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Ban Ki-Moon ... Un shares goals with Obama.

‘Optimistic’ UN chief greets new US president

23 Jan 2009

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has, “with great optimism,” congratulated Barack Obama on his inauguration as President of the United States, stressing that America and the UN share a number of common goals.

Achim Steiner ... Green New Deal an idea whose time has come.

UN hails green stimulus plans by Japan and Korea

23 Jan 2009

The decisions of Japan and the Republic of Korea to invest billions of dollars in environmentally smart projects to create jobs and spur economic growth has been applauded by the United Nations.

Europe votes to ban toxic chemicals in pesticides

23 Jan 2009

The European Parliament has voted to ban the use of several toxic chemicals in pesticides and has put in place new rules to protect the public and the environment from other pesticides.

UK names date for second emissions trading auction

23 Jan 2009

The British Government intends to hold its second auction in Phase II of the European Union's Emissions Trading System on March 24.

New firm eyes Africa’s carbon trading potential

23 Jan 2009

A new advisory firm will focus on increasing carbon emissions trading in sub-Saharan Africa.

Scientists find out how fish poo fights climate change

23 Jan 2009

Scientists have discovered that fish play a major role in the marine carbon cycle, making them unexpected allies against climate change.

Some Australian units hit the carbon market

20 Jan 2009

Australia put its toe in the water yesterday with a small trade in Australian Emissions Units (AEUs).

Jim Hansen ... America must take the lead.

Obama has four years to save Earth, says climate expert

20 Jan 2009

Barack Obama has only four years to save the world. That is the stark assessment of NASA scientist and leading climate expert Jim Hansen who has warned only urgent action by the new US president can halt the devastating climate change that threatens Earth.

Major US companies put plan to cut carbon emissions

20 Jan 2009

A group of major American companies has unveiled a plan to cut carbon emissions by 80 per cent to below 2005 levels by 2050.

US power company plans $2b coal-fired plant

20 Jan 2009

A United States company has formally filed an application with state regulators to build a $2 billion coal-fired power plant in Mississippi.

PwC buys international environment advisory firm

20 Jan 2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced the acquisition of the US operations of Sustainable Finance Limited, an international advisory firm with operations based in America, Britain and Holland.

Car emissions ... older sometimes better.

It could be a good move to hang on to that old Corolla

20 Jan 2009

It can be more eco-friendly to drive an older, well-maintained car that gets about 25 miles a gallon than to buy a new car that gets about 35 miles a gallon.

World carbon market could be worth $150 billion this year

16 Jan 2009

Despite the slumping economy, the value of the worldwide carbon market soared 84 per cent in 2008 to reach $118 billion, and could reach $150 billion this year.

Barack Obama ... big changes with a stroke of a pen.

Day one will reveal Obama’s climate change track

16 Jan 2009

New United States president Barack Obama's dedication to addressing climate change will be tested on his first day in the White House, where a few strokes of the pen could radically change Bush Administration policies.

UN carbon trading scheme suspends reluctant Russia

16 Jan 2009

The immaturity of one of the United Nation’s flagship carbon trading schemes has been underlined after Russia was suspended from registering carbon credits on the international transaction log (ITL) as a result of unpaid fees.

Lawyers to launch association for climate change officers

16 Jan 2009

A professional association of senior executives responsible for climate change and energy will launch in the United States within the next six to 18 months.

Emissions trading will increase Aussie grazing costs

16 Jan 2009

Emissions trading could increase the production costs for livestock by 18 per cent by 2030 if farmers have to offset methane emissions from their cattle and sheep, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE).

Peru planting 40 million trees to fight climate change

16 Jan 2009

Peru has embarked an ambitious project to plant 40 million trees in three months to help to deter the effects of climate change.

Emerging economies more concerned, but optimistic about solving climate change

16 Jan 2009

Consumers in emerging economies are more concerned and willing to take actions against climate change than those in developed countries, according to global research by Accenture.

Climate could be changing the sound of music

16 Jan 2009

Scientists are not ruling out the possibility that climate change may have affected the sound of wooden musical instruments.

Learn the lingo with buzzwords for greenspeak

16 Jan 2009

If you want to impress friends with your green know-how, make sure to brush up on the top green buzzwords of the year.

EU slashes emission caps on utilities, factories

19 Dec 2008

The European Union approved tighter emission caps on energy and manufacturing companies as of 2013, bolstering the world’s biggest greenhouse-gas market in a bid to spur the US and China to help to fight climate change.

