19 Jul 2016
The Philippines will not honour commitments it made under the Paris climate change deal, says president Rodrigo Duterte.
Canada vows national carbon price this year
19 Jul 2016
Canada will have a national price on carbon emissions by the end of this year, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says.
Britain could warm by 4deg this century
19 Jul 2016
Scientific advisers warn that, by 2100, temperatures in Britain could rise by twice as much as the internationally agreed limit set at the Paris climate conference.
UK, Germany betraying Paris deal, says UN
19 Jul 2016
The UN's climate change envoy has accused the UK and Germany of backtracking on the spirit of the Paris climate deal by financing the fossil fuel industry through subsidies.
Multi-billion carbon market fraud run from Poland
19 Jul 2016
The founder of Poland’s biggest carbon quota brokerage firm, whose name appeared in connection with the Panama Papers, has been found guilty of VAT fraud and sentenced to jail in France.
Climate change is economic problem, says Carney
18 Jul 2016
Only about one-third of the world's 1000 largest companies provide effective disclosure of the risks they face due to climate change, says Bank of England Governor Mark Carney.
Trump's man a climate denier
18 Jul 2016
Donald Trump's choice for vice-president, the conservative governor of Indiana, Mike Pence, denies climate change and is an outspoken coal advocate.
Abolition of DECC major setback for Britain
18 Jul 2016
The abolition of the Department of Energy and Climate Change has been condemned by former ministers as a major setback to British efforts to combat global warming.
Can Nauru bounce back from mining boom and bust?
18 Jul 2016
When most of us hear of Nauru we tend to think of immigration detention, or perhaps of the environmentally ruinous legacy of the island nation’s ill-fated phosphate mining boom.
Warm oceans eating into Antarctica
18 Jul 2016
Scientists say it is actually warm ocean waters, not rising air temperatures, that are eating away at the ice along part of the Antarctic's western side.
PACIFIC PLEA: NZ should join island nations' fight
15 Jul 2016
New Zealand should join forces with its island neighbours preparing to take bold action against fossil fuel producers, says Labour’s Pacific climate change spokesman.
This time, can Turnbull do climate and energy?
15 Jul 2016
Australia’s re-elected Coalition government has the opportunity to revamp its policies on climate change.
Sustainable cities must beat the pain points
15 Jul 2016
Integrating energy, water, transport, security and waste will make cities more sustainable, an international forum has heard.
UK merges climate and business departments
15 Jul 2016
New British PM Theresa May has merged the climate and business departments in a move critics say will threaten investor confidence in the green sector.
Brexit will force EU to make deeper cuts
15 Jul 2016
Brexit will force the European Union’s remaining 27 countries to spend billions of euros on cutting carbon emissions more deeply to compensate for the UK leaving, according to experts.
France stops supermarkets from throwing away food
15 Jul 2016
France has banned supermarkets from throwing away unwanted food, and the ruling could lead to wider action on food waste across Europe.
Climate emerges as critical Clinton election weapon
15 Jul 2016
Belief in global warming and policies to tackle greenhouse gas emissions are becoming a key dividing line ahead of the US election.
Biodiversity below safe levels across half the world
15 Jul 2016
The variety of animals and plants has fallen to dangerous levels across more than half of the world’s landmass due to humanity destroying habitats to use as farmland, scientists have estimated.
TTIP proposal casts doubt on G20 climate pledge
14 Jul 2016
Trade negotiators in Brussels are proposing new loopholes on a G20 pledge to phase out fossil fuel subsidies within a decade, according to the latest leaked TTIP proposals.
Global warming is shifting Earth's clouds
14 Jul 2016
The reaction of clouds to a warming atmosphere has been one of the major sources of uncertainty in estimating exactly how much the world will heat up from the accumulation of greenhouse gases, as some changes would enhance warming, while others would counteract it.
On climate change, it’s Trump v The World
14 Jul 2016
Should he win November’s US presidential election, Donald Trump will be the only elected world leader to deny the science of climate change.
French task force recommends CO2 tax on coal
13 Jul 2016
A French task force on carbon pricing has released its final report with recommendations in three key areas — a domestic measure to deter coal-fired power generation, a price corridor for the EU emissions trading scheme, and the growth of carbon pricing schemes.
New PM learns of climate threats to Britain
13 Jul 2016
When Theresa May takes over as prime minister of Britain tomorrow, climate change might not be top of her agenda.
GRIM GOLD: Precious metals leave hidden climate footprint
13 Jul 2016
The collapse of the Soviet Union left Bulgaria achieving in the 1990s what the rest of the world is working hard to manage in the 2020s, a reduction in its carbon dioxide emissions of more than 45 per cent.
