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Green architect unveils ‘Coral City’ housing
6 Sep 2013
A Filipino-Italian company advocating green architecture has proposed the construction of houses and buildings that can quickly adapt and withstand typhoons, floods and other calamities due to climate change.
A hitchhiker’s guide to pumice ...
6 Sep 2013
A floating raft of pumice created by an underwater volcanic eruption near New Zealand, and teeming with marine hitchhikers, has been spotted in the northern Great Barrier Reef.
Australian carbon market value tops $6b
30 Aug 2013
The Australian carbon market was worth $A6.58 billion ($NZ7.53)) in its first year of operation, according to a Carbon Market Institute report.
China’s power sector set for cleaner future
30 Aug 2013
China’s power sector is expected to go through significant changes through to 2030, according to a new report.
Study brings new fears over Antarctic ice
30 Aug 2013
The world’s largest ice sheet in Antarctica could be more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than previously thought, according to new research from Durham University.
Meet the Armadillo … Honey, I shrunk the car
30 Aug 2013
Meet the Armadillo … the car that when you’ve finished with it you can fold up and pack away.
We’ve overshot our use of natural resources
23 Aug 2013
Humanity’s use of renewable natural resources has already “overshot” the amount the planet can produce in one year, say environmental NGOs.
Carbon permits in China better EU price
23 Aug 2013
Carbon permits rose on the Shenzhen Emissions Exchange, the first of seven trial markets in China, to a price exceeding those in Europe, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance
New forum to boost sustainable development
23 Aug 2013
The United Nations has established a new high-level forum to boost efforts to tackle global economic, social and environmental challenges.
Academic links climate change and civil wars
23 Aug 2013
A Harvard University academic is looking for connections between climate change and civil war.
IPCC scientists point finger at humans
23 Aug 2013
Humans are most likely to blame for warming temperatures across the globe in recent decades, according to a leaked study from an international committee of scientists.
Pacific women to see how the US does it
23 Aug 2013
Women climate leaders from across the Pacific will visit the United States to learn how America is combating climate change.
EPA gets ready to sidestep Congress
16 Aug 2013
A top US climate change official says the Obama administration is finished waiting for Congress to act on climate change and plans to bypass the legislative branch in developing a federal response.
Utilities must boost climate resilience, says report
16 Aug 2013
The US energy industry needs to deliver a major improvement in the resilience of its power grids or risk ever-more frequent weather-related blackouts, which are already costing the economy between $18bn and $33bn a year.
China safe at top of wind power market
16 Aug 2013
China will continue to be the largest wind power market in 2020 as it attempts to reduce its carbon footprint while increasing electricity production in rural areas, says research firm GlobalData.
Africa vows tougher stance on e-waste
16 Aug 2013
African nations have called for continent-wide action to staunch the import of electronic waste, including old computers and mobile telephones from Europe.
Google user’s carbon footprint equal to one mile drive in car
16 Aug 2013
Google’s carbon footprint per user is equal to a person driving a car for one mile, the company has announced.
Warm year, but southern sea ice grows
9 Aug 2013
Antarctica sea ice extent reached record high in 2012 in what was among the 10 warmest years on record.
California shuns linking emissions schemes
9 Aug 2013
The head of the Californian emissions trading scheme – which will ultimately become the world’s third largest – says the US state has no plans to link with Australia’s carbon price.
Feeling mad? Could be you’re feeling the heat
9 Aug 2013
Violent human behaviour around the world could be caused by climate change, a new study finds.
Why sweat bees could join the social whirl
9 Aug 2013
A warming climate may dramatically change not just where animals live, but how, researchers say.
Olympic planners to get power tips from UK
9 Aug 2013
Britain will draw on its experience to help Brazil to manage its power grid during the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.
Here’s our electric car … and we’re serious, says BMW
2 Aug 2013
BMW has unveiled its first all-electric car – the i3 – and said it is serious about battery powered vehicles.
Warming Arctic hides huge economic impact
2 Aug 2013
The economic impacts of a warming Arctic are being ignored, says a report in Nature magazine.
Today’s emissions lock in sea-level rises
2 Aug 2013
City dwellers in the distant future could be squeezed out of the United States' biggest coastal cities by sea level rise, if new research is right.
People power cuts in gas emissions
2 Aug 2013
Energy efficiency efforts by households, companies, and motorists led to the decline in carbon dioxide emissions from energy use in the United States, according to a new report.
NSW to host huge solar power plant
2 Aug 2013
Construction will start in Australia early next year on the largest solar power station in the southern hemisphere.
Renewable energy alone can do it, says report
26 Jul 2013
Britain can reduce carbon emissions with existing technology, says a new report.
Scientists link ocean warming to aerosols
26 Jul 2013
Australian scientists have identified causes of a rapid warming in the upper subtropical oceans of the Southern Hemisphere.
Trading seen as answer to South Africa’s energy crisis
26 Jul 2013
Balancing the climate change issue with sustainable energy and the threat of carbon shortage is no easy task for South Africa but carbon trading might just help.
Tropical ecosystems play key role, says study
26 Jul 2013
Rising temperatures, influenced by natural events such as El Niño, have a corresponding increase in the release of carbon dioxide from tropical forest ecosystems, according to a study out this week.
And now … the chance to say thanks to your toilet
26 Jul 2013
The world is being asked to spare a thought for the toilet.
Australia makes early move to carbon trading
19 Jul 2013
Australian households will benefit from an average $380 reduction in the cost of living next financial year after the country moves to a floating price on carbon emissions, the Rudd Government says.
Business backs shift to emissions scheme
19 Jul 2013
A significant section of business prefers an emissions trading scheme to a fixed carbon tax to cut Australia's greenhouse gases, a survey has found.
Satellites say where and when to move bees
19 Jul 2013
A new online tool that uses images from satellites is set to revolutionise the way Australia’s beekeepers find sources of nectar and pollen for their bees.
Makers want ban on plastic in landfills
12 Jul 2013
Plastics manufacturers are pushing for a Europe-wide ban on the disposal of plastics in landfills.
Fuel crops spell hunger, says scientist
12 Jul 2013
Growing fuel crops in place of food automatically creates either hunger or deforestation, new research shows.
Australia agrees to help China with ETS
12 Jul 2013
Australia will help China to set up an emissions trading scheme.
Solar plane shows world what's possible, says UN chief
12 Jul 2013
The journey of the first solar-powered plane to cross the United States has been hailed as an inspiration to tackle climate change and promote sustainable development.
New forum will boost sustainable development
12 Jul 2013
A new high-level political forum has been set up by the United Nations to boost efforts to tackle global economic, social and environmental challenges.
Kill Krill – how acid ocean will destroy key food source
12 Jul 2013
Acidification in the Southern Ocean is posing serious challenges to Antarctic krill - the primary food source for whales, seals and penguins.
Fruit growers eye big energy savings
12 Jul 2013
Australian fruit growers are set to make significant savings with the launch of an energy efficiency project for the country’s temperate fruit sector.
Parliament votes yes to backloading
5 Jul 2013
The European Parliament has voted to approve a “backloading” plan to reduce the glut of unsold carbon allowances in the EU’s Emissions Trading System.
Traders welcome European vote
5 Jul 2013
News of the backloading breakthrough is being welcomed by the world’s carbon traders.
Report paints grim picture of climate change in Asia
5 Jul 2013
Climate change in Southeast Asia could see the rice bowl of Vietnam cracking, diving spots in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia lying idle with no tourists, and nearly half of Bangkok under water.
The game is changing, report tells insurers
5 Jul 2013
The insurance industry’s own watchdog has warmed that the industry faces potentially serious financial losses unless it gets active in urging governments to address climate change factors.
Sydney sets out to build a low-emissions city
5 Jul 2013
Sydney is working on a city-wide energy efficiency plan as part of its bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 70 per cent in just 16 years.
Network to support carbon capture and storage
5 Jul 2013
Australia is to set up a network of carbon capture and storage research facilities to help the country to transition to a low-carbon future.
CO2 aids desert greening, say scientists
5 Jul 2013
Increased levels of carbon dioxide have helped to boost green growth across the world’s arid regions over the past 30 years through a process called CO2 fertilisation, according Australian scientists.
Protocol parties vow to cut fridge gases
5 Jul 2013
Significant advances in commitments to cut emissions of “super greenhouse gases” from refrigeration and air conditioning are being welcomed by international policy experts.
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.
