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UN to probe green impact of infotech
30 Sep 2011
Agreement has been reached on a globally recognised way of assessing the environmental impact of information and communications technologies (ICTs), and on the use of minerals from conflict areas.
Minister rates ties with Chile
30 Sep 2011
Growing partnerships between New Zealand and Chile on environmental issues will provide long-term benefits, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nick Smith says.
Cheap, clean energy critical, says UN
23 Sep 2011
A lack of access to affordable and clean energy is hampering the fight against poverty and disease, says the United Nations.
Carbon price good news, says study
23 Sep 2011
The Gillard Government has released updated modelling of the impact of a carbon price which confirms Australia's economy will continue to grow strongly at the same time as pollution is cut.
Why Asia-Pacific needs green revolution
23 Sep 2011
Countries in Asia and the Pacific have been urged to embark on a green industrial revolution that takes advantage of improvements in resource efficiency.
Scientists spring speed checks on wind
23 Sep 2011
Scientists in Australia are taking the first steps to improve estimates of long-term wind speed changes for the fast-growing wind energy sector.
Australian carbon bills go to House
16 Sep 2011
The Gillard Government has introduced a package of bills to the House of Representatives which it says will allow Australia to seize the economic and job opportunities that will come as the world tackles climate change and shifts to a clean energy future.
Pacific will go hungry, says bank report
16 Sep 2011
Climate change threatens to increase hunger and malnutrition among the Pacific region's poorest people unless there is action soon, says a new report from the Asian Development Bank.
Forests failure will cost plenty, says UN
16 Sep 2011
The United Nations and a coalition of financial institutions have warned that huge losses, both financial and environmental, could result from a failure to agree on a climate change agreement that spurs private sector investment in efforts to reduce deforestation and forest degradation.
Key carbon tax MP escapes charges
9 Sep 2011
The chances of Australia’s carbon tax going ahead improved yesterday when police announced they would not charge a Labor MP with fraud.
Plan aims to break ship emissions deadlock
9 Sep 2011
A proposed deal to apply a carbon price to international shipping would tackle the huge and growing greenhouse gas emissions from ships, a new report says.
Colin Powell's got Karma … so has Leonardo
9 Sep 2011
By Jeff Siegel, editor Energy & Capital. A few years ago, I attended a fundraising meeting for Fisker Automotive, the company that's just delivered the Fisker Karma, the world's first plug-in hybrid electric luxury car.
Car pollution: the answer lies in a good paint job
9 Sep 2011
Exhaust emissions from cars are a toxic nightmare for the planet … but vehicles start polluting even before they hit the road.
Carbon capture body opens Japan office
9 Sep 2011
The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, working to accelerate the development and uptake of carbon capture and storage technologies round the world, has opened an office in Tokyo.
Buildings will go green under $35m fund
2 Sep 2011
The Australian Government has announced $35.2 million in funding to green-up 90 buildings across the nation.
Big business backs eucalypt biofuel
2 Sep 2011
A consortium of Australian businesses plans to use eucalypt trees to produce aviation biofuel from a pilot production unit operating by 2012.
Hotel green scheme makes business sense
2 Sep 2011
Hotels will be able to contribute to climate change mitigation while also increasing their profits under a new green scheme.
Carbon farming becomes reality in Australia
26 Aug 2011
The Gillard Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative has passed through the Parliament to establish a regulated carbon offsets market in Australia.
UN wants clean energy revolution
26 Aug 2011
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has called for a clean energy revolution to help to transform the global economy and put the world on a cleaner, safer, more equitable path.
Further, faster, higher … wildlife responds to climate change
26 Aug 2011
Animal species have responded to climate change up to three times faster than previously appreciated, according to new research.
How investing in ecosystems pays off
26 Aug 2011
Investing in healthy ecosystems can boost food security, improve resilience to climate change and provide economic benefits for poor communities, says a new United Nations report.
Ban puts sustainable development at No 1
19 Aug 2011
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that sustainable development will remain his top priority during his second term as the head of the United Nations.
Buildings in the frontline of climate battle
19 Aug 2011
Richard Lorch, editor of Building Research and Information, examines Tokyo's cap-and-trade scheme to reduce emissions from buildings:
Wind powers Ford’s UK diesel plant
19 Aug 2011
Ford's Dagenham diesel engine assembly line in the UK will be fully powered by wind by the end of August next year, thanks to the construction of a third electricity-generating turbine.
New-energy pioneers get $26m kitty
12 Aug 2011
Australian companies with promising renewable energy technology projects are being invited to apply for a slice of a $A26 million pie.
UN exhorts academia to find solutions
12 Aug 2011
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has called on the world’s best brains to come up with ideas to promote sustainable development and to find solutions to global hunger and malnutrition.
Japan cuts ties with the past
5 Aug 2011
In business offices around Japan, executives are not wearing ties in a bid to cut energy use.
Ships face new fuel rules in Antarctic
5 Aug 2011
Ships sailing Antarctic waters now face restrictions on the type of fuel they can use.
Tool measures emissions from buildings
5 Aug 2011
A tool developed by the United Nations for measuring energy use and carbon dioxide emissions in homes and offices could lead to the creation of a uniform system for defining the climate impact of buildings.
Israel puts energy solutions on show
5 Aug 2011
The CleanTech 2011 mega-event under way in Tel Aviv this week displays Israel's advanced water, solar, wind and natural gas energy solutions.
Australian carbon bills on the move
29 Jul 2011
Australians have until August 22 to comment on legislation to bring in a price on carbon.