Marthinus van Schalkwyk ... Rudd has mad ean opening bid.

Australian plan not enough, says influential minister

19 Dec 2008

South Africa, emerging as one of the most influential developing nations in climate change negotiations, has rejected the Australian Government's emissions package as an inadequate "opening bid", and warns that unless it is strengthened developing countries will refuse to sign a global climate package.

Rudd backs renewables and home power generation

19 Dec 2008

The Rudd Government has released details of two energy conservation schemes which it says will boost renewables and provide powerful incentives for Australians to install home micro-generation units.

Steven Chu ... at the cutting edge.

Obama: Chu appointment shows we’re serious

19 Dec 2008

The appointment of 60-year-old scientist Steven Chu as US energy secretary will send a signal that the next administration will value science, President-elect Barack Obama says.

2008 among 10 warmest years on record, UN experts say

19 Dec 2008

The year 2008 is likely to rank as the 10th warmest year on record since the beginning of the instrumental climate records in 1850, although the global average temperature was slightly lower than previous years of the 21st century, according to United Nations weather experts.

IBM tops climate change governance league table

19 Dec 2008

IBM, Tesco and Dell have taken the gold, silver and bronze positions in a league table assessing firms' response to climate change, released last week by the Ceres coalition of investment firms.

Prince Charles ... 'growing chorus' of voices.

Charles urges international climate cooperation

19 Dec 2008

Prince Charles has urged greater international co-operation to tackle climate change as he drew parallels between the environmental crisis and the credit crunch.

Japan’s voluntary emissions scheme attracts 500 firms

19 Dec 2008

More than 500 businesses have now joined Japan’s two-months-old voluntary emissions trading scheme, the government has announced.

Kevin Rudd ... targets compatible with other countries.

Australia sets minimum target of 5% emissions cut

16 Dec 2008

The Rudd Government has set Australia a minimum target to cut emissions by 5 per cent by 2020, based on year 2000 levels.

Poznan positives: At least some progress is being made

16 Dec 2008

If one message has emerged from the long and often tortuous hours of climate negotiations in recent years, it is this: In the end, progress is being made.

Al Gore ... 'I say it can be done.'

Focus on climate, not O.J. or Paris Hilton, urges Gore

16 Dec 2008

Climate change campaigner Al Gore urged the world to fight on against global warming at the conclusion of UN climate talks at Poznan instead of focusing on celebrity news like the legal woes of O.J. Simpson and Paris Hilton’s latest shopping escapade.

George W.Bush ... welling of disdain.

Poznan delegates (happily) say bye-bye to Bush

16 Dec 2008

US President George W. Bush's last hurrah in the global climate arena has met with a welling of disdain contrasting with the outsized expectations for his successor Barack Obama.

Nicolas Sarkozy ... everyone agrees the situation is grave.

Environment groups slam EU deal on climate, economy

16 Dec 2008

European leaders have papered over deep divisions on solving the interlocking crises of recession and climate change and are hailing breakthrough agreements on both fronts.

Steven Chu ... Obama's climate czar?

Nobel winner likely to head Obama’s climate team

16 Dec 2008

President-elect Barack Obama today is expected to name Nobel physics laureate Steven Chu as his energy secretary when he announces his team to lead the fight against climate change.

BYD's F3DM hybrid ... on sale today in China.

Chinese hybrid car is charging into weak market

16 Dec 2008

With the Big Three US automakers tottering and China's once go-go car market in reverse, this might seem a bad time for a relative unknown to be launching a new vehicle.

We're losing coral reefs at an alarming rate, says report

16 Dec 2008

The world has already lost nearly one-fifth of its coral reefs and many of the remaining reefs could be denuded of life over the next 20 to 40 years as a result of climate change and other threats, the Global Reef Monitoring Network says.

Tim Groser ... we will participate constructively.

Critics slam NZ attitude at Poznan climate talks

12 Dec 2008

New Zealand is making a name for itself at the UN climate change summit in Poznan – for all the wrong reasons.

Ban Ki-moon ... the world is watching us.

UN chief calls for ‘Green New Deal’ at climate talks

12 Dec 2008

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for renewed global solidarity to tackle the twin challenges of climate change and the financial crisis, telling ministers gathered at the Poznan conference that the world cannot afford to let economic woes hinder progress on “the defining challenge of our era.”

Poznan pressure groups blast Australia

12 Dec 2008

Environmental groups have blasted Australia as the single biggest disappointment at climate change talks in Poland, saying it was "Groundhog Day" with the Rudd Government acting like the Howard government.

