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Climate sceptic to chair environment body
30 Aug 2016
Australian climate sceptic Liberal MP Craig Kelly has been appointed chairman of the backbench environment and energy committee.
So the Paris deal enters into force, then what?
29 Aug 2016
Excitement is building over the likely entry into force of the UN’s climate deal – but that will only be the start of a new set of tricky negotiations.
Paris check: Australia’s climate plans in focus
29 Aug 2016
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said tackling climate change “inspires and energises” him, but has he delivered?
Japan to make Olympic medals from electronic waste
29 Aug 2016
Japan is planning to make medals for the 2020 Olympic Games out of electronic waste and junked home appliances.
KILL KRILL: Climate could put tiny fish at risk
29 Aug 2016
As climate change warms the Southern Ocean and alters sea ice patterns, the area of Antarctic water suitable for krill to hatch and grow could drop sharply.
Experts demand Turnbull take climate action
26 Aug 2016
More than 150 Australian experts have signed on open letter to the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, demanding urgent action on climate change that matches the dire warnings coming from climate scientists.
CLIMATE CLUES: It all began a long, long time ago
26 Aug 2016
Continents and oceans in the northern hemisphere began to warm with industrial-era fossil fuel emissions nearly 200 years ago, pushing back the origins of human-induced climate change to the mid-19th century.
Let's give ecosystems a helping hand
26 Aug 2016
Australia’s ecosystems are already showing the signs of climate change, from the recent death of mangrove forests in northern Australia, to the decline in birds in eastern Australia, to the inability of mountain ash forests to recover from frequent fires.
Paris Agreement could lock in warming for centuries
26 Aug 2016
The world has warmed about a degree since the Industrial Revolution, and on our current emissions trajectory we will likely breach these limits within decades.
Human impact might be slowing down
25 Aug 2016
Human activities have taken a heavy toll on our environment. But there may be some hope.
When will this massive Antarctic ice shelf break apart?
25 Aug 2016
A crack is spreading rapidly across Antarctica’s fourth-largest ice shelf, hastening the loss of a massive chunk of ice, say scientists.
California Assembly approves climate change law
25 Aug 2016
A bill extending California’s greenhouse gas emission targets has squeaked by in the state Assembly.
How Australia could blow its carbon budget
25 Aug 2016
Australia will blow its carbon budget with either the Coalition’s emissions reduction targets, or those suggested by the Labor opposition, highlighting the urgent need for negative-emissions technology.
Can a single region show Florida how to adapt?
25 Aug 2016
With every passing year, Southeast Florida faces more pressure to adapt to climate change.
Russia poses threat in melting Arctic, says UK
24 Aug 2016
Russian military expansion in the Arctic as a result of the melting ice-cap is a potential threat to the UK, a Parliamentary inquiry has concluded.
How an English village became a climate leader
24 Aug 2016
The English village of Ashton Hayes is different in an important way when it comes to one of the world’s most pressing issues: climate change.
Don’t fear a Jellygeddon ...
24 Aug 2016
Reports of the pending jellyfish apocalypse have been greatly exaggerated.
Special report to scrutinise feasibility of 1.5deg
23 Aug 2016
The head of the United Nation’s climate body has called for a thorough assessment of the feasibility of the international goal to limit warming to 1.5deg.
Forest restoration can turn the clock back
23 Aug 2016
The ecological and carbon cost of rainforest destruction goes on accumulating for years after nations halt the conversion of canopy into farmland, scientists have found.
Here's how homeowners can beat the worry of rising seas
23 Aug 2016
A market-based initiative could help houseowners to escape from coastal properties under threat from rising seas.
Sustainability at the heart of Tokyo Games
23 Aug 2016
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has declared that sustainability will be a key objective of the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Arctic faces boom in shipping as ice melts
22 Aug 2016
The luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity is embarking on an historic voyage through the Arctic, and it’s likely to herald a surge in similar trips.
Australia home the Bear Grylls of desert plants
22 Aug 2016
It was in the mid-20th century when the American agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug showed us how to make wheat and rice stems shorter, to increase their yield.
Scientists must have Plan B for climate change
22 Aug 2016
Fertilising the oceans, painting the deserts white or sending umbrellas into orbit are some of the real things being explored by scientists as a Plan B for dealing with climate change.
Vancouver adopts zero-emissions building plan
22 Aug 2016
The city of Vancouver has sent a message to the green building sector: Efficient isn’t good enough. The city will require zero emissions from any new buildings by 2030.
Paris Agreement set to become law this year
19 Aug 2016
Fifty-seven countries accounting for 57.88 per cent of global emissions have now indicated they will ratify the Paris climate agreement before the end of 2016.
Philippines now likely to back UN climate deal
19 Aug 2016
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has backed down on his threat to ignore the Paris climate deal after a meeting with top US diplomat John Kerry.
Louisiana deluge could be just the start of something big
19 Aug 2016
Warmer air and sea temperatures conspire to add water vapor to the atmosphere, fueling intense rain events like the one that has devastated Louisiana this week.
It's time to listen to the ice scientists
19 Aug 2016
The Arctic’s ice is disappearing. We must reduce emissions, fast, or the human castastrophe predicted by ocean scientist Peter Wadhams will become reality.
Coal burning takes huge toll in China
19 Aug 2016
Burning coal has the worst health impact of any source of air pollution in China and caused 366,000 premature deaths in 2013, Chinese and American researchers said.
Barrier Reef donations could dry up
19 Aug 2016
Australia’s biggest environmental philanthropist says private investment to clean up the Great Barrier Reef reef ‘doesn’t make sense’ with current land clearing.
