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Some US scientists stick with the IPCC despite the administration pulling out of international climate work
19 Mar 2025
A handful of U.S. researchers joined a critical meeting on climate and cities this week in Japan. "For me, this process is so important that if I had to self-fund, I would," said one.
Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050
19 Mar 2025
Kemi Badenoch is dropping her party's commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, as she launches the Conservatives' widest policy review in a generation.
Peruvian farmer goes head to head with German energy giant in landmark climate case
19 Mar 2025
A landmark climate lawsuit opens in a German court Monday, as a Peruvian farmer sues a German energy giant over the threat to his home from a mountain lake overflowing with glacier meltwater.
A strong case for investing in climate mitigation and adaptation to avoid damage to the global economy
19 Mar 2025
Investment in climate-change mitigation and adaptation to limit global warming to 2C by 2100 would greatly reduce economic damage, and the cost of inaction is equivalent to 11% to 27% of cumulative GDP, a report says.
China's BYD launches EV charging system it says works nearly as fast as a fill up
19 Mar 2025
China's energy and auto giant BYD has announced an ultra fast EV charging system that it says is nearly as quick as a fill up at the pumps.
Danish investment firm raises record EU12 billion for energy transition infrastructure fund
19 Mar 2025
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners will invest primarily in large-scale renewable energy projects, including wind, solar PV, and battery storage in low-risk OECD markets across North America, Western Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Trump administration accused of 'blatant foreign interference' in Australian universities
18 Mar 2025
Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate.
What have we learned from 15 years of REDD+ policy research?
18 Mar 2025
For decades, efforts to halt deforestation in the Global South have gained much attention within the policy arena, most recently as a powerful and effective measure to mitigate climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The unexpected knock-on effect of Trump's minerals 'deal of the century'
18 Mar 2025
Donald Trump's return to the White House is a "major blow to global climate action". So said Christiana Figueres, the former UN climate chief, after he was elected in November.
German govt set to vote on financial package including EU$100 billion for climate protection
18 Mar 2025
Germany's prospective next coalition government has proposed a special fund worth 500 billion euros for infrastructure projects, in combination with a major defence package.
Canada: Carney kills consumer carbon tax in first move as prime minister
18 Mar 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney wasted little time in removing a potent point of attack for the Conservatives in recent years: the consumer carbon tax.
Brazil state hosting COP30 denies new road linked to climate summit
18 Mar 2025
The Brazilian state hosting a United Nations climate summit this year has denied any connection between a new road cutting through a protected area of Brazilian rainforest and the COP30 summit that will gather world leaders in November.
UK energy secretary flies to China with climate co-operation on the agenda
17 Mar 2025
Ed Miliband is hoping to shore up support for multilateral climate action, especially after the US withdrawal from the Paris agreement.
Mining head calls 'net' in net zero a 'weasel word'
17 Mar 2025
Fortescue chair wants companies to focus on 'real zero' as he explains $6.2bn plan to transform business.
German emissions fell 3.4% in 2024, on track for 2030 climate goals
17 Mar 2025
Germany's Federal Environment Agency on Friday said greenhouse gas emissions in Europe's biggest economy fell by around 3.4% year-on-year in 2024, putting the country on track to meet its 2030 climate targets.
Global sea level rose faster than expected last year alarming scientists
17 Mar 2025
Rising sea levels bring potentially deadly storm surges farther inland and impact urban infrastructure.
World's richest countries fuelling deforestation beyond their borders
17 Mar 2025
The world's wealthiest nations collectively caused 15 times more biodiversity loss internationally than domestically, driving deforestation to satisfy agricultural and forestry demand.
The true cost of Trump's cuts to NOAA and NASA
17 Mar 2025
EDITORIAL: Not only will the cuts hinder the agencies' abilities to track and warn about upcoming severe weather events, they also hamper basic research into climate change, carried out to help humanity better prepare for the sweeping environmental upheaval already evident in a steadily warming world.
Trump officials decimate climate protections and consider axeing key greenhouse gas finding
14 Mar 2025
EPA takes aim at almost every major pollution rule in what environmentalists call act of 'malice toward the planet.'
UK carbon prices surge as minister talks about EU market linkage
14 Mar 2025
UK carbon futures jumped on Wednesday after a Treasury minister said the government would consider linking the country's emissions market to the European Union's system.
