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Japan close to sealing Czech carbon deal

27 Mar 2009

Japan, struggling to meet a 2012 target for reducing greenhouse gases, is in the final phase of talks to buy carbon credits from the Czech Republic and aims to clinch the accord next month.

Worldwide darkness planned for Earth Hour

27 Mar 2009

What started in 2007 as one city's protest over inaction on climate change has ignited into a worldwide movement and this weekend 1800 cities are expected to participate in this year's Earth Hour.

Al Gore ... a comprehensive global plan.

Gore writing new climate change book

27 Mar 2009

Former United States vice-president Al Gore is writing another book on global warming policies and solutions.

Barack Obama ... the nation that leads on energy will lead the world.

Obama invests $2b in plug-in hybrids

24 Mar 2009

To produce the next generation of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and the advanced battery components that will make these vehicles run, President Barack Obama has announced $2.4 billion in economic stimulus funding.

Honda Insight ... pushed Prius out of the top 10.

Honda tackles Prius in US after wowing Japan

24 Mar 2009

The road will get a little more crowded for the Toyota Prius today when Honda offers American consumers what it bills as “the world’s first affordable hybrid.”

Jon Wellinghoff ... 'we're in big trouble.'

Use e-car power, says new US energy chief

24 Mar 2009

US President Barack Obama has named Jon Wellinghoff, a lawyer who believes that electric-car owners could someday get paid to provide backup battery power to the electricity grid, as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Black Saturday ... climate change is costing the country.

Super funds in dark over costs of climate change

24 Mar 2009

Australian super funds want to review their investments in light of climate change, but are in the dark when it comes to evaluation methods.

Penny Wong ... Pacific climate change answers.

Aussies spend $20m on neighbourhood climate project

24 Mar 2009

Australian Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says a $A20 million science programme will help the country’s neighbours to understand the impacts of climate change on the region.

Carbon trading 'undermined by boom and bust’

24 Mar 2009

A shake-up in the way the "boom and bust" carbon markets are working in Europe is being urged ahead of tomorrow's auction of new emission certificates by the UK government.

NZ scientists warn of Antarctic meltdown

20 Mar 2009

New Zealand scientists have found conclusive evidence that global warming of the scale predicted this century will cause massive melting of the Antarctic ice sheet and potentially catastrophic sea level rises.

Jeroen va der Veer ... returns outlook not as good.

Backlash as Shell cuts renewables business

20 Mar 2009

Royal Dutch Shell has provoked a furious backlash from campaigners by announcing plans to scale back its renewable energy business and focus purely on oil, gas and biofuels.

Steven Chu ... just one proposal.

China rejects US carbon-based import tariff idea

20 Mar 2009

China's top climate change official has rejected as protectionist a United States idea to put tariffs on some imports from countries that do not place a price on carbon, chiding the Americans to do more to cut their greenhouse gas emissions.

World Bank appeals for water investment

20 Mar 2009

The global economic crisis threatens to shrink investment in water infrastructure, an already underfunded sector vital to growth and public health, the World Bank says.

UN gives $18 million for countries to slash emissions

20 Mar 2009

Five pilot countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America are set to receive $18 million in funding from a United Nations programme aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from forests while boosting local livelihoods.

World leaders to be given green new deal facts

20 Mar 2009

Investing 1 per cent of global GDP, or around $750 billion, into five key sectors could be the key to a Global Green New Deal.

Environmentalists praise new climate change film

20 Mar 2009

A film on climate change released in British cinemas this week is “one hundred times better” than previous productions, environmentalists have said.

Escape to New Zealand, Americans told

17 Mar 2009

The Washington Post has cited New Zealand as the destination of choice for those seeking to escape what it describes as the “fear of looming environmental disaster.”

Penny Wong ... under pressure.

Opposition ups ETS pressure on Rudd government

17 Mar 2009

The Australian Government yesterday faced mounting pressure to make radical changes to its carbon trading plans to get the scheme passed by parliament.

Lord Stern ... inaction is inexcusable.

Scientists slam ‘weak, ineffective’ governments

17 Mar 2009

The world’s top scientists have urged “weak and ineffective” governments to stand up to big business and “vested interests” in order to address the alarming climate impact.

Al Gore ... writing on the wall.

Gore optimistic for climate deal in December

17 Mar 2009

Former US vice-president Al Gore is optimistic that a global deal to combat climate change would be agreed at a summit in December.

Threatened Maldives now aims to be carbon-neutral

17 Mar 2009

The Maldives islands in the Indian Ocean, under threat from rising sea levels, will shift entirely to renewable energy over the next decade.

