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Australia’s centre-left Labor Party retains power in vote seen as test of anti-Trump sentiment

5 May 2025

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured a second term in office in a disastrous night for his conservative rivals, as voters chose stability over change against a backdrop of global turmoil inflicted by US President Donald Trump.

An insurance crisis compounded by climate change threatens the broader economy

5 May 2025

One expert speaking at a forum on insurance and housing says climate change could soon mark a “death spiral” for the financial industry in parts of the country.

UK banks put £75bn into firms building climate-wrecking ‘carbon bombs’, study finds

5 May 2025

Britain is the key financial hub for destructive fossil fuel mega-projects, according to research.

New report sees corporate climate risk tripling by 2050

5 May 2025

Companies listed on the world's biggest stock exchanges have over $1 trillion at risk ahead in countries facing high climate vulnerabilities, a new analysis finds.

US House of Representatives strikes a blow against California in a fight over EVs

5 May 2025

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to undo three federal waivers that let California set strict vehicle pollution standards.

Alleged Exxon hacker-for-hire loses extradition fight In London court

5 May 2025

Amit Forlit, who is accused of conducting hacking operations against 128 targets, faces up to 45 years behind bars if found guilty.

The world’s biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates

2 May 2025

The world’s biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates as part of an effort to make it easier for people and governments to hold companies financially accountable, like the tobacco giants have been.

What caused the blackout in Spain and Portugal and did renewable energy play a part?

2 May 2025

The countries boast high levels of wind and solar on their grids, leading to speculation about the robustness of the technology.

Where Labor and the Coalition stand on nature and environment policies this federal election

2 May 2025

So what are political parties offering when it comes to our nature laws?

Microplastics could be hampering the ocean’s ability to capture carbon

2 May 2025

A global survey of microplastics in oceans reveals that tiny particles of plastic are prevalent throughout the water column, which could harm marine ecosystems and affect carbon storage in the deep sea.

BP is in a mess – and the climate is being asked to foot the bill

2 May 2025

Between poor figures and the exit of its renewable energy chief, the big oil firm is flailing.

Trump’s first 100 days: US walks away from global climate action

1 May 2025

The Trump administration has pulled the plug on the UN climate process and its financial contributions, while at the same time backing fossil fuels and obstructing renewables.

UK is not ready for coming climate ‘disaster,’ government advisers warn

1 May 2025

Despite increased examples of extreme weather, advisers say ‘we are seeing no increase in action’.

EV sales are up more than 10% in the US despite Tesla sales dropping

1 May 2025

GM saw the biggest surge in EV shipments, while Tesla dropped by 9% compared to last year.

Large fires are burning on the slopes of South Africa's famous Table Mountain

1 May 2025

Helicopters dropped water on large fires burning on the slopes of South Africa's Table Mountain on Tuesday as police investigated whether arson was the cause.

A pilot project led by the UK's University of Exeter is capturing carbon from seawater.

UK project trials carbon capture at sea to help tackle climate change

1 May 2025

The world is betting heavily on carbon capture — a term that refers to various techniques to stop carbon pollution from being released during industrial processes, or removing existing carbon from the atmosphere, to then lock it up permanently.

Protecting coastal waters may be the best investment you’ve never heard of

1 May 2025

COMMENT: The ocean has long been treated as the world’s forgotten frontier—out of sight, out of mind, and dangerously overused.

Ed Miliband

UK: Tony Blair at war with Ed Miliband over net zero

30 Apr 2025

Tony Blair has warned of a credibility gap with voters over sacrifices needed to get to net zero, but Ed Miliband’s allies point out his agenda was part of Labour’s victorious election manifesto.

Trump’s missing climate invite makes US look even more isolated

30 Apr 2025

Tomes have been written about US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the country back from climate diplomacy. Now, when it comes to climate talks, he’s being shunned too.

Mark Carney

It’s time for Canada’s Mark Carney to think big on climate, experts say

30 Apr 2025

Even Carney’s climate background wasn’t enough to put climate action on center stage.