Indonesia hands over confiscated palm oil plantations to state firm
14 Mar 2025
Indonesian prosecutors on Monday handed over more than 221,000 hectares (546,000 acres) of illegal palm oil plantations seized as part of an on-going corruption probe to a new state-owned company that will manage them.
Tech giants are complicit in an anti-climate agenda. Employees should be speaking up
14 Mar 2025
OPINION: As Big Tech bows to Donald Trump, employees should use their influence to engage coworkers and press their leaders for action.
Argentina declares three-day mourning as flood death toll rises to at least 16
14 Mar 2025
Argentina declared three days of national mourning following flash floods that claimed 16 lives in Bahia Blanca, where a year's rain fell within hours, inundating neighbourhoods.
Despite everything, US EV sales are up 28% this year
14 Mar 2025
In the US, customers are buying while there are still incentives and no extra tariffs.
US government terminates $20B in climate grants
13 Mar 2025
The move comes just one day before a federal judge will hold a hearing in a lawsuit brought by one of the grant recipients seeking access to the funds the Trump administration had frozen while it probed the program.
Bankers climate alliance prepares to vote on ditching 1.5C goal
13 Mar 2025
The world's biggest climate alliance for banks is about to vote on whether it's time to abandon a once hallowed goal.
'A new phase': why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest
13 Mar 2025
Tougher laws said to be inspiring clandestine attacks on the 'property and machinery' of the fossil fuel economy.
Climate crisis threatens Earth's major crops, study finds
13 Mar 2025
With global average temperatures expected to continue to rise in the coming decades, scientists have projected that warming will significantly harm global agriculture as it weakens crop yields and disrupts food production. Now, new research finds that warming will disrupt many of Earth's major crops and harm global crop diversity.
Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit
13 Mar 2025
A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém.
Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites
13 Mar 2025
Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds.
Singapore tender signals high demand for Article 6-aligned carbon credits
12 Mar 2025
Singapore's request for proposal, or RFP, to procure high-quality, Article 6-aligned, nature-based carbon credits, received offers from 17 suppliers with prices in the $19-$41/mtCO2e range, according to multiple market participants.
Nearly a tenth of global climate finance threatened by Trump aid cuts
12 Mar 2025
Nearly a tenth of global climate finance could be under threat as US president Donald Trump's aid cuts risk wiping out huge swathes of spending overseas.
What Canada's next Prime Minister means for climate change
12 Mar 2025
After winning the race to replace Justin Trudeau as the leader of the country's Liberal Party, former central bank governor Mark Carney will be tasked with leading Canada through a number of pivotal moments - including a trade war with the United States, a cost of living crisis, and a critical moment in the country's fight against climate change.
US Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to halt climate lawsuits against oil firms
12 Mar 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in 19 states aimed at blocking climate change suits against the oil and gas industry from Democratic-led states.
I spent 3 days at Jordan Peterson's anti-climate ARC conference. Here's what I saw.
12 Mar 2025
It's easy to dismiss Jordan Peterson, the Canadian bad boy ex-academic, as a sideshow. But Peterson's influence has gotten too big to ignore, and his message is a danger to all of us.
Japan releases inaugural sustainability reporting standards
12 Mar 2025
The Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) announced the release of its finalized sustainability disclosure standards, based on the standards developed by the IFRS Foundation's International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), and anticipated to form the basis of mandatory reporting for listed Japanese companies of sustainability and climate-related information.
Half of world's CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows
11 Mar 2025
Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis.
US withdraws from UN climate damage fund
11 Mar 2025
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the United Nations climate damage fund that was established in 2023 to help developing countries most vulnerable to climate change when natural disasters strike.
Ex-Cyclone Alfred sends 'phenomenal' levels of rainfall to Brisbane and Gold Coast
11 Mar 2025
About 240,000 homes and businesses are without power in Queensland in the wake of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, according to the state's premier.
Switzerland told it must do more to comply with landmark climate ruling by Council of Europe
11 Mar 2025
Switzerland hasn't shown that it's meeting the requirements of a landmark climate change decision from Europe's highest human rights court, the Council of Europe announced on Friday.
Defense of climate multilateralism key to Brazil's leadership, COP30 president says
11 Mar 2025
Brazil will use its presidency of the annual United Nations global climate talks to press for multilateralism and respect for science, COP30 President-Designate Andre Aranha Correa do Lago said on Wednesday in a rejoinder to U.S. President Donald Trump over climate matters.