Aussie clothier jumps in – boots and all
29 Jul 2011
A well-known clothing company has bought a $13 million Central Australia cattle station to go carbon farming.
Countdown begins to sustainable Olympics
29 Jul 2011
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has started a one-year countdown clock for next year’s Olympic Games in London, which have been dedicated to the goal of sustainability.
UN warns of climate threats to security
22 Jul 2011
Climate change is a real threat to international peace and security, says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
There must be a better way, says tiny kingdom
22 Jul 2011
A Himalayan kingdom that values happiness over productivity has warned that consumerism is draining the world of key natural resources and is helping to spark or to worsen fuel, water and financial crises.
Renewable energy making its mark on the world
15 Jul 2011
The renewable energy sector has continued to perform well despite the global economic slowdown, cuts in incentives, and low natural-gas prices, according to a new United Nations-backed report.
Australia makes carbon moves easy for householders
15 Jul 2011
The Australian Government has outlined an easy way for households to understand the assistance provided for the cost of living impacts of the carbon price announced at the weekend.
UN to rule on Honduras CDM case
15 Jul 2011
The United Nation's Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board will decide this week whether to register a controversial carbon offsetting project in Honduras linked to serious human rights abuses, CDM Watch says.
Australia eyes $23 carbon price
8 Jul 2011
Australia is expected to set its carbon price at around $A23 a tonne.
Sorry, say experts, it's no longer business as usual
8 Jul 2011
Humanity is close to breaching the sustainability of Earth, and needs a technological revolution greater - and faster - than the industrial revolution to avoid “a major planetary catastrophe,” according to a new United Nations report.
Australia set to reveal incomplete carbon plan
8 Jul 2011
The Australian Government will unveil its carbon pricing scheme on Sunday, even though it says the plan is unfinished.
Fire shapes up as a hot climate question
8 Jul 2011
How the frequency and intensity of wildfires and intentional biomass burning will change in a future climate requires closer scientific attention, according to an Australian scientist.
Africa ready for carbon deals, says UN
8 Jul 2011
Africa is ripe for carbon offset projects, United Nations experts this week told a meeting in Morocco.
UN panel wants halt to CDM coal projects
8 Jul 2011
A United Nations panel of technical experts has called for the immediate suspension of coal projects under the Clean Development Mechanisms after an analysis revealed that current rules could lead to millions of artificial carbon credits, the lobby group CDM Watch says.
California postpones trading scheme
1 Jul 2011
California is delaying its emissions trading scheme for a year.
Hydrogen car technology hits the fast lane
1 Jul 2011
Development of major infrastructure for hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicles is going ahead after a successful round-the world "test drive".
Disasters drain Asia-Pacific economies
1 Jul 2011
Asia-Pacific countries must pull together to overcome natural calamities that have set back the region’s road to economic recovery, a United Nations official told a disaster risk reduction meeting in Bangkok.
Australia votes $4m for climate change work
24 Jun 2011
The Australian Government has announced $4.2 million worth of grants for priority research to help communities to prepare for climate change.
Six things companies need to know about climate change
24 Jun 2011
Most businesses in a global survey have described responding to climate risks or investing in adaptation as a business opportunity.
Why cities are at the business end of climate challenge
24 Jun 2011
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on United States mayors to help in the worldwide fight against climate change and other energy challenges.
Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president
Today 11:00am
Australia's climate minister Chris Bowen says the country must prepare for a changing world and can play a bigger role in reducing emissions.
Inside the campaign to discredit a key climate science report
Fri 12 Jun 2026
An emerging field of research that can measure how much climate change has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the fossil fuel industry.
China warns of risk of 'extreme floods' in desert regions
Today 11:00am
China warned communities in its northwestern Xinjiang and nearby regions on Friday to prepare for "extreme floods" this summer, driven by abnormally high temperatures, heavy rainfall, and rapid glacier melt.
EU agrees stronger price controls for new carbon market
Fri 12 Jun 2026
The European Union agreed stronger measures to control prices in its new carbon market early on Thursday, responding to governments' concerns that the emissions-cutting initiative could increase fuel bills.
Millions of UK homes at risk of sinking as climate crisis worsens
Fri 12 Jun 2026
Millions of homes are at risk from climate-related subsidence, according to an analysis by the British Geological Survey.
Canada signs landmark LNG energy deal with Germany
29 May 2026
Canada has announced a landmark energy agreement with Germany that will see the first-ever long-term shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Canada to Europe in the coming years.
Solar overtakes gas power in Asia for first time ever
Today 11:00am
Solar has overtaken gas power in Asia to become the continent’s third-largest source of electricity, according to new analysis by Carbon Brief.
The Pacific made history in the courts – now we must do it in the negotiations
Fri 12 Jun 2026
Legal clarity alone will not lead to reduced emissions, more finance or stronger national climate plans – political will is key to meeting states’ obligations.
‘Triple whammy of climate chaos’: Why Antarctica's sea ice collapse is no longer a mystery
11 May 2026
Scientists have finally identified the ‘triple whammy’ behind Antarctica’s dramatic collapse, shedding new light on the chain reaction that has pushed its sea ice to record lows.
Aid cuts and climate change drive deadly malaria surge in Zimbabwe
29 May 2026
A surge in malaria cases in Zimbabwe is exposing fragile health systems and growing treatment shortages in rural areas.
Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle
26 May 2026
Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?
Bonn Bulletin: Tackling climate crisis is “hardest” challenge ever, Stiell says
Tue 9 Jun 2026
The June Climate Meetings open with a reminder to delegates of the tough but ever-clearer imperative of shifting away from fossil fuels to clean energy.
