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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.

Carbon price floor not the way to go, say experts

27 Feb 2009

Falling carbon prices should not be supported through artificial price floors or direct government intervention, as this may deter new players and stunt the still-nascent market's growth, carbon market experts believe.

Heather Ridout ... timetable has become unrealistic.

Pressure builds on Rudd to delay emissions scheme

27 Feb 2009

The Rudd government yesterday came under renewed pressure to delay plans for carbon trading when Australia’s leading industry body claimed the global downturn made a 2010 start unrealistic.

Australia goes all-out to cut animal gas emissions

27 Feb 2009

Australia will invest in a major research effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock – the nation’s third largest source of emissions, including methane.

Stephen Tindale ... nuclear power better than climate change.

Green activists change minds over nuclear power

27 Feb 2009

Britain’s green lobby for the first time has come out in support of nuclear power technology after years of opposition.

There’s money to be made in climate change

27 Feb 2009

The number of lobbyists seeking to influence United States federal policy on climate change has grown more than 300 per cent in five years, according to a new Center for Public Integrity report.

Consumers keen for energy answers, says report

27 Feb 2009

Consumers around the globe are willing to become more involved with managing their energy use, says a new report by US-based Global Business Services.

Rocket carrying space carbon-spy crashes into sea

27 Feb 2009

A rocket carrying a satellite to track the chief culprit in global warming crashed into the ocean near Antarctica after launch, dealing a major setback to NASA's network for monitoring Earth and its environment from above.

Watch the carbon dioxide flow on Google Earth

27 Feb 2009

New interactive Google Earth maps, created by NASA, Purdue University and the Department of Energy, show the amount of carbon dioxide being dumped into the US atmosphere every hour.

Lord Stern ... mass migrations will set off mass conflict.

Stern warns of ‘extended world war' over climate

24 Feb 2009

If countries don't deal with climate change decisively, "we're talking about extended world war," eminent British economist Lord Nicholas Stern has warned.

Aussies in dark on emissions effort, survey shows

24 Feb 2009

Most Australians have no idea how Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's emissions trading scheme will work, and do not realise individual efforts will make no difference to stopping climate change.

Lisa Jackson ... green jobs promoted.

Green billions fertilise Obama’s economic package

24 Feb 2009

The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law by President Barack Obama will create green jobs, new Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson says.

Big US gold miner wins ‘prize of shame’

24 Feb 2009

Activists have awarded US gold miner Newmont anti-prizes for environmental and social violations.

Britons beat the petrol price thanks to fish and chips

24 Feb 2009

As he has done frequently over the past 18 months, a man drives his blue diesel Peugeot 205 on to a farm near Nuneaton, England, where signs pointed one way for “eggs” and another for “oil.”

China about to roll out new electric buses

24 Feb 2009

Battery-powered buses that can cover 188 miles on one charge and recharge in 20 minutes will hit the road in China in June.

UN: Heat waves and extreme drought will increase with climate change

24 Feb 2009

The severe drought and searing heat that recently allowed wildfires to char much of Australia will oppress wide swathes of the earth with increasing frequency this century, according to a forecast by scientists who met last week in Beijing, China.

Penny Wong ... we remain committed.

Rudd ditches inquiry and sticks with emissions plans

20 Feb 2009

Mounting criticism of Australia’s proposed carbon trading policy forced Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to end the confusion late yesterday by abandoning plans for a new inquiry and declaring the scheme would start as planned in mid-2010.

UN urges green revolution to rescue the world’s hungry

20 Feb 2009

Unless major changes are made - including the way food is produced, handled and disposed of around the world - last year’s food crisis which plunged millions back into hunger may foreshadow an even bigger crisis in the years to come, the UN has warned.

UK windmills flap helplessly as coal remains king

20 Feb 2009

If you flick a switch in Britain today, the light goes on because of coal.

Beijing Olympics raises bar on green sporting events

20 Feb 2009

Last year's Beijing Olympics set new records for eco-friendly mass spectator sporting events by raising the bar on many of the high environmental standards it set itself, according to a new UN report.

Brazil climate changes threaten coffee crop

20 Feb 2009

The future for Brazil's mighty farm sector could be grim, with hotter temperatures pushing crops past its borders, uphill into the Andes and toward the tip of South America.

Global warming worse than we thought, say scientists

17 Feb 2009

The pace of global warming is likely to be much faster than recent predictions, because industrial greenhouse gas emissions have increased more quickly than expected, according to scientists.

Biofuels might speed up global warming, says study

17 Feb 2009

The use of crop-based biofuels could speed up rather than slow down global warming by fueling the destruction of rainforests, scientists warn in a just-released report.

Clean energy at crossroads as firms cut plans and staff

17 Feb 2009

Green companies are in retreat, with a wave of staff layoffs and production cuts that could have dire consequences for government efforts to fight climate change by quickly bringing low-carbon power projects on stream.

