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US National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
18 Mar 2026
State attorneys general won't get climate chapter removed from a legal manual.
Spring, climate change, jet stream serves up buffet of wild weather hitting US
18 Mar 2026
Nearly every type of wild weather hit some part of the United States on Monday as the normal changing seasons clash of cold and warm air collided with a jet stream gone crazy and a possible dash of climate change, meteorologists and scientist said.
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.
Fossil fuel propaganda is evolving
18 Mar 2026
A new analysis of nearly 2,000 fossil fuel ads finds Big Oil has moved from green promises to insisting oil and gas are inevitable. (They're not).
New York cooks up a plan to boost energy efficiency in public housing
18 Mar 2026
The state plans to pay for induction stoves to be installed in 10,000 apartments across New York City. A Bronx walk-up provides an early look at what’s to come.
Germany misses climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025
17 Mar 2026
Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany have again missed targets set by the Climate Protection Act and barely fell at all in 2025.
When will clean energy spending exceed military spending?
17 Mar 2026
COMMENT: While it had seemed that global clean energy spending was about to overtake military spending, the advent of a more conflict-ridden era is causing the most rapid growth in global military spending since at least the Cold War.
How the meat industry is quietly keeping its emissions off the climate agenda
17 Mar 2026
Meat and dairy giants have been accused of halting climate progress by cosying up to policymakers to justify the soaring growth of animal agriculture.
Trump administration sues California over the state’s nation-leading vehicle-emission rules
17 Mar 2026
The Trump administration ramped up a battle with California over the state’s nation-leading vehicle-emission standards Thursday, suing air regulators over rules aimed at curbing pollution from cars.
The planet is overheating. Why is the news looking away?
17 Mar 2026
Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos, and Jeffrey Epstein.
World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption on Middle East war, IEA says
16 Mar 2026
The war in the Middle East is creating the biggest oil supply disruption in history, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, a day after it agreed to release a record volume from strategic stockpiles to offset shortages and a spike in prices.
‘We make a lot of money’: Trump downplays rise in gas prices during Iran war
16 Mar 2026
Donald Trump on Thursday shrugged off the economic toll the war in Iran is taking on gas prices across the United States, writing on social media that “when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money”.
Eight countries warn EU not to weaken carbon market
16 Mar 2026
Spain, the Netherlands and six other governments have urged the European Union not to dismantle or suspend the bloc's emissions trading system, its main climate change policy, as Brussels hunