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Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’
17 Aug 2023
Since 2006, the amount of heat-trapping methane in Earth’s atmosphere has been rising fast and, unlike the rise in CO₂, its recent increase seems to be driven by biological emissions, not the burning of fossil fuels.
Extreme heat: Inside the expedition to find out how humans can adapt
17 Aug 2023
Climate change means extreme heat will become the norm for millions across the world and an experiment in the desert aims to find out what that means for our brains and bodies.
Why all carbon credits are not created equal
17 Aug 2023
The market for voluntary carbon credits has been on a roll. In 2021, it grew to US$2 billion, quadrupling in a year.
Hawaii fires become deadliest in modern US history as ‘grim’ search for victims continues
16 Aug 2023
Hawaii governor warns of ‘fire hurricanes’ in age of climate change as questions raised about warning system.
Alarm at exodus of climate voices on Twitter after Musk takeover
16 Aug 2023
Half of people regularly tweeting about the climate and nature crises abandoned Twitter after it was taken over by Elon Musk, according to new analysis.
Santos’s deep-sea carbon capture fantasy
16 Aug 2023
New laws will allow a notorious gas field project to dump carbon dioxide in Timor-Leste waters – using a process that has not worked anywhere in the world – so it can meet its net-zero requirements.
Over 50 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides
16 Aug 2023
Torrential rain in India's Himalayas triggered landslides over the weekend that have killed over 50 people, with the death toll expected to rise as more than 20 remain trapped or missing.
An alarming pattern: Climate disasters hit, and Spanish-language misinformation spreads
16 Aug 2023
Spanish-language disinformation on social media as well as coded language to spread false narratives often flies under the radar of the platform's content moderation policies.
How China is using nuclear power to reduce its carbon emissions
16 Aug 2023
China recently approved the construction of six more nuclear reactors, cementing its status as the world’s fastest-growing nuclear power producer.
Montana judge sides with youth in historic climate trial
15 Aug 2023
A state court said Montana is violating young people’s constitutional right to a clean environment by ignoring the climate effects of fossil fuels.
International carbon crediting bodies explained
15 Aug 2023
Confused about who is part of shoring up the voluntary carbon market? Us too.
Study suggests rise in global photosynthesis rate due to increase in carbon dioxide has slowed
15 Aug 2023
A team of Earth scientists has found evidence that the rise in photosynthesis rates around the world caused by the increase of carbon dioxide, has slowed dramatically.
Scientists discover better way to capture carbon from industrial emissions
15 Aug 2023
Scientists have showcased the potential of a cost-effective nanomaterial to filter carbon dioxide from industrial pollutants.
Global oil prices could keep heading higher, IEA Says
15 Aug 2023
Declining global oil inventories, reduced production from OPEC+ members and record-high demand could drive crude prices for the rest of the year, the International Energy Agency said today.
Fighting, not sinking: The Pacific plea for Australian climate action
15 Aug 2023
As heat records tumble and the sea level rises, Fijians on the front lines of the Pacific climate crisis want Australia, and other global emitters, to do more of the heavy lifting.
Business travel recovery stalls as companies seek to cut costs and emissions
14 Aug 2023
The recovery in business travel has stalled this year amid record price rises for premium flights and growing pressure on big companies to cut their carbon emissions.
Can vacuums slow global warming? Biden administration bets $1.2 billion on it
14 Aug 2023
Texas and Louisiana will become a global testing ground for giant machines that suck carbon from the air.
Neo-Nazis are using climate disasters to recruit new members
14 Aug 2023
Experts have been sounding the alarm that the far-right are exploiting climate change and natural disasters.
China avoids climate change discussion despite extreme weather
14 Aug 2023
Record heat and historic floods in China this summer have failed to ignite domestic public debate about how the world's top carbon polluter can mitigate climate change, leaving campaigners frustrated at an opportunity missed.
Fast-moving Hawaii fires will take a heavy toll on the state’s environment
14 Aug 2023
The fast-moving wildfires that raked Maui this week took a heavy toll on humans and property, killing dozens of people and devastating the historic town of Lahaina.
Could bitcoin be our best chance to mitigate runaway methane emissions?
14 Aug 2023
An environmentalist and climate tech investor claims that Bitcoin is our most powerful tool to save the planet.
Why this startup is covering the ocean with wooden balls
11 Aug 2023
The climate tech startup Running Tide has a unique approach to carbon removal that involves wood waste, seaweed, and the deep ocean.
Campaigner blasts climate-denying 'arsonists' as Maui fires kill at least 36
11 Aug 2023
The wildfires offer the latest evidence that President Joe Biden must declare a climate emergency, said one progressive economist.
Floating solar near the equator could power the world
11 Aug 2023
Researchers in Australia suggest that floating solar on parts of the ocean near the Equator could power the entire world several times over.
Fossil fuel sites in Australia releasing climate-damaging methane into atmosphere
11 Aug 2023
An investigative report published by a global nonprofit has made worrying revelations about methane leaks from as many as 35 fossil fuel sites located in Australia.
GDP at 70: why genuinely sustainable development means settling a debate at the heart of economics
11 Aug 2023
Researchers advocating reform of the world’s main measure of growth have an opportunity to participate in the process that sets the rules.
Carbon credits - land grab or the Amazon’s future?
11 Aug 2023
The Brazilian city of Belém is hosting the Amazon Summit, which brings together the eight South American countries who share a slice of the Amazon.
From Kenya to England are carbon offsets all they’re cracked up to be?
10 Aug 2023
Carbon credits are suddenly everywhere, and they explain the hyper-financialization of climate policy.
Lake Titicaca drying up as heat wave turns winter upside down
10 Aug 2023
The parched shoreline and shrinking depths of Lake Titicaca are prompting growing alarm that an ago-old way of life around South America's largest lake is slipping away as a brutal heat wave wreaks havoc during winter.
Climate mitigation patent program boosts green tech financing
10 Aug 2023
The US Patent and Trademark Office’s newly expanded program aimed at accelerating patents for climate mitigation technology is critical to garnering the funding necessary to advance the clean energy transition, researchers say.
UN: South Asian children face highest level of heat in the world
10 Aug 2023
About 460 million children, about 76%, are exposed to extreme heat in South Asia, compared to a third of children globally, UNICEF said.
Australian aid policy to focus on climate — and countering China
10 Aug 2023
Australia has put the climate and job creation in the Pacific at the centre of its new foreign aid policy, part of an effort to woo back island nations that have fallen under China’s deep-pocketed influence.
New study: nitrogen runoff strategies complicated by climate change
10 Aug 2023
As climate change progresses, rising temperatures may impact nitrogen runoff from land to lakes and streams more than projected increases in total and extreme precipitation for most of the continental United States.
Ancient lake microbes caused global warming during ice age
9 Aug 2023
Global warming is not just a modern issue, but has occurred numerous times over Earth's history, with one event happening 304 million years ago during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age.
More efficient than natural photosynthesis – new photocatalytic system converts carbon dioxide into valuable fuel
9 Aug 2023
A joint research team from the City University of Hong Kong and collaborators recently developed a stable artificial photocatalytic system that is more efficient than natural photosynthesis.
Can new tech make carbon offsets trustworthy?
9 Aug 2023
Technology providers are launching automated products to boost transparency in voluntary carbon markets, but human auditors remain crucial.
The climate wrecking ball striking food supply
9 Aug 2023
Extreme weather events and our warming planet are primed to strike commodities and the food supply like never before.
‘Virtually certain’ extreme Antarctic events will get worse without drastic action, scientists warn
9 Aug 2023
Record low sea ice levels, the collapse of ice shelves, and surface temperatures 38.5C above average cited as concerns in new review.
How to maximise mangroves as climate and community solution
9 Aug 2023
Mangroves’ capacity to store up to five times more carbon than upland tropical forests — makes them a powerful natural solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Carbon pricing initiatives around the world
8 Aug 2023
Over the past two decades, governments around the world have responded to climate change through various initiatives and policies, with carbon pricing at the forefront.
Brazil hosting Amazon summit: What you need to know
8 Aug 2023
Leaders are gathering in Brazil to discuss ways to protect critical rainforest after years of deforestation and threats.
How many wheels should your next EV have?
