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Italy readies G-7 plan for food security and energy in Africa
6 Jun 2024
Italy is working with Group of Seven allies on proposals to support clean energy and food security in Africa that could be announced as soon as next week.
Groundwater is heating up, threatening life below and above the surface
6 Jun 2024
Under your feet lies the world’s biggest reservoir. Groundwater makes up a whopping 97% of all usable freshwater.
Right-wing pushback on EU’s green laws misjudges rural views
6 Jun 2024
Populist and far-right parties are wooing rural voters in the EU elections by exploiting a backlash against green policies – but new research suggests it may not work.
What is the Bonn Climate Change Conference and why does it matter?
5 Jun 2024
Around 6,000 people will gather for discussions halfway to COP29 in Azerbaijan this November.
The warring conmen at the heart of a €5bn carbon trading scam
5 Jun 2024
Emissions trading was supposed to save the planet. But fraudsters quickly learned how to rip the system off, making themselves spectacularly rich.
Germany likely to miss 2030 climate goal, advisors calls for new policy
5 Jun 2024
Germany is likely to miss its 2030 greenhouse gas targets, government climate advisors said, contradicting the climate minister's prediction in March.
Climate scientist to become Mexico's first woman president
5 Jun 2024
Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, an accomplished climate scientist, could struggle to fulfil her environmental pledges after she sailed to victory.
Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels
5 Jun 2024
On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change.
Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report
5 Jun 2024
The world experience an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would probably not have occurred without climate change.
Cleaner ship emissions may warm the planet far faster than expected
4 Jun 2024
A 2020 rule that slashed air pollution from ships may have boosted global temperatures sooner than thought, helping to explain why 2023 was so hot.
Oil and gas companies are trying to rig the marketplace
4 Jun 2024
OPINION: Many of us focused on the problem of climate change have been waiting for the day when renewable energy would become cheaper than fossil fuels.
Rich nations meet $100bn climate finance goal – two years late
4 Jun 2024
Developed countries gave nearly $116 billion in climate finance in 2022, but experts and campaigners questioned how the target was met.
A Brazilian city restores its mangroves to protect against climate change
4 Jun 2024
A broad coalition of organisations is working to conserve and restore mangroves in the Greater Florianópolis area on Brazil’s southern Atlantic coast.
Why a tool to tackle climate change is struggling for cash
4 Jun 2024
One of Scotland’s most powerful weapons in tackling climate change is not being properly recognised, experts have claimed.
Momentum building behind global company climate disclosures
31 May 2024
More countries than initially expected are adopting international climate-related disclosure standards, a global rulemaking body said, but cautioned that significant departures from the norms would come at a cost.
International court to determine state role in protecting population from climate change harm
31 May 2024
Briefings before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights focused on how fossil fuels, mining and tourism worsen the effects of climate change, violating the human rights of the most marginalised populations.
‘Unchartered territory’: What Europe’s wetter climate means for hydropower
31 May 2024
Despite increased potential in some countries, hydroelectric plants are having to contend with more extreme conditions.
AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates
31 May 2024
OPINION: Big tech is playing its part in reaching net zero targets, but its vast new datacentres are run at huge cost to the environment.
The role of ‘blue carbon’ in addressing climate change
31 May 2024
Within the ocean’s vast expanse lie immense reservoirs of carbon – surpassing those found in either the atmosphere or the land.
World’s island states blame richest countries for climate threats
30 May 2024
Extremely vulnerable to climate change, the world’s small island states blame wealthy countries for their misfortune.
The end of greenwashing is now within sight
30 May 2024
OPINION: The Biden administration’s new plan to overhaul the voluntary carbon market is an important step forward.
Philippines to lead new climate finance group for most vulnerable countries
30 May 2024
The Philippines will lead 19 other countries in establishing a group to mobilise funds to help nations most vulnerable to climate change.