Kevin Rudd ... opposition hardens stance.

Opposition terriers get teeth into Rudd’s ETS

13 Mar 2009

The Australian Government’s massive draft emissions trading legislation could be torn apart before it is put to the Parliamentary vote, throwing into doubt Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's 2010 timetable for the introduction of emissions trading.

What the Australian ETS proposes …

13 Mar 2009

After months of criticism and heated debated from all corners, the draft legislation for Australia’s Emissions Trading Scheme has been released.

Lamar Alexander ... now's not the time.

US senators attack Obama’s cap-and-trade proposal

13 Mar 2009

The United States should not impose a cap-and-trade system to battle climate change this year because it amounts to a painful tax during a deep recession, senators argued this week.

EPA proposes reporting on gas emissions

13 Mar 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the first comprehensive national system for reporting emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced by major sources in the United States.

Sea level could rise twice as fast, warn scientists

13 Mar 2009

By the end of the century, sea levels might rise twice as much as was predicted two years ago in the fourth assessment report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Angry EU farmers oppose livestock-gas tax

13 Mar 2009

Proposals to tax the flatulence of cows and other livestock have been denounced by farming groups in the Irish Republic and Denmark.

Lord Stern ... 'absolute lunacy.'

Stern: Climate change deniers are 'flat-earthers'

13 Mar 2009

Climate change deniers are "ridiculous" and akin to "flat-earthers", according to Sir Nicholas Stern, who advised the British government about the economic threat posed by global warming.

Finalist ... Mitsubishi's i-MiEV.

Three make final of world green car award

13 Mar 2009

The Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the Honda FCX Clarity, and the Toyota iQ are the top contenders in the prestigious World Green Car of the Year competition.

Dr Mike Raupach ... don't take sinks for granted.

Carbon sinks losing battle with rising emissions

13 Mar 2009

The stabilising influence that land and ocean carbon sinks have on rising carbon emissions is gradually weakening, say scientists at the international Copenhagen Climate Change Conference.

Malcolm Turnbull ... wants a carbon tax.

Senate to examine Rudd's emissions scheme

10 Mar 2009

A Senate inquiry into the Australian government's proposed emissions trading scheme will go ahead, after the Greens and the Opposition agreed on its terms of reference.

Rajendra Pachauri ... IPCC chairman.

Bad news on way as scientists give climate update

10 Mar 2009

Climate scientists are preparing for bad news as they review the latest data on global warming at a conference beginning today in Copenhagen.

Gordon Brown ... tremendous economic opportunities.

Low-carbon economy only way out, says Brown

10 Mar 2009

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for a national effort to create a low-carbon economy, stressing that green a recovery is the very option for the economy to beat the current recession.

Lord Browne ... politically impossible.

Carbon trade wrong, says former BP chief

10 Mar 2009

Lord Browne, the former chief executive of BP and one of the earliest proponents of carbon trading to tackle climate change, has conceded his enthusiasm was misplaced.

We’ll have to wait and see carbon-effect of recession

10 Mar 2009

The financial crisis has slashed industrial output and trade but it will be months before there is an accurate picture of how much the downturn has curbed greenhouse gas emissions, according to two leading scientists.

Food fears prompt China to spend on agriculture

10 Mar 2009

China will increase spending on agricultural production by 20 per cent this year amid warnings that climate change could spark a future food crisis.

Indian firms drop carbon trading for renewable projects

10 Mar 2009

Indian companies are turning towards renewable energy projects for a better return on their investments.

Gas hotspot Nigeria on frontline for climate change

10 Mar 2009

Nigeria, tipped to be the world's next natural gas powerhouse, is on the frontline for climate change as it is ranked Africa's largest producer of greenhouse gases.

Scouts (all 28 million of them) to mobilise for Earth Hour

10 Mar 2009

The Scouts, the world's largest youth movement with more than 28 million members in 160 countries, lead thousands of community groups around the world mobilising their supporters for Earth Hour, the global expression of a desire for serious and sustained action on climate change.

Clean Energy Corps rides to the rescue of US homes

6 Mar 2009

More than 80 labour, environmental, civic, and policy organisations have endorsed a proposal to help America's economic recovery and environmental health by applying energy-efficient measures to more than 15 million existing buildings.

Gordon Brown ... US leadership critical.

British PM urges US to lead on climate change

6 Mar 2009

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged the United States to harness historic global goodwill to pull the world out of its economic slump and lead the charge against climate change.

Airlines could have planes seized under emissions rules

6 Mar 2009

Britain’s Environment Agency is to be given powers to seize planes from airlines which break the rules of a new scheme to limit flights' carbon emissions.

UN drives roadmap for halving car emissions

6 Mar 2009

With the world's car fleet expected to triple by 2050, a roadmap to halve greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles by that date was laid out by United Nations at the Geneva Motor Show.

New report slams state of world’s fisheries

6 Mar 2009

The fishing industry must do more to confront the effects of climate change as well as get a grip on the perennial problem of overfishing, says a new UN report.

Australia votes $32 million for soil and emissions study

6 Mar 2009

The Australian Government will spend nearly $32 million to research soil carbon and nitrous oxide emissions in agriculture.

Chris van Hollen ... any climate bill must enjoy broad public support.

Consumers get paid in US ‘cap and dividend’ scheme

3 Mar 2009

US Congressman Chris van Hollen says he plans to introduce legislation soon that would cap carbon emissions, require all emission allowances to be sold at auction and distribute at least 90 per cent of the auction revenues to consumers in the form of monthly dividend checks.

Barack Obama ... the global equation has shifted.

Obama raises hopes for Copenhagen climate pact

3 Mar 2009

Until recently, the idea that the world’s most powerful nations might come together to tackle global warming seemed an environmentalist’s pipedream.

'Alive and well' AAUs surviving money crisis

3 Mar 2009

The market for government-level emissions rights under the Kyoto Protocol is alive and well, mostly unfazed by the global economic downturn, according to Reuters.

Planted forests critical to wood supplies, says UN

3 Mar 2009

Planted forests which provided wood that is renewable, energy efficient and environmentally friendly have become increasingly critical to future supplies, according to a new study by the United Nations.

Greenpeace targets US toilet paper

3 Mar 2009

Greenpeace is urging the United States to take a second look at its toilet paper manufacturing industry for its use of virgin material on something that is flushed after a few seconds of use.

Australia
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Warmer seas fuel dangerous ‘weather bomb’ in New South Wales

3 Jul 2025

If the storm shapes up as predicted, we can expect to see damage to houses and trees as well as significant beach erosion – especially in heavily populated areas exposed to the storm’s southern flank.

United States
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How Mamdani connects climate policy to his affordability agenda as he runs for New York mayor

Fri 11 Jul 2025

Many of the democratic socialist’s policies aim to slash carbon emissions and boost environmental justice.

China
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EU wants to see China take more ambitious climate action

Tue 15 Jul 2025

The world needs China to show more leadership on climate action, highlighting the importance of cutting planet-heating emissions and reducing the Chinese economy's reliance on coal.

Europe
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How heatwaves and soaring temperatures are changing tourism across Europe

Tue 15 Jul 2025

With unbearable heat and a worsening climate crisis becoming the norm, could the yearly summer holiday be a thing of the past?

United Kingdom
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HSBC becomes first UK bank to quit industry’s net zero alliance

Tue 15 Jul 2025

Campaigners condemn ‘troubling’ move that follows departure of six of largest US banks after Trump’s election.

Canada
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Is Mark Carney turning his back on climate action?

23 Jun 2025

The G7 summit in Alberta, hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney, has ended with only passing mention of fighting climate change, including a statement on wildfires that is silent on the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Asia
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Urbanization is intensifying India’s summer heat and rain

Fri 11 Jul 2025

When 28-year-old Sonelal Prasad left home on the morning of June 16 for his job at a construction site in Mumbai—the financial capital of India—he didn’t know he’d be digging his own grave.

Pacific
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Nearly a third of Tuvaluans have applied for climate migration visa

27 Jun 2025

With their country threatened by sea level rise, the people of Tuvalu have been offered an escape route through an agreement with Australia, and many are contemplating leaving their home.

Antarctic/Arctic
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The struggle for control of the Arctic is accelerating - and it's riskier than ever

Fri 11 Jul 2025

As the battle for one of the world’s coldest places heats up, an increasingly fragile security balance may be breaking down, leading to an escalating arms race.

Africa
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Africa is not a solar geoengineering test site

8 Jul 2025

This potentially dangerous course of action would divert financing and support from real solutions, while putting the continent’s ecosystems and communities at risk.

South America
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Over 90 arrests made in global crackdown on environmental crime in the Amazon Basin

Mon 14 Jul 2025

Assets worth over $64 million were seized and 94 people arrested as part of a multinational law enforcement operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin.

United Nations
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UN Human Rights Council fails to call out fossil fuels after decision cuts mention

Fri 11 Jul 2025

A proposal by the Marshall Islands and Colombia calling for a transition away from fossil fuels at the UN Human Rights Council failed to make it into the council’s declaration on climate change and human rights issued on Tuesday.

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