Who is Mark Carney, the former central bank governor turned Canada's next leader?
11 Mar 2025
Canada's new leader is a relative political newcomer. While the former UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance has previously advocated for net-zero investment, he has promised to scrap the country's carbon tax, saying he wants to shift the cost from consumers to big corporations.
Dramatic fall in London's levels of deadly pollutants after low emissions zone expansion
10 Mar 2025
People in the UK capital are breathing much cleaner air, with significant improvements in the city's most deprived areas.
Most cookstove carbon credits ruled out of quality scheme in integrity push
10 Mar 2025
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has rejected widely used rulebooks for cleaner cooking, which will require projects to switch to more rigorous methods.
Australia's biggest coal-fired power station is 'driving up energy bills'
10 Mar 2025
Australia's largest coal-fired power station is unreliable and driving up electricity prices, according to a new report that argues against the viability of keeping coal plants open beyond their scheduled closure dates.
UK government announces plans to axe oil and gas windfall tax in 2030
10 Mar 2025
The Government has announced plans to end a windfall tax on oil and gas profits in 2030 as it launches a consultation on the future of the North Sea energy sector.
Global sea ice levels just hit a new record low
10 Mar 2025
Sea ice cover in both the Antarctic and Arctic remained far below average throughout February as global average temperatures linger near record highs.
Visualising daily global temperatures
10 Mar 2025
Good data visualisations can help make climate change more visceral and understandable.
US withdrawing from plan to help major polluters move from coal
7 Mar 2025
The United States is withdrawing from the Just Energy Transition Partnership, a collaboration between richer nations to help developing countries transition from coal to cleaner energy.
Carbify: Tree planting; Blockchain; Crypto; and NFT trees?
7 Mar 2025
Carbify is a Dutch company that claims to have "tree planting solutions for every sector." But do those trees even exist?
Australia: Coalition under fire for planning to scrap Labor climate policies
22 Apr 2025
With Peter Dutton’s views on climate change in the spotlight, the focus has turned onto whether there will be any policies to reduce emissions in the next decade.
At energy security talks, US pushes gas and derides renewables
Mon 28 Apr 2025
The US envoy to the IEA’s energy security summit criticised renewables, arguing that they cause power cuts and increase reliance on China.
China can greatly reduce its reliance on coal, but probably won’t
3 Apr 2025
Even though solar and wind power are growing at a blistering pace.
Europe's flagship carbon capture project a €200 per ton mirage?
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Northern Lights, Europe’s flagship cross-border carbon capture and storage project, is now ready to receive carbon dioxide for sequestration, with the first ships in the water and expected to start delivering waste gas from customers this year. It’s being celebrated as a triumph of climate leadership and engineering.
Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction – now the movement has gone deeper underground
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Just Stop Oil activists are dusting down their placards, digging out their infamous fluorescent orange vests, and charging up their loud hailers — a routine they have gone through many a time before.
Canada fossil fuel subsidies hit $30 billion amid pipeline push, study reveals
11 Apr 2025
Experts note that government funding goes to Big Oil shareholders and executives while Canadian taxpayers bear the brunt of living with climate change.
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fall to a record low in fiscal 2023
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2023 declined 4.0% to a record low of 1.071 billion tons in carbon dioxide equivalent, the Environment Ministry said.
Nauru sells citizenship to help fund relocations as sea levels rise
27 Feb 2025
A new 'golden passport' scheme aims to raise funds to relocate people inland as climate change raises sea levels.
Arctic ends winter with lowest sea ice cover on record – scientists
31 Mar 2025
The new record shows how Arctic sea ice has ‘fundamentally changed’ from earlier decades, scientists said.
Ethiopia’s bold EV ambitions hit bumps in rural areas
17 Apr 2025
After becoming the world’s first country to ban imports of fossil fuel vehicles last year, a patchy power grid and high EV purchase costs are slowing Ethiopia’s green transport revolution in the countryside
Honduras pays the climate cost as its forests disappear and storms rise
11 Apr 2025
Despite its high vulnerability to extreme weather events, Honduras continues to clear its forests, seen as one of its best protections against climate change and intensifying storms and hurricanes.
Nations agree on carbon-pricing system to steer shipping towards net-zero
14 Apr 2025
Nations have agreed to introduce a worldwide carbon-pricing system for international shipping to drive the sector towards net-zero emissions by 2050.
