International: All stories
World's glaciers melting faster than ever recorded
21 Feb 2025
The world's glaciers are melting faster than ever recorded under the impact of climate change, according to the most comprehensive scientific analysis to date.
EU eyes funding foreign LNG projects to lower prices
21 Feb 2025
Brussels is exploring whether to back overseas fossil fuel infrastructure amid trade talks with the U.S.
'I'm not a scientist': Net Zero opponent Nigel Farage admits climate ignorance
21 Feb 2025
The Reform UK leader reiterated false climate claims at Jordan Peterson's Alliance for Responsible Citizenship event in London.
The vicious cycle pushing Bangladeshi climate migrants into modern slavery
21 Feb 2025
More than nine in 10 migrants who left some of Bangladesh's most climate-affected areas to find work experienced forms of forced labour, researchers have found.
The climate crisis is a cost-of-living issue for Australia. My generation will be the first to pay for it
21 Feb 2025
OPINION: Politicians have divorced the issue of global heating from soaring prices - Australians must take bold action at the ballot box.
Bison are bringing back biodiversity to Britain
21 Feb 2025
In just a few years, the only free-roaming bison herd in the U.K. has already made a tangible difference in the surrounding ecosystem.
How Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' pledge is affecting other countries
20 Feb 2025
The UN climate summit in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 ended with a call to "transition away from fossil fuels". It was applauded as a historic milestone in global climate action.
China's clean energy investments nearing scale of global fossil investments
20 Feb 2025
China's clean energy investments in 2024 amounted to 6.8tn yuan ($940bn), nearing the scale of $1.12tn global investment in fossil fuels, according to a new analysis by UK-based Carbon Brief.
Brazil will join OPEC+, group of oil-exporting nations, months before hosting UN climate summit
20 Feb 2025
Brazil's government on Tuesday approved joining OPEC+, a group of major oil-exporting nations, signalling the country's evolution into a major oil state just nine months ahead of hosting the United Nations' annual climate summit.
US: Senior Department of Justice prosecutor quit after being told to investigate Biden climate spending
20 Feb 2025
The top criminal prosecutor in the Washington, DC, US Attorney's Office, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday after declining a request from her Trump-appointed superiors to open a grand jury investigation she viewed as premature.
Conserving land in wealthy countries may be making things worse somewhere else: research
20 Feb 2025
Researchers provide a detailed account of how "biodiversity leakage" happens--and how to tackle the often overlooked problem.
There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here's how to survive if that happens
20 Feb 2025
OPINION: It could be wildfires, a pandemic or a financial crisis. The super-rich will flee to their bunkers - the rest of us will have to fend for ourselves.
Was the world's most influential climate target doomed from the start?
19 Feb 2025
As the world passes 1.5 degrees C of warming, a Cambridge scholar argues that putting a deadline on climate action was the wrong way to frame it.
Brazil asks UN to ditch proposed levy on global shipping
19 Feb 2025
Brazil has asked the UN to throw out plans for a new levy on global shipping that would raise funds to fight the climate crisis, despite playing host to the next UN climate summit.
US Energy Secretary backs coal and attacks 'sinister' climate targets
19 Feb 2025
The Trump appointee and fossil fuel executive called the transition to renewable energy "lunacy" at an event packed with climate science deniers.
How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn't want you to see
19 Feb 2025
Information on the internet might seem like it's there forever, but it's only as permanent as people choose to make it. That's apparent as the second Trump administration "floods the zone" with efforts to dismantle science agencies and the data and websites they use to communicate with the public. The targets range from public health and demographics to climate science.
Canada's carbon tax targeted by deepfake misinformation
19 Feb 2025
Canada's carbon tax faces intense scrutiny, but a video circulating on social media purportedly showing a news report suggesting the levy is insufficient has been altered.
Are Elon Musk's politics costing Tesla sales?
19 Feb 2025
Tesla sales are in an unprecedented slide. Competitors are rapidly gaining ground. There's a lot of bad news for Tesla lately - but it's unclear if the politics of its polarising CEO, Elon Musk, are to blame.
US: Former EPA officials blast effort to rescind climate funds
18 Feb 2025
Former EPA officials are condemning the agency's new leadership for trying to claw back billions from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, calling waste claims from current administrator, Lee Zeldin, a 'smokescreen' to justify dismantling climate programs the Trump administration opposes.
