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Small islands take ocean protection case to UN court
14 Sep 2023
Leaders of nine small island states turned to the UN maritime court to seek protection of the world's oceans from catastrophic climate change that threatens the very existence of entire countries.
Apple’s first ‘carbon neutral’ products are a red herring
14 Sep 2023
Apple announced that its Watch Series 9 marks its first carbon-neutral product. But focusing on the watch distracts from the bigger picture of the company’s climate impact.
A look inside the plan to store carbon at the bottom of the Black Sea
14 Sep 2023
The Black Sea is almost devoid of oxygen. That could make it a great place to stash carbon.
Why climate mitigation starts with life-saving vaccines
14 Sep 2023
Floods and other disasters have the ability to reverse decades of health and development progress, especially for the world’s poorest.
Food sector could achieve net negative emissions by 2050
14 Sep 2023
The advent of new agricultural technologies could help the food sector cut out billions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year.
US sets new record for billion-dollar climate disasters in single year
14 Sep 2023
The US has experienced 23 extreme weather events costing $1bn or more already this year, passing the previous record of 22 in 2020.
Global push for commitment to phase out fossil fuels gathers pace ahead of COP28
13 Sep 2023
A global push to commit to phasing out fossil fuels is gathering new momentum before a crucial UN climate conference this autumn, despite stiff opposition from oil-producing countries.
5000 presumed dead in Libya floods
13 Sep 2023
More than 5000 people are presumed dead and 10,000 missing after heavy rains in northeastern Libya caused two dams to collapse, surging more water into already inundated areas.
Australia braces for bushfire season
13 Sep 2023
Smoke sweeps through the treetops as a fire consumes the dense undergrowth of the Australian winter bush.
Landmark research could open the door to climate protections
13 Sep 2023
Lawyers said it was impossible to tie a specific dose of greenhouse gases to polar bear survival. They were wrong.
Fiji’s first Indigenous-owned carbon credit project
13 Sep 2023
Fiji’s first verified forest carbon credit project is based in the Drawa rainforest on the country’s largest island, and has been earning income for its Indigenous landowners for five years.
Trees could become a source of carbon emissions
13 Sep 2023
In the face of climate change, we’ve been told forests are our salvation. But scientists believe this summer’s wildfires are a sign of a tipping point — with trees a major source of carbon emissions.
China car sales grow in August, Tesla nearly doubles EV share
12 Sep 2023
China's passenger vehicle sales returned to growth in August year-on-year, as deeper discounts and tax breaks for environmentally friendly and electric vehicles boosted consumer sentiment even as economic growth remains weak.
G20 countries agree to increase clean energy but no deal on phasing out fossil fuels
12 Sep 2023
Group of 20 leaders have agreed to triple renewable energy and try to increase the funds for climate change-related disasters but maintained the status quo with regards to phasing out carbon spewing coal.
India launches global biofuel alliance at G20
12 Sep 2023
India has announced the launch of a global biofuel alliance at a G20 summit in New Delhi to boost the use of cleaner fuels.
Netherlands police use water cannon, detain 2,400 climate activists
12 Sep 2023
Police deployed water cannons to disperse thousands of climate activists protesting on a highway in the Netherlands to demand an end to government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry.
The world’s largest low-carbon steel plant moves closer to completion
12 Sep 2023
A new $1.6 billion investment puts a hydrogen-fueled plant on track to open in Sweden in 2025, in what would be a first for the hard-to-decarbonise industry.
Warmer oceans are driving more frequent seabird die-offs
12 Sep 2023
A new study used long-term volunteer data to show that marine heatwaves are linked to mass avian mortality at sea.
Landmark UN study warns of widespread failure to meet climate goals
11 Sep 2023
A landmark United Nations assessment of global progress on cutting emissions shows countries are largely failing to meet their commitments, putting the planet on course for catastrophic global warming.
Experts warn of ‘denialism comeback’ ahead of November’s global climate talks
11 Sep 2023
Even amid a disaster-filled summer marked by record heat, climate misinformation continues to spread online at alarming rates. Some experts fear it could slow progress at COP28.