8 Aug 2023
E-bikes are now preventing (a lot) more emissions than all the Teslas in the world.
Winter heat wave in Chile offers 'window' to warmer world
8 Aug 2023
A winter heat wave bringing historically high temperatures to Chile is a "window" to an increasingly warm future, according to scientists.
UK launches climate change programme targeting over 4 million Nigerians
8 Aug 2023
The United Kingdom has announced the launch of its programme, Propcom+, supporting climate and growth by addressing environmental, social, and economic challenges in Nigeria’s food and land-use system.
Climate change threatens Germany's fairy tale forests
8 Aug 2023
Andre Salamon wends his way through coniferous woodlands on a hillside in Germany's central Harz region.
When deep-sea miners come a-courting
7 Aug 2023
As the Cook Islands embraces the burgeoning industry, deep-sea mining companies are becoming part of the community’s day-to-day.
Massive carbon offset deal with Dubai-based firm draws fire in Liberia
7 Aug 2023
Liberia may sign away the rights to nearly 10% of its total land mass to a United Arab Emirates-based firm for carbon offset development.
Ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the planet
7 Aug 2023
The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet's health.
Turkey’s second highest glacier melts amid climate change
7 Aug 2023
The severe grip of global warming has tightened its hold on Cilo Mountain in Hakkari, the country's second-highest peak, causing glaciers to undergo a rapid and unsettling change.
New warnings from the medieval warm period about climate change
7 Aug 2023
Before our current, carbon-fueled global warming trend took off during the 20th century, the most consequential temperature bump in recorded history was the Medieval Warm Period.
Security group warns Australia’s democracy is being threatened by ‘anti-climate-action propaganda’
Today 11:00am
Australia’s democracy and sovereignty is being threatened by a propaganda machine aiding climate change deniers, a security group has warned.
California sues Trump energy department over revival of controversial oil pipeline
Today 11:00am
California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, said he has sued the US energy department to stop it from using a cold-war-era law to restart the long-disputed Sable Offshore pipeline system linking the Santa Ynez offshore platform to California refineries.
China tells oil refiners to suspend exports
Fri 20 Mar 2026
China has told its largest oil refiners to suspend exports of diesel and gasoline, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing unidentified sources, as the war in the Middle East risks an energy supply crunch.
Spain’s Sánchez attacks other EU leaders for exploiting energy prices to gut climate policies
Mon 23 Mar 2026
Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez said his country was on “the right side of history” when it comes to how it has handled the economic and social costs of previous energy crises.
Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in England green tech drive
Today 11:00am
Developers will be required to install solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes in England as part of updated planning requirements published by the government.
Mark Carney just picked his lane on climate change
17 Feb 2026
COMMENT: Mark Carney's time as prime minister has been defined in part by his decision to roll back Trudeau-era climate policies.
Philippines declares national emergency over high fuel prices
Today 11:00am
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Philippines declared a national energy emergency on Tuesday, saying that high oil prices caused by the war in the Middle East were threatening the country’s energy security.
Pacific Nations fear fuel shortages as Middle East war sends oil prices soaring
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Leaders of Samoa and Tonga appealed for help this week as the import-reliant Pacific nations raised fears over possible fuel shortages and escalating costs caused by war in the Middle East.
Limiting warming to 2C is ‘crucial’ to protect pristine Antarctic Peninsula
24 Feb 2026
Keeping global warming to less than 2C above pre-industrial temperatures is “crucial” for limiting damage to the Antarctic Peninsula’s unique ecosystems, according to a new study.
'Blackwater' lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are now emitting ancient carbon into the atmosphere
16 Mar 2026
Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be nearing a tipping point.
Surfing’s big break: how climate crisis insurance may save El Salvador’s waves
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Fearing that extreme weather threatened its epic breaks, Oriente Salvaje is piloting the first surf insurance policy to protect livelihoods and ecosystems.
Iran war should trigger faster exit from fossil fuel dependence, UN climate chief says
18 Mar 2026
The disruption to energy markets caused by the Iran war is a lesson on the risks of relying on fossil fuels which should drive governments to wean their economies off oil and gas faster, the U.N. climate secretary told Reuters on Monday.