Japan moves on ratifying Paris this year
18 Aug 2016
The Japanese government has begun preparations to ratify the Paris climate deal by the end of the year.
UN host Peru cuts red tape for mining
18 Aug 2016
Peru has slashed environmental regulation in an effort to boost the economy, raising questions about its credibility as host of this year’s UN climate talks.
July Earth's hottest month in recorded history
17 Aug 2016
Earth just broiled to its hottest month in recorded history, according to NASA.
Mexico to trial cap-and-trade scheme
17 Aug 2016
Mexico will launch a year-long simulation of a cap-and-trade programme in November, in a test run for a national carbon market expected to launch in 2018.
CLIMATE CALL: Why America must go to war
16 Aug 2016
America’s next president must declare war on climate change in the same way President Franklin Roosevelt fought the Axis powers during World War Two, says climate activist Bill McKibben.
Toyota, Tesla and Vestas among top green companies
16 Aug 2016
Toyota, Tesla, Vestas, DONG Energy and Panasonic are among the top-ranked companies in the first Carbon Clean 200 list, which claims the world's greenest large companies are outperforming their more polluting counterparts by as much as three to one.
BARRIER BLUES: See the reef while you can
16 Aug 2016
The health of the Great Barrier Reef is declining – a fact that has not been lost on the world’s media.
Ethiopia chairs influential climate group
16 Aug 2016
Ethiopia has assumed the chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum from the Philippines, taking charge of a 43-country strong group committed to tougher climate targets.
Hillary Clinton signs up an army of climate experts
15 Aug 2016
Hillary Clinton has assembled a virtual army of formal and informal advisers on energy, the environment and climate change.
Global heat threatens to upset Paris climate summit targets
15 Aug 2016
The Earth is so hot this year that a limit for global warming agreed by world leaders at a climate summit in Paris just a few months ago is in danger of being breached.
HEAT'S ON: Climate will change the Olympic game
12 Aug 2016
Heat stress due to climate change will limit where and when the summer Olympics can be held in the future, according to new research from Auckland University.
Climate risk poorly represented by US firms
12 Aug 2016
Corporate America has a split personality when it comes to climate change.
ADB issues $1.3bn in global green bonds
12 Aug 2016
The Asian Development Bank has issued its inaugural green bond, and has now gathered $1.3 billion in order to finance climate change mitigation and adaptation projects.
Middle East heat wave could be global curtain-raiser
12 Aug 2016
Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to come.
The world of climate change ... according to Donald Trump
11 Aug 2016
United States Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has repeated his pledge to get rid of his country’s climate change policies – including its commitment to the Paris Agreement – if he becomes president.
Global warming hit 1.46deg
11 Aug 2016
The first half of 2016 has seen astonishing growth in global average temperatures, building on similar growth in 2015, meaning that it is now all but certain that we will see a record, fifth, successive annual increase this year.
$81bn mobilised to tackle climate change
11 Aug 2016
Climate finance totaling $81 billion was mobilised for projects funded by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks in 2015.
Scientists make a bold prediction about sea level
11 Aug 2016
Climate scientists have just made a very bold prediction regarding sea level rise ... and we should know in a few years if they are correct.
Australia declares El Nino set to be strongest in decades
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Australia's weather bureau warned on Tuesday that an El Nino weather pattern has formed in the tropical Pacific and could intensify in the second half of 2026 to become one of the strongest in seven decades.
Trump wants to put a $75m coal terminal in this liberal California city. Residents aren’t having it
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Residents of West Oakland, which suffers from toxic waste and high pollution rates, is rallying against a coal export facility.
China's fossil-fuelled power extends rise in May on weak wind output
Thu 18 Jun 2026
China's fossil-fuelled power generation, mostly from coal but with a small amount from natural gas, rose 2.1% in May from a year earlier, statistics bureau data showed on Tuesday, as lower wind speeds curbed renewable energy growth.
Steel and chemicals giants demand freeze to EU’s flagship climate policy
Wed 17 Jun 2026
The attack on the Emissions Trading System is among industry's most direct calls yet for the EU to change course on climate.
UK rivers face rising risk of climate 'whiplash'
Thu 18 Jun 2026
Climate change could push UK rivers to dangerous extremes and bring more frequent rapid swings between wet and dry conditions – a phenomenon known as hydroclimatic whiplash – according to research.
Canada signs landmark LNG energy deal with Germany
29 May 2026
Canada has announced a landmark energy agreement with Germany that will see the first-ever long-term shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Canada to Europe in the coming years.
Solar overtakes gas power in Asia for first time ever
Mon 15 Jun 2026
Solar has overtaken gas power in Asia to become the continent’s third-largest source of electricity, according to new analysis by Carbon Brief.
The Pacific made history in the courts – now we must do it in the negotiations
12 Jun 2026
Legal clarity alone will not lead to reduced emissions, more finance or stronger national climate plans – political will is key to meeting states’ obligations.
Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average
Tue 16 Jun 2026
A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’.
Aid cuts and climate change drive deadly malaria surge in Zimbabwe
29 May 2026
A surge in malaria cases in Zimbabwe is exposing fragile health systems and growing treatment shortages in rural areas.
Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle
26 May 2026
Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?
Science ‘under attack’ from fossil fuel interests at UN climate talks
Thu 18 Jun 2026
Dozens of countries have called out growing “coordinated attacks” by fossil fuel interests aimed at undermining the role of climate science in the UN negotiations at the mid-year talks in Bonn.
