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US hopes technology will do the job
10 Dec 2010
The United States is betting on technological innovation to be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in Cancun.
Multinationals pick up Gigaton awards
10 Dec 2010
Six international companies, including Nike and Vodafone, have been recognised for their work in implementing market-driven solutions to climate change.
Science millions back Aussie environment
10 Dec 2010
The Gillard Government has invested more than $68 million in five research hubs that will provide science that is seen as essential for sustainably managing Australia's biodiversity.
Western states eye US-wide carbon alliance
3 Dec 2010
California and New Mexico are considering developing a nationwide US carbon trading market by joining forces with states in the north-east.
Stubborn Japan puts foot down at Cancun
3 Dec 2010
The delicately balanced global climate talks in Cancún were brought to the brink of a walk-out when Japan categorically stated its opposition to extending the Kyoto protocol.
Island states want climate insurance fund
3 Dec 2010
Small island states are calling for a “climate change insurance fund” to protect their people from “going extinct” as a new UN report warned sea level rise will make whole nations uninhabitable.
It’s not easy getting to the Moon …
3 Dec 2010
The Copenhagen climate talks were a nightmare, with thousands of people locked out of the conference halls in the snow. Cancún is shaping up just as badly.
It all comes down to income, says report
3 Dec 2010
Addressing poverty today is the single best way to help poor people in developing countries to achieve food security and adapt to climate change, according to a new report.
Climate minister defends 5 per cent target
3 Dec 2010
The Australian Government has defended its target of a 5 per cent cut to greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, saying the country’s history of cheap, carbon-heavy coal electricity makes reducing emissions a tougher task than in other countries.
Solar scientists given $5m research boost
3 Dec 2010
The Australian Solar Institute has awarded $5.65 to the CSIRO to go toward three major solar research projects worth a total of $16 million.
Smith and Groser lead NZ team to Cancun
26 Nov 2010
New Zealand’s representatives at the Cancun climate change talks head off this weekend.
Pledges not enough to avoid global damage
26 Nov 2010
Promises made last year by 80 countries to reduce climate change emissions fall well short of what is needed to avoid the worst consequences of global warming, UN scientists say.
EU plans to clamp down on fridge gas scam
26 Nov 2010
The European Commission is about to clamp down on a trading scam linked to the controversial greenhouse gas HFC-23, which is used in refrigerators.
China’s Cancun promise: We’ll do our bit
26 Nov 2010
On the eve of the Cancun climate change summit, China has assured its critics that it will do its part in trying to control global warming.
Europe going too slowly, says climate report
26 Nov 2010
Europe’s leadership in climate change is being eroded by slow action and a lack of implementation of policy, says a WWF International report.
South Korea promises carbon capture by 2020
26 Nov 2010
South Korea, Asia's fourth-biggest polluter, has announced plans to begin the commercial operation of two carbon capture and storage (CCS) plants by 2020.
Macro companies vie for a mega Giga
26 Nov 2010
More than two dozen of the world's largest companies have made the shortlist for the first Gigaton Awards based on their leadership and efforts to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Australia comes in at No2 in the dirty half-dozen
19 Nov 2010
The United Arab Emirates, Australia, USA, Canada, Netherlands and Saudi Arabia are the six nations with the worst performance in relation to CO2 pollution, a new survey shows.
Canadian Tories kill climate change bill
19 Nov 2010
A Canadian climate change bill calling for cuts in CO2 emissions has been defeated in the senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government.
Aussies go shopping for carbon information
19 Nov 2010
New Zealand will be on the call list when Australia goes shopping world-wide soon for carbon trading information.
Cancun talks just a staging post, says Britain
19 Nov 2010
Climate talks beginning in Mexico this month will only be a "staging post" en route to a globally binding deal, British Prime Minister David Cameron said this week.
Kenya ready to launch first carbon exchange
19 Nov 2010
Kenya is ready to introduce a climate exchange platform to facilitate the trading of carbon credits and help to tackle climate change.
South Korea sets carbon trading scheme rules
19 Nov 2010
South Korean has unveiled proposed legislation governing its carbon emissions trading scheme.
India aims to slash transport emissions
19 Nov 2010
India, the world's fourth-largest greenhouse gas emitter, has launched a new United Nations-backed project to reduce emissions and develop a low-carbon transport system.
Top energy idea worth one million dollars
19 Nov 2010
The Global Energy Prize is now accepting nominations for its $1 million 2011 award.
How kitchen table talk can cut carbon footprint
19 Nov 2010
ustralia’s CSIRO is looking for 500 volunteers from across New South Wales to join a free programme that helps people to save power and to reduce their carbon footprint.
Agency doubts Copenhagen pact energy goal
12 Nov 2010
A lack of ambition in the Copenhagen Accord pledges has increased by $1 trillion the estimated cost of holding the global temperature increase to under 2°C, says the head of the International Energy Agency, Nobuo Tanaka.
Come Cancun, India and China might toe the line
12 Nov 2010
After being blamed for the failure of last year's climate change talks in Copenhagen, India has expressed willingness to tone down its demands in the next round, due to begin at the end of the month in Cancun.
EU works with China on carbon-trading pilot
12 Nov 2010
The European Union is working with China on arrangements for a pilot scheme on carbon trading in the world's biggest developing country.
Pension giant to pump $500m into green portfolio
12 Nov 2010
One of the largest public pension funds in the US intends to turn over a new leaf by investing $500 million in environmentally friendly companies.
Russia's carbon market finally starts to move
12 Nov 2010
After years of delay, Russia’s carbon trading market is finally starting to move.
Pacific nations sign climate declaration
12 Nov 2010
Fifteen countries have signed a declaration in Tarawa recognising the increasingly dire situation faced by small island countries due to climate change.
Battle marks new era in environmental politics
5 Nov 2010
Wealthy Californians and conservation groups this week united in a bipartisan campaign to defeat an oil industry-sponsored initiative, Proposition 23, to suspend the state's greenhouse gas law.
Business abandons only US carbon market
5 Nov 2010
United States businesses seem to have called time on the only national carbon trading market, blaming an absence of legislation as emissions-trading laws remain mired in Congress.
Forget deal at Cancun, says climate envoy
5 Nov 2010
President Barack Obama's setback in the US mid-term elections has killed of any hope of securing a legally binding global climate change deal.
Britain aims for 100,000 green-collar workers
5 Nov 2010
The British government's Green Deal initiative to upgrade the energy efficiency of homes could employ up to 100,000 people by 2015 and even more in the long-term, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne said this week.
Korea braces for carbon trading system
5 Nov 2010
The Korean government is pushing to introduce a cap-and-trade system for carbon dioxide as early as next year.
Toyota leads the carbon cutters in Europe
5 Nov 2010
Toyota led carmakers in cutting carbon-dioxide discharges in Europe last year and is closest to achieving its target under European Union legislation, an environmental transport group said.
Norfolk Island first to try out personal carbon trading
29 Oct 2010
An Australian university is set to lead a project testing the world’s first personal carbon trading programme conducted in a “closed system” environment on Norfolk Island.
Big oil eyes free carbon permits in California
29 Oct 2010
Oil refiners including Royal Dutch Shell and ConocoPhillips would be among the companies to get free pollution rights under California’s planned cap-and-trade programme for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
India, China smiling over climate change
29 Oct 2010
Emerging market economies, including India and China, are more optimistic than the rest of the world in terms of concern, personal commitment and the belief that climate change can be stopped, says a new survey.
Australian experts examine carbon farming
29 Oct 2010
A panel of experts has been appointed to examine ways Australian farmers and foresters can earn carbon credits.
More Arctic ships mean more climate problems
29 Oct 2010
Scientists have revealed that as the ice-capped Arctic Ocean warms, ship traffic will increase at the top of the world.
Singapore welcomes big carbon traders
29 Oct 2010
Singapore's carbon market is growing and new firms are setting up shop on the back of increased interest in carbon trading in Asia.
Heliostats spell sunny future for solar industry
29 Oct 2010
Work has begun on installing 450 large mirrors, called heliostats, for Australia’s largest solar-thermal tower system at the CSIRO National Solar Energy Centre in Newcastle.
Union sparks probe of China's green-tech trade
22 Oct 2010
The United States is investigating China's practices affecting trade and investment in green technologies.
Asian countries high on list of most vulnerable
22 Oct 2010
Some of the world’s largest and fastest-growing economies, including India, are facing the greatest climate change risks to their populations, ecosystems and business environments, says a new report.
Droughts loom at record levels, says study
22 Oct 2010
A large percentage of heavily populated countries could suffer severe and prolonged drought in coming decades, according to a new study.
Whitehall grabs billions from emissions scheme
22 Oct 2010
The British government has carried out a $5.5 billion smash-and-grab on one of its predecessor’s more controversial market-based emissions reduction programmes.
UN okays pioneering Russian carbon project
22 Oct 2010
Russia has been given the green light for its first emissions reductions scheme to be verified under a new UN-backed carbon offset certification procedure.
Researchers compare the footprint of meat vs. plant-based dog foods. The differences were staggering.
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Global pet food emissions rival those of a small country. A new UK study reveals that switching dogs to plant-based foods could slash emissions tenfold—without sacrificing nutrition.
Why Trump is not a death knell for global climate action
Tue 14 Oct 2025
In his rambling speech to the United Nations last month, United States President Donald Trump described climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”.
China carbon prices hit two-year low as market faces oversupply pressures
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Carbon credit prices in China have fallen to their lowest point since mid-2023, pressured by an excess of supply and tepid demand amid ongoing adjustments to the national emissions trading system.
'Not up for discussion': Brussels rejects Washington's pressure on climate rules
Mon 13 Oct 2025
In response to US demands to roll back the EU's environmental legislation, the European Commission defended its autonomous power to adopt laws.
Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050
Today 10:45am
The UK should be prepared to cope with weather extremes as a result of at least 2C of global warming by 2050, independent climate advisers have said.
Renewables are a global economic engine, not a culture war threat
2 Oct 2025
Energy companies are learning this lesson faster than Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
India calls on COP30 to focus on lack of funds for developing nations
Today 10:45am
India has said the United Nations climate conference in Belm, Brazil, should focus on tackling the critical shortage of resources that developing countries need to adapt to climate change and curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Familiar tensions emerge at the Pacific Islands Forum
26 Sep 2025
With China-Taiwan rivalry, China-Western competition, and big carbon emitters at odds with the islands on climate policy, there is plenty of tension to go around.
Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate".
Angola lowers climate ambition in blow to spirit of Paris Agreement
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Angola has scaled back its targets for reducing emissions in its new national climate plan, saying it chose “realism and implementability” over the Paris Agreement's calls for governments to set progressively more ambitious goals.
Four Brazilians to watch at COP30
Wed 15 Oct 2025
Influential Brazilians, from government figures to Indigenous activists, will take center stage during UN climate talks in the Amazon next month.
Climate critics try to discredit IPCC author for linking disasters to global warming
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.