Firestorms here to stay, scientists tell Aussies

17 Feb 2009

Scientists say that Australia can expect more of the scorching conditions that fanned the firestorms that killed at least 181 people this month.

Ed Miliband ... UK needs a national plan.

Britain wants green makeover of all homes

17 Feb 2009

All UK households will have a green makeover by 2030 under government plans to reduce carbon emissions and cut energy bills.

Anote Tong ... New Zealand could help.

Kiribati seeks new homeland as sea levels rise

17 Feb 2009

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati is following in the steps of the Maldives by preparing for relocation for its people as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the nation.

Hillary Clinton ... message for China.

Clinton tries to build climate change pact with China

17 Feb 2009

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to recruit China as a partner in American efforts to reduce global warming on her first official tour through Asia this week.

Malcolm Turnbull ... 2010 start date now in question.

ETS review beginning of the end, says Turnbull

13 Feb 2009

The Rudd Government’s decision to order a review of its emissions trading scheme is the first step to abandoning the plan, Australian Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull says.

ASX to launch trading in thermal coal futures

13 Feb 2009

Australia's ASX , Asia-Pacific's second-largest listed stock exchange, plans to launch thermal coal futures contracts from April.

Airlines: Who must pay carbon price to fly into Europe

13 Feb 2009

All airlines using European airports will be regulated under the European Emissions Trading System from January 2012.

Barack Obama ... UN appearance would send strong signal.

UN chief lines up Obama for debut appearance

13 Feb 2009

US President Barack Obama is expected to make his first appearance at the United Nations next month.

European cities (and Christchurch) sign climate pact

13 Feb 2009

Mayors from more than 350 cities across Europe signed an EU climate change agreement this week pledging to cut carbon dioxide emissions by more than 20 per cent by 2020.

Electric power ... the Ford Transit EV van.

Ford first to offer battery-powered commercial van

13 Feb 2009

Ford has become the first of the big three car makers to announce plans to market a pure battery electric-powered light commercial vehicle in North America.

Coast Guard prepares as Arctic shipping lanes melt

13 Feb 2009

Global warming could be a boon for international shipping if vessels eventually use the Arctic Ocean to cut transit routes in half between Europe and Asia.

‘Enron risk’ high for carbon market, says report

10 Feb 2009

The rapidly growing industry to manage greenhouse gas emissions is suffering from a profound skills shortage, according to a global survey of those involved in the sector.

Australian executives ahead of pack on climate change

10 Feb 2009

MORE than 50 per cent of Australia's business chiefs believe they have not received adequate information about the impact of climate change on business.

Lithium mine ... Bolivia could become the Saudi Arabia of lithium.

They all love lithium, but have we got enough?

10 Feb 2009

Lithium is a hot topic as the world searches for the perfect battery with which to power a new generation of electric vehicles.

Steven Chu ... cooperate, or there's no solution.

US and China told to cooperate on climate change

10 Feb 2009

Cooperation between China and the United States is crucial to successfully addressing the climate change problem, says a report that was co-authored by Energy Secretary Steven Chu just before to his nomination.

Energy boss warns of end to California farming

10 Feb 2009

United States Energy Secretary Steven Chu has warned that, if climate change continues unabated, California’s agriculture could vanish by the end of the century.

Millions in Asia face growing water stress, UN warns

10 Feb 2009

Hundreds of millions of South Asians face growing water stress due to over exploitation, climate change and inadequate cooperation among countries, which are threatening river basins that sustain about half of the region’s 1.5 billion people, the United Nations warns in a new report.

Australian trader records biggest carbon sale

10 Feb 2009

Australia has recorded its largest carbon trade to date as trading in the over-the-counter carbon market gains momentum ahead of the introduction of a carbon pollution reduction scheme scheduled for mid-2010.

BP accused of watering down EU green agenda

3 Feb 2009

Oil industry lobbying at the heart of the European Union has undermined efforts to tackle climate change, environmental groups are claiming.

Carbon trading may be new sub-prime, says energy boss

3 Feb 2009

The row over the working of the European Union’s emissions trading scheme has intensified with EDF Energy warning that speculators risked turning carbon into a new category of sub-prime investment.

Lord Stern ... banking could do well.

Banks key players in low-carbon future, says Stern

3 Feb 2009

Britain’s banking industry might be crippled and reviled, but it is likely to become one of the nation’s key assets in dealing with climate change, according to influential economist Lord Stern.

Australia
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Indigenous elders lose landmark climate battle against Australian government

Today 11:30am

The Australian government has won a landmark climate case against residents of islands under siege from the impacts of climate change.

United States
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US: Why the federal government is making climate data disappear

Today 11:30am

Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure.

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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How Ireland’s ‘mediocre’ milk powder made it big in West Africa

Today 11:30am

Polluting dairy industry accused of using “highly unethical” marketing to pass off ultra-processed “poor quality by-products” as milk.

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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