EU commission chief asks G20 to join global carbon pricing
11 Sep 2023
The European Commission president asked G20 leaders on Saturday to join a proposal to set up global carbon pricing.
School strikes led a third of Swiss citizens to change their habits
11 Sep 2023
Almost a third of Swiss people changed their daily habits as a result of Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future climate strikes, new research has found.
Four things to know about California’s wildfire smoke, climate change
11 Sep 2023
Wildfires and climate change are locked in a vicious circle: Fires worsen climate change, and climate change worsens fires.
Carbon in the oceans is altering the micro-fabric of life
11 Sep 2023
Humans are feeding the invisible world of ocean microbes a punishing diet of pollutants, boosting the impact of climate change and hastening the destruction of life as we know it.
Rich countries sink billions into oil and gas despite COP26 pledge
8 Sep 2023
The US, Germany and Italy have been accused of backsliding on a Glasgow promise to end public subsidies to fossil fuel projects overseas.
Canberra could protect decarbonising industries from unfair competition
8 Sep 2023
The Australian government has engaged an eminent academic to study the need for a carbon tariff to protect local manufacturers from unfair competition from imports which are not subject to restrictions on emissions of CO2.
Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece streets turn to rivers in deadly floods
8 Sep 2023
Flooding caused by heavy rain has led to at least 10 deaths in Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece.
Extratropical cyclone kills at least 21 people in Brazil
8 Sep 2023
The extreme weather in the south of the country has displaced more than 3,700 people with more flooding anticipated.
Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted in ‘deeply concerning’ sign for sea levels
8 Sep 2023
Study finds ‘direct evidence’ of polar amplification on continent as scientists warn of implications of ice loss.
Eco-anxiety looms as headspace survey reveals young people want climate change action
8 Sep 2023
An Australian survey of young people shows more than half fear for the future due to climate change.
Africa climate summit ends with call to reform global financing
7 Sep 2023
The Africa Climate Summit has ended with leaders calling on the global community to act urgently to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, fulfill its obligations and keep financial promises to fight climate change.
Biden administration blocks oil and gas drilling in Alaska's arctic national wildlife refuge
7 Sep 2023
The US Interior Department canceled seven oil and gas leases in Alaska that were part of a sale held in the waning days of the Trump administration, arguing the sale was legally flawed.
India steps up coal use amid unusually dry weather
7 Sep 2023
India stepped up the use of coal to generate electricity in a bid to stop outages caused by lower hydroelectricity output, and as renewables struggle to keep pace with record power demand.
'We are not delivering the results': COP28 president
7 Sep 2023
The world is losing the race to meet its climate change goals, the president of the upcoming COP28 climate summit said.
Carbon credit market confidence ebbs as big names retreat
7 Sep 2023
Voluntary carbon markets have shrunk for the first time in at least seven years, as companies reduced buying and studies found several projects did not deliver.
UN announces ‘climate breakdown’ after record summer heat
7 Sep 2023
Scientists blame ever warming human-caused climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.
African leaders at odds over climate plans as crucial Nairobi summit opens
6 Sep 2023
Oil-producing African nations argue they should be able to use fossil fuel resources for economic growth.
UAE pitches itself as Africa’s carbon credits leader
6 Sep 2023
An Emirati coalition has announced a $450 million commitment to buy carbon credits generated in Africa but critics called offsets a “risky diversion”.
Australia worst coal power polluter per capita among G20
6 Sep 2023
Australia and South Korea stood out as the top two coal power polluters per capita among the G20 in 2022, an unchanged status since 2020, a new analysis by global energy think tank Ember.
Pakistan faced with deep-rooted energy crisis after catastrophic floods
6 Sep 2023
Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the world. It is currently in the midst of a crippling energy and economic crisis that has brought it to the brink of bankruptcy.
Indonesia climate deal in $20bn gridlock as Vietnam, India on hold
6 Sep 2023
Last November, G20 leaders in Bali hailed what they said was a transformational climate change finance deal to help wean Indonesia off coal.
Adult corals have been safely frozen and revived for the first time
6 Sep 2023
Freezing chunks of living corals for safekeeping — or cryopreserving them — could save them from extinction as the oceans heat up and acidify from human-caused climate change.
As Africa opens a climate summit, poor weather forecasting keeps the continent underprepared
5 Sep 2023
Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa’s 1.3 billion people live with little advance knowledge of what’s to come.
There’s a battle over carbon emerging from the war in Ukraine
5 Sep 2023
A new international effort is working to hold Russia accountable for the climate impact of its invasion.
Cuban scientists hunt for clues to save coral reefs as ocean temperatures soar
5 Sep 2023
Cuban marine biologist Ariandy Gonzalez emerges uneasy from the sun-speckled Caribbean sea off a remote stretch of Cuba's south coast.
Sydney is running out of water while facing climate change and a population boom
5 Sep 2023
Experts are getting increasingly nervous about a problem that’s been lying dormant for years: Sydney’s water supply is running out.
At least 55 injured as Typhoon Saola makes landfall in China
5 Sep 2023
More than 50 people are injured and hundreds are seeking shelter after Typhoon Saola made landfall in China's Guangdong province early Saturday morning.
Torrential rain in Spain causes major flooding
5 Sep 2023
Several weather warnings have been issued across Spain as heavy rain causes major flooding across parts of the country.
Shell scraps its $100m carbon offset plan
4 Sep 2023
Europe’s biggest oil major, Shell, secretly ditched its plan to spend $100 million a year on carbon credits, which is the largest offset program among corporations.
How can we use AI to address global challenges like climate change?
4 Sep 2023
As climate change continues to pose an enormous threat to our planet, we must explore innovative solutions that can help mitigate its impact.
‘Off like a rocket’: Battery rebate prompts massive rooftop power surge
Today 11:00am
The federal government’s home battery rebate has proved so popular it is adding the equivalent to South Australia’s big battery to the grid every 8.7 days.
Ørsted shares at all-time low after Trump halts work on US windfarm
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Shares drop by 17% after stop-work order on $1.5bn project off Rhode Island, which was 80% complete.
China's carbon market to introduce absolute emissions caps from 2027
Wed 27 Aug 2025
China will tighten its carbon trading market by introducing absolute emissions caps in some industries for the first time starting by 2027.
Apple Watch not a 'CO2-neutral product,' German court finds
Today 11:00am
Apple can no longer advertise its Apple Watch as a "CO2-neutral product" in Germany, following a court ruling on Tuesday that upheld a complaint from environmentalists, finding that the U.S. tech company had misled consumers.
What happens to net zero if the trees don’t survive?
20 Aug 2025
When climate change undermines the climate plan.
Challenges persist in bid to mine the deep sea, even after boost from Trump
29 Jul 2025
After years of delay, the deep-sea mining plans of Canadian firm The Metals Company (TMC) now appear to be progressing as it pursues a controversial new path to securing a license to mine in international waters under U.S. jurisdiction.
Singapore seals carbon credit deal with Thailand, its first South-east Asian partner
Today 11:00am
The agreement, the eighth for Singapore, helps both nations meet climate targets under the Paris Agreement, directing finance to Thai projects.
Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say
13 Aug 2025
Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warms.
Iconic Antarctic species at risk amid 'regime shift', with 'rapid and self-perpetuating changes'
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment.
Is Africa about to see the solar energy boom it needs?
Today 11:00am
African countries imported a record number of solar panels in the past year, which could be the beginning of a green energy boom on the continent.
Lessons from the Incas: How llamas, terraces and trees could help the Andes survive climate change
Today 11:00am
New research suggests solutions may lie in environmental knowledge that the Incas and their predecessors developed centuries ago.
Brazil issues last-ditch plea for countries to submit climate plans ahead of COP30
20 Aug 2025
Only 28 countries have submitted carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the biggest emitters yet to produce plans.