Climate bonds market grows following Paris
13 Jul 2016
The global climate bonds market has shown a significant growth since the Paris Agreement in December and reached US$694 billion last year.
Leaked TTIP proposal could 'sabotage' EU climate policy
13 Jul 2016
The latest draft version of the TTIP agreement could sabotage European efforts to save energy and switch to clean power, according to MEPs.
Singapore takes the heat off people
12 Jul 2016
Singapore has unveiled its latest plan to tackle climate change and meet its targets under the Paris climate change agreement, with measures including a heat stress information system to help the public to better plan outdoor activities.
Democrats adopt climate action
12 Jul 2016
Democratic leaders over the weekend adopted a draft platform that commits the party to bold action on climate change, including support for a carbon pricing scheme.
Arctic sea ice crashes to record low for June
12 Jul 2016
The summer sea ice cover over the Arctic raced toward oblivion in June, crashing through previous records to reach a new all-time low.
El Niño/La Niña shock could affect millions
12 Jul 2016
The number of people affected by the combined impact of the El Niño and La Niña weather patterns could exceed 100 million by the end of the year, according to the United Nations.
Fishing approaches sustainable limit, UN warns
12 Jul 2016
Global fish production is approaching its sustainable limit, with around 90 per cent of the world’s stocks now fully or overfished and a 17 per cent increase in production forecast by 2025, according to the UN.
Climate change killed Europeans in 2003 heat
11 Jul 2016
British researchers say climate change was responsible for the deaths of more than 60 people in London in 2003, and over 500 in Paris.
Drying lands increase peat bog fire hazard
11 Jul 2016
Scientists in Canada have confirmed once again an unexpected hazard in the world of climate change: the subterranean fire.
Oil refinery fire at key Victoria facility
16 Apr 2026
Explosions and towering flames were reported as a significant fire broke out at one of Australia’s major oil refineries.
Trump takes a ‘wrecking ball’ to independent scientific advisory board
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Without the impartial oversight of its board, the National Science Foundation is now “fully at the behest of the White House,” experts warn.
China’s leadership calls for ‘strict control’ of fossil fuels
Tue 28 Apr 2026
Chinese government leaders published a policy document on 22 April – Earth Day – calling for stricter controls on fossil-fuel consumption and greater oversight of heavy emitters.
EU faces ‘China shock’ as EV imports drive Beijing’s record surplus with bloc
Fri 1 May 2026
The EU is experiencing a prolonged “China shock” as a flood of Chinese EVs into Europe helped push Beijing to a record surplus with the bloc.
UK scientists to fire salt water into the sky in bid to tackle climate crisis
Fri 1 May 2026
Government supporting new geoengineering techniques as race against unregulated companies seeking to capitalise on need for climate cooling tech heats up.
Canada, Alberta close in on carbon price agreement, sources say
Wed 29 Apr 2026
Canada and Alberta are expected to strike a deal in the next two weeks that will increase the price on carbon for the province's industrial emitters, but a broader agreement to tackle oil sands greenhouse gases and green-light a new crude oil export pipeline remains elusive.
India submits new climate action pledges to UN body, flags condition to fulfil promise
Wed 29 Apr 2026
India has formally submitted its pledge to the UN climate body, underline importing conditions noting the developing countries' committments cannot be fulfilled without adequate support in terms of finance and technology transfer.
Tuvalu to host world leaders before COP31 summit
16 Apr 2026
Tuvalu, the Pacific nation at the forefront of the global climate crisis, will host a special meeting of world leaders before this year’s Cop31 summit, as the conference president expresses “complete faith” in Chris Bowen to lead tough negotiations.
Drowned chicks and food scarcity: Emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal now endangered
13 Apr 2026
The primary drivers are shrinking sea ice and warming oceans driven by climate change.
Rationing power and diluting petrol – how African countries are coping with effects of Iran war
30 Mar 2026
Countries across Africa have taken measures such as diluting petrol and restricting electricity consumption to cope with the fuel crisis triggered by the US and Israel's war in Iran.
Beef production drives 40% of agriculture-linked forest destruction, Brazil leads
26 Mar 2026
Beef production is the leading driver of agriculture-linked deforestation, accounting for 40% of all forest clearing done to open space for food production, according to details of a study released on Tuesday.
Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warn
23 Apr 2026
Extreme heat is pushing global agrifood systems to the brink, threatening the livelihoods and health of more than a billion people, according to a new report by the U.N.'s food and weather agencies.