How extreme weather will affect the insurance and energy sectors
30 May 2024
When Storm Isha hit Northern Ireland and northern Britain in January 2024, wind gusts of almost 100mph caused widespread damage to property.
US wineries and vineyards seek $100 million damages from energy company for wildfire smoke
30 May 2024
Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state.
Climate crisis threatens 41 million across Caribbean and Latin America
30 May 2024
Nearly 1,450 hospitals across region are also in low-lying coastal areas vulnerable to extreme weather, UN report finds.
Biden’s offset reset
29 May 2024
The Biden administration is laying out new guardrails for corporate participation that could help boost confidence in markets that have come under heavy fire in recent years.
World has ‘moral responsibility’ to help small island states survive climate crisis
29 May 2024
Vulnerable economies must be supported with finance and practical aid to find long term solutions, says Jorge Moreira da Silva of Unops.
Young Alaskans sue state over controversial natural gas project
29 May 2024
The eight plaintiffs, aged 11 to 22, argue the major new fossil fuel project violates their state constitutional rights.
For industrial emissions, these bricks may be a game changer. Yes, bricks.
29 May 2024
Inside a cinder block office building, a startup company is testing what may be one of the hottest new developments in clean energy technology.
TotalEnergies investors back CEO at AGM, weaker support for climate strategy
29 May 2024
Shareholders in TotalEnergies largely backed the company's strategy and its CEO, but support has weakened since last year as investors called out its insufficient response to climate change.
Singapore, Ghana sign carbon credit agreement enabling firms to offset part of carbon tax
29 May 2024
Companies in Singapore looking to offset part of their carbon tax liability could soon purchase carbon credits from projects based in Ghana, following an agreement signed between both countries.
How is climate change influencing voters in India's election?
28 May 2024
Voters in India, from the rain-drenched Himalayas in the north to the sweltering, dry south, are looking for politicians who promise relief, stability and resilience to the wide-ranging and damaging effects of a warming climate.
Reeling from one heat wave, Mexico awaits 'highest temperatures ever recorded'
28 May 2024
Mexico, reeling from a heat wave that has already broken records, caused power outages and killed people and animals, could see "unprecedented" temperatures over the next two weeks, the country's largest university warned.
Many voluntary carbon market offsets "essentially worthless”
28 May 2024
A recent BBC Panorama documentary reveals systemic problems in the REDD carbon credits industry.
In Malawi, dubious cyclone aid highlights need for loss and damage fund
28 May 2024
Malawi’s Red Cross built 45 homes funded by a suspected Nigerian fraudster, which residents of Mchenga village say are unsafe.
This week in Australia energy and climate collided; it’s a global story
28 May 2024
The announcement that the NSW government would extend the life of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station was neither a surprise to energy observers in this country nor unique in a world struggling to at once battle climate change and keep pace with soaring energy demand.
Zero-carbon cement process could slash emissions from construction
27 May 2024
A new cement production process that uses waste from demolished buildings could dramatically reduce its climate impact.
A program meant to help developing nations is funnelling billions of dollars back to rich countries
27 May 2024
Wealthy countries sent climate funding to the developing world in recent years with interest rates or strings attached that benefited the lending nations, a Reuters data analysis found.
Are humans bungling our chance to avert disaster?
27 May 2024
Professor Jim Skea, chair of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, speaks out.
The claim of a $600bn carbon capture windfall for Australia is based on heroic assumptions and selective analysis
27 May 2024
Projections of the size and scale of a future CCS industry should come with heavy doses of scepticism.
Japan must prepare for more rain disasters due to climate change
27 May 2024
With the impact of global warming, torrential rains have become more frequent in Japan in recent years.
Southern Africa worst hit by climate change
27 May 2024
The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management met in Namibia’s capital to discuss ways to blunt the impact of rising temperatures.
A 100% tariff on Chinese cars is a bad idea. Here’s a good one.
24 May 2024
Collaboration with Chinese firms may sound counterintuitive. But US automakers are already doing it.
New research shows how more trees could cut ER visits in heatwaves
24 May 2024
A team of heat experts known as Los Angeles Urban Cooling Collaborative calculated exactly how much of a difference low-tech solutions like trees and white paint could make in an overheating world.
Tuvalu is being swallowed by the ocean. Its people face a difficult choice.
24 May 2024
In a suburban cream-brick church in Melbourne’s outer west, 5000 kilometres from a homeland facing extinction, the mellifluous voices of a congregation of Tuvaluans rise in song.
Microsoft backs tree-planting carbon removal scheme in Panama
24 May 2024
Microsoft has struck a deal to buy 1.6 million carbon removal credits from what the developers say is one of the largest fully financed nature-based removals projects in Central America.
Severe flight turbulence is a growing threat in a warming world
24 May 2024
Research suggests severe turbulence in jet streams could double or even triple in coming decades if the climate continues to change as expected.
Warming climate is turning rivers rusty with toxic metals
24 May 2024
Data from Colorado mountain rivers shows concentrations of copper, zinc and sulphate have doubled in 30 years.
China’s manufacturing pushed emissions sky high. What’s next?
23 May 2024
China is responsible for 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions and for 90% of the growth in CO2 emissions since 2015.
UK won’t cook the books to hit its climate goals
23 May 2024
Announcement on next carbon budget comes after weeks of speculation the government would try and find more ‘headroom.’
Datacentres should be forced to invest in wind and solar energy, all states agree – except Queensland
Wed 13 May 2026
Power hungry datacentres that are growing to meet the demands of artificial intelligence could be forced to invest in enough new solar and wind generation to completely cover their electricity needs.
Some inconvenient truths in bringing climate science to the judiciary
Today 11:45am
OPINION: Climate science had been knocking on the courthouse doors for quite some time when the Supreme Court of the United States finally invited it into the realm of legal action in 2007.
China’s leadership calls for ‘strict control’ of fossil fuels
28 Apr 2026
Chinese government leaders published a policy document on 22 April – Earth Day – calling for stricter controls on fossil-fuel consumption and greater oversight of heavy emitters.
Inequality causing 100,000 extra deaths a year from heat and cold in Europe
Tue 12 May 2026
Economic inequality adds more than 100,000 deaths to the vast toll from heat and cold in Europe each year, research has found.
Risk of drought in UK grows after unusually dry start to spring
Today 11:45am
The risk of drought is rising after an unusually dry start to spring has pushed river flow, groundwater and reservoir stores below normal levels across much of the country, especially in central and southern England.
Carbon capture ‘doesn’t work’: Former British Columbia premier
Fri 8 May 2026
Former British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell warned the costly, troubled technology has failed to deliver, undercutting a central justification for billions in public subsidies and new oil infrastructure.
While the world hesitates, India must continue leading on climate
Today 11:45am
India’s updated climate targets must translate into systems that secure growth, resilience, and autonomy.
How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific
4 May 2026
The vast Pacific Ocean and the islands dotted within it produce more than half of the world's tuna.
‘Triple whammy of climate chaos’: Why Antarctica's sea ice collapse is no longer a mystery
Mon 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.
With its first marine reserve, Ghana protects its ocean to secure its future
5 May 2026
Comment: Last month, Ghana made news when it declared its first marine reserve and sited it in one of the nation’s most ecologically and biologically significant marine environments.
The country where lethal hantavirus cases are on the rise. Experts blame climate change
Wed 13 May 2026
Experts believe environmental degradation caused by climate change and human activity is contributing to its spread by allowing the rodents that transmit the virus to thrive in new areas.
UN methane alert system expanded to coal and waste sectors after Indian landfill named among world’s top emitters
6 May 2026
The United Nations is expanding its methane monitoring system to cover coal mines and waste facilities, after satellite analysis identified a landfill in India among the world’s three largest methane-emitting sites.