Xi commits China to full climate plan but emissions-cutting ambition still unclear

30 Apr 2025

The Chinese president told fellow global leaders that the country’s updated climate plan would cover all economic sectors and greenhouse gases.

Trump administration dismisses all authors of major climate report, throwing US assessment into limbo

30 Apr 2025

The Trump administration has dismissed all the scientists and other authors working on the next authoritative look at how climate change is affecting the United States.

Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal leaves thousands stranded and millions without light

30 Apr 2025

An unprecedented blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday.

China says wind and solar electricity capacity exceeds thermal for first time

29 Apr 2025

China's wind and solar energy capacity has surpassed that of mostly coal-powered thermal for the first time, the national energy body said Friday.

Unleashing the 89% of people who want climate action could lead to ‘social tipping point’

29 Apr 2025

A whopping 89 percent of people globally want stronger action on the climate crisis, but feel trapped in a “spiral of silence” because of the mistaken belief they are in the minority, according to research.

Pacific island states urge rich countries to expedite plans to cut emissions

29 Apr 2025

Rich countries are dragging their feet on producing new plans to combat the climate crisis, thereby putting the poor into greater danger, some of the world’s most vulnerable nations have warned.

Area burned by UK wildfires in 2025 already at annual record

29 Apr 2025

The area of the UK burnt by wildfires so far this year is already higher than the total for any year in more than a decade, satellite data suggests.

Liberal, Conservative platforms don’t say if they’ll meet Canada’s emissions target

29 Apr 2025

Neither the Liberals nor the Conservatives have laid out how — or even if — their policy platforms will work to have Canada meet its greenhouse gas emissions targets under the global Paris climate pact.

AI energy demand can keep fossil fuels alive, tech backers promise world’s two biggest oil producers

29 Apr 2025

An AI-fossil fuel axis is forming in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia as AI advocates pledge an endless need for energy — spelling disaster for the climate.

Countries could use forests to 'mask' needed emission cuts: report

28 Apr 2025

Major economies are overstating how much carbon their forests can absorb in a climate accounting fudge that could allow them to use even more fossil fuels, new research said Thursday.

Why Trump is signing an executive action on mining the deep ocean

28 Apr 2025

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea.

At energy security talks, US pushes gas and derides renewables

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.

Trump officials pressure world’s top energy agency to drop climate mission

28 Apr 2025

Trump administration officials are attempting to block the world’s most important energy research agency from producing data that the U.S. government argues favours renewable power over fossil fuels.

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fall to a record low in fiscal 2023

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.

Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction – now the movement has gone deeper underground

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.

If nations won't fight global warming, cities can and will

24 Apr 2025

OPINION: Creating a safe and liveable future for humanity would appear to be an obvious goal for all. Yet, in 2025, the climate movement has never faced a more hostile and coordinated opposition.

Fire tornadoes becoming routine due to climate change, analysts say

24 Apr 2025

Fire analysts say once-theoretical fire behaviour is now becoming routine, including fire tornadoes.

Environmental lawyers get ready to pounce on Trump’s energy deregulation moves

24 Apr 2025

U.S. environmental groups say they are hiring lawyers and preparing for a major legal showdown with President Donald Trump's administration over its rapid-fire and sweeping efforts to sidestep federal regulations on oil, gas and coal development.

More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record

24 Apr 2025

An ashen pallor and an eerie stillness all that remains where there should be fluttering fish and vibrant colours in the reefscape, one conservationist says.

Why hydrogen cars are being outsold by Ferraris

24 Apr 2025

Hydrogen has long been hyped as the “Swiss army knife” of the energy transition, but today – despite billions in investment – it largely remains limited to niche industrial applications.

Indonesia food plan risks 'world's largest' deforestation

24 Apr 2025

Keen to end its reliance on rice imports, Indonesia wants to plant vast tracts of the crop, along with sugar cane for biofuel, in the restive eastern region.

Europe's flagship carbon capture project a €200 per ton mirage?

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.

‘The more unequal the society is, the more severe the climate disaster’ - climatologist

23 Apr 2025

The German scientist on her new book arguing that inequality, wealth and sexism are making the climate crisis worse – and what we need to do about it.

Philippines braces for extreme heat as index nears ‘danger’ level of 50C

23 Apr 2025

Nation weather agency warns heat-related illnesses more likely with prolonged exposure or outdoor activity.

Who could replace US climate financing?

23 Apr 2025

Lawsuits and political pressure may save a few projects here and there but the future of climate financing under the current US administration seems clear—there isn’t one.

Extinction Rebellion co-founder loses appeal over Heathrow drone conspiracy

23 Apr 2025

The co-founder of environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion has lost a Court of Appeal bid to have a conviction for conspiring to fly drones over Heathrow to close it, quashed.

AI's climate impact is still a black box

23 Apr 2025

AI's carbon footprint remains a riddle three years into the genAI revolution, thanks to AI makers' secrecy and the difficulty of accurate measurements at scale.

Pope Francis and the sun

22 Apr 2025

COMMENT: Perhaps the world's greatest environmental champion, who brought moral resolve to the question of climate change, is dead.

Trump admin silent as UN deadline passes for reporting GHG emissions

22 Apr 2025

In nearly 30 years, the United States has never failed to send the United Nations its data on planet-warming pollution. This could be the first time.

Shadow climate minister Ted O'Brien

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.

Australia
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Warmer seas fuel dangerous ‘weather bomb’ in New South Wales

Thu 3 Jul 2025

If the storm shapes up as predicted, we can expect to see damage to houses and trees as well as significant beach erosion – especially in heavily populated areas exposed to the storm’s southern flank.

United States
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What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling in fragile northern Alaska

Today 10:30am

The area is vital for the health of the planet. However, its future is at risk.

China
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Floods swamp cities in Southwest China with more storms due

26 Jun 2025

Citizens in Guizhou and other parts of southern China have been swamped by days of record-breaking rainfall as the East Asia monsoon kicked into high gear over the past week.

Europe
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European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth Wopke Hoekstra

EU Commission proposes allowing carbon offsets to help meet 2040 climate goal

Today 10:30am

Campaigners accuse the European Commission of adding “loopholes” and “distractions” to the 90% emissions reduction target.

United Kingdom
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Activists at the June protest unfurled a 15-metre-long in front of the headquarters of WPP, reading "WPP are climate criminals, ban fossil fuel advertising".

Activists protest at London headquarters of global ad giant promoting fossil fuels

Thu 3 Jul 2025

The agency’s work for the fossil fuel industry has made it “complicit in causing existential harm to people and planet”, say campaigners, who are calling on WPP to drop those clients.

Canada
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Is Mark Carney turning his back on climate action?

23 Jun 2025

The G7 summit in Alberta, hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney, has ended with only passing mention of fighting climate change, including a statement on wildfires that is silent on the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Asia
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Central Chinese cities fight floods unleashed by record rain

Today 10:30am

A record summer downpour in China's central province of Hubei dumped more than a month's worth of rain in just 12 hours on the city of Xianfeng, prompting authorities to move 18,000 people to safety, shut schools, and suspend bus services.

Pacific
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Nearly a third of Tuvaluans have applied for climate migration visa

27 Jun 2025

With their country threatened by sea level rise, the people of Tuvalu have been offered an escape route through an agreement with Australia, and many are contemplating leaving their home.

Antarctic/Arctic
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I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard

13 May 2025

Antarctica is often viewed as the last truly remote place on Earth – frozen, wild and untouched. But is it really as untouched as it seems?

Africa
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Congo death toll hits 77 after extreme weather brings floods and sinks boats, 107 remain missing

18 Jun 2025

Authorities in Congo said the death toll following devastating floods and separate boat accidents has reached 77, with more than 100 people missing.

South America
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‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future

Tue 1 Jul 2025

Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reached.

United Nations
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UN expert urges criminalising fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying

Today 10:30am

Rapporteur calls for defossilisation of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms.

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