Poznan talks strike deal on forest conservation

12 Dec 2008

New Zealand played a controversial role at the Poznan climate conference yesterday as negotiators broke an impasse on including forest conservation in a new climate change agreement.

Barack Obama ... vows aggressive approach to climate change.

Obama on climate change: The time for denial is over

12 Dec 2008

The time for denial is over and fighting climate change is a matter of urgency, President-elect Barack Obama said after a two-hour meeting with former vice-president Al Gore.

No country doing the job, say climate change watchdogs

12 Dec 2008

The climate watchdogs who rated New Zealand as one of the worst at dealing with greenhouse gas emissions believe no country is worth praising for its efforts in fighting climate change.

Climate experts begin to doubt renewables, says survey

12 Dec 2008

Support for renewable energy technology to fight global warming is weakening in the face of worldwide economic problems and the true scale of the carbon reductions required, a new survey has suggested.

Italy stalling on eve of EU climate change summit

12 Dec 2008

Negotiations have moved forward on a European plan to combat global warming but Italy is not yet prepared to sign on, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini says.

Trading market key is infrastructure, says report

12 Dec 2008

The development of a successful global carbon trading market that delivers real and cost-efficient greenhouse gas emission reductions will require an improved market infrastructure, according to a report issued today by The Bank of New York Mellon.

Climate victims could sue big emitters, says expert

12 Dec 2008

Victims of floods or other climate events made more severe by man-made warming could sue companies that are heavy carbon dioxide emitters, such as oil and power companies, according to a UK climate change expert.

Forest to farms ... 13 million hectares a year are cleared.

Forest protection hopes fade at Poznan talks

9 Dec 2008

Hopes of reaching agreement at Poznan on protecting the world's forests are fading, prompting environmentalists to appeal for an extra push for a deal this week.

Like the weather, Poznan climate talks go cool

9 Dec 2008

At the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change conference in Bali last year, the sweltering weather was a convenient motif both for global warming and the heat of arguments as negotiators scrambled to produce the Bali roadmap.

Yvo de Boer ... the system is sound.

UN defends American attack on carbon trading scheme

9 Dec 2008

The UN’s top climate official has defended a global trading scheme to reduce greenhouse gas emissions after the US government released a report questioning its efficacy.

Australia
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How bad can climate damage get? Worse than you imagine

Thu 26 Jun 2025

How bad can climate damage get? Worse than you imagine, if Australians’ recent experience of more extreme weather and natural disasters — driven by a hotter climate — are an indication, because the past is no longer a reliable guide to the future.

United States
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US government cuts key data used in hurricane forecasting

Tue 1 Jul 2025

Weather experts are warning that hurricane forecasts will be severely hampered by the upcoming cutoff of key data from U.S. Department of Defense satellites, the latest Trump administration move with potential consequences for the quality of forecasting.

China
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Floods swamp cities in Southwest China with more storms due

Thu 26 Jun 2025

Citizens in Guizhou and other parts of southern China have been swamped by days of record-breaking rainfall as the East Asia monsoon kicked into high gear over the past week.

Europe
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Next EU climate target to allow carbon offsets from 2036, draft shows

Tue 1 Jul 2025

The European Commission will permit countries to outsource a portion of their climate efforts to poorer countries from 2036, according to a draft proposal.

United Kingdom
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UK can reach net zero by 2050, climate report finds

Thu 26 Jun 2025

Climate Change Committee says current targets could be met provided country takes ‘steps forward’ to achieve them.

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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Pakistan slams climate ‘injustice’ as deadly floods hit country again

Tue 1 Jul 2025

Pakistan’s climate minister says country facing ‘crisis of injustice’ as more deadly flooding and extreme weather events hit the country.

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

Fri 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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I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard

13 May 2025

Antarctica is often viewed as the last truly remote place on Earth – frozen, wild and untouched. But is it really as untouched as it seems?

Africa
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Congo death toll hits 77 after extreme weather brings floods and sinks boats, 107 remain missing

18 Jun 2025

Authorities in Congo said the death toll following devastating floods and separate boat accidents has reached 77, with more than 100 people missing.

South America
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‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future

Tue 1 Jul 2025

Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reached.

United Nations
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How UN climate negotiations can end fossil fuel-industry influence

Tue 1 Jul 2025

COMMENT: Climate COPs remain alarmingly exposed to lobbyists, unlike most global health and anti-corruption bodies that have safeguards to limit interference.

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