Tens of thousands of climate activists protest across Germany ahead of upcoming federal election
18 Feb 2025
Thousands of activists demonstrated in Germany on Friday in a bid to raise awareness to climate issues ahead of the upcoming federal elections scheduled for 23 February.
Macron's U-turn against EU green rules triggers internal revolt
18 Feb 2025
The French president's anti-regulation push has thrown his environmental legacy into doubt and angered many in his own party.
World's sea-ice falls to record low
18 Feb 2025
The world's frozen oceans, which help to keep the planet cool, currently have less ice than ever previously recorded, satellite data shows.
'Life-threatening cold' expected as polar vortex stretches across US after deadly weekend flooding
18 Feb 2025
Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, killing at least 10 people, including nine victims in Kentucky who died during flooding from heavy rains.
Revealed: 'extremely concerning' industry influence over UN aviation body
18 Feb 2025
Aviation industry delegates outnumbered those from green groups by 10 to one at the previous conference of the UN's committee on aviation environmental protection (CAEP), an analysis has found.
How extreme weather is destroying crops around the world
17 Feb 2025
Various impacts were recorded - ranging from floods ruining fields of corn in Tanzania, through to drought and heat destroying coffee in Vietnam and withering the "famed" Cambodian Kampot pepper.
Australian activists fined for plans to damage energy CEO's home
17 Feb 2025
Three activists who planned to damage the home of Woodside boss Meg O'Neill were fined at their sentencing hearing in a Perth court.
Solar farms managed for nature could increase benefits for wildlife - study
17 Feb 2025
A study suggests that solar farms with a mix of habitats provide more value for nature than arable and extensively managed solar farm land.
Oil clean-up 'scam' warnings ignored by Shell, whistleblower tells BBC
17 Feb 2025
A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations that energy giant Shell has ignored repeated warnings that a controversial clean-up operation of oil-polluted areas of southern Nigeria has been beset by problems and corruption.
Sustainable economic growth in South Africa will come from renewables, not coal: modelling
17 Feb 2025
To move away from coal and meet its commitment to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, South Africa needs to dramatically increase production of renewable energy.
Global air travel surges while switch to clean jet fuel lags
17 Feb 2025
Global air travel surged to record levels last year, and airlines are consuming far less sustainable jet fuel than expected. This is a dire combination in the effort to counteract climate change, with aviation contributing about 4% of human-induced warming to date.
Climate change threatens EU's survival, German security report warns
14 Feb 2025
Global warming will exacerbate conflicts, hunger and migration worldwide, with growing risks for Europe.
China's 2024 coal projects counter climate goals: report
14 Feb 2025
China last year began construction on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardising the country's goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report published Thursday.
Intense heatwave in southern Brazil forces schools to suspend return
14 Feb 2025
Record highs delay start of classes in Rio Grande do Sul, where floods linked to climate crisis left 180 dead last May
Massive methane leaks detected in Antarctica, posing potential risks for global warming
14 Feb 2025
A Spanish scientific expedition has discovered columns of gas emerging from the seabed. Geologists also warn about the possibility of huge landslides that could generate tsunamis.
Just 17% of world's peatlands are protected, new study warns
14 Feb 2025
There is a "mismatch" between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.
'A house battery you can drive around': how a handful of Australians are selling power from their cars back to the grid
14 Feb 2025
Our cars sit unused most of the time. If you have an electric vehicle, you might leave it charging at home or work after driving it. But there's another step you could take. If you have a bidirectional charger, you can set it to sell power back to the grid when demand is high.
Australians are being misled by 'dodgy' offsets, say Fortescue
13 Feb 2025
Australians are being misled into believing that low-quality carbon offset schemes will lead to a net zero future, despite evidence that only reducing fossil fuels will work, iron ore mining giant Fortescue says.
There isn't enough 'sustainable' aviation fuel to make a dent in our emissions - and there won't be for years
13 Feb 2025
Burning SAF actually emits a similar amount of CO2 to fossil jet fuel. Most emissions 'savings' come from how we account for the waste and renewable energy that is used to produce it.
Global EV sales surge 18% but speed bumps lie ahead
13 Feb 2025
1.3 million electric vehicles were sold worldwide in January - down by more than a third from December's record-breaking numbers, but up 18% compared to the same month last year.
Six ways ad agencies greenwash themselves
13 Feb 2025
New research reveals how advertising agencies cast themselves as climate champions while at the same time promoting fossil fuels.
Greenpeace files anti-intimidation case against an American fossil fuel pipeline company
13 Feb 2025
Greenpeace has filed an anti-intimidation court case against a U.S. energy company suing the environmental organization for hundreds of millions, testing for the first time a new European Union directive to counter manifestly unfounded cases aimed at harassing civil society.
As Trump administration purges climate data and web pages, research groups scramble to save information
13 Feb 2025
The Trump administration has directed federal agency staff to remove climate references and scientific data from many web pages. Researchers are rushing to archive it.
Earth is already shooting through the 1.5C global warming limit, two major studies show
12 Feb 2025
Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5C of global warming, according to two major global studies which together suggest the planet's climate has likely entered a frightening new phase.
Ad giant faces legal action for promoting fossil fuels
12 Feb 2025
Climate campaigners have filed a complaint against WPP, the London-based advertising giant, with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), stating that it has violated key corporate guidelines on climate and human rights.
Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change
12 Feb 2025
Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations' climate chief calls "among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century" -- their plans on how they will cut emissions of heat-trapping gases.
UK halves subsidies for wood-burning power plant
12 Feb 2025
The UK government has halved subsidies for the Drax power station, which was converted from burning coal to wood biomass. The North Yorkshire power plant has also been ordered it to use 100% sustainable wood, following criticism for burning wood pellets sourced from US and Canadian forests.
Hungary tells Brussels to frack off
12 Feb 2025
Budapest prefers to bet on a major gas fracking project near its border with Romania instead of following Brussels' drive to replace fossil fuels with renewables.
Falling costs drive US toward green energy - even as political tides shift
12 Feb 2025
The U.S. is barreling toward an energy transition as renewables - especially solar - become ever-cheaper sources of energy.
95% of countries miss UN deadline to submit 2035 climate pledges
11 Feb 2025
Just 10 of the 195 parties signed up to the landmark Paris Agreement have published their new emissions-cutting plans, known as "nationally determined contributions" (NDCs), by the 10 February deadline.
Trump administration moves to suspend national EV charger rollout
11 Feb 2025
The bid to freeze the money upends how the federal government delivers funding to states and may violate court orders issued this week.
Making polluters pay could fix Australia’s climate problem – and its budget
Wed 4 Feb 2026
A new report shows how making polluters pay will not only diminish the threat from climate change, but it can also help restore the budget and the economy.
US court blocks Trump halt on last of five suspended offshore wind projects
Wed 4 Feb 2026
All five offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration in December can resume construction following a federal judge's ruling on Monday that cleared Denmark's Orsted to proceed with its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New York.
‘Rush’ for new coal in China hits record high in 2025 as climate deadline looms
Wed 4 Feb 2026
Proposals to build coal-fired plants in China reached a record high in 2025, finds a new study.
EU adopts first-ever standard for carbon removal projects
Wed 4 Feb 2026
The European Commission announced the adoption of its first set of voluntary certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals, aimed at providing clear standards for carbon removal technologies, to enable certification and investment in projects that permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding
Wed 4 Feb 2026
A row of homes in a village in south Wales is to be bought by a local authority and demolished as they can no longer be protected from flooding caused by the climate crisis.
The climate and energy implication hidden in Mark Carney’s Davos speech
26 Jan 2026
In a speech bound for the history books, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described a “rupture” in the world order and called for middle powers like Canada to stand up to bullies.
Declared a terrorist for bringing renewable power to Philippine communities
Mon 2 Feb 2026
Accusing activists of having links to terrorism has led to non-profit funds being frozen and local climate projects being delayed or scrapped.
Pacific fisheries summit gives a boost to albacore and seabirds
19 Dec 2025
Much of the world’s albacore tuna catch, which usually ends up in a can, comes from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, where fishery managers just passed a new set of conservation rules.
Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’
18 Dec 2025
Region known as ‘world’s refrigerator’ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say.
Climate change could lead to 500,000 ‘additional’ malaria deaths in Africa by 2050
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Climate change could lead to half a million more deaths from malaria in Africa over the next 25 years, according to new research.
Argentina fires ravage pristine Patagonia forests, fueling criticism of Milei’s austerity
Wed 4 Feb 2026
The wildfires, among the worst to hit the drought-stricken Patagonia region in decades, have devastated more than 45,000 hectares (174 square miles) of Argentina’s forests in the last month and a half, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists.
UN risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary general warns
Tue 3 Feb 2026
The United Nations is at risk of "imminent financial collapse" due to member states not paying their fees, the body's head has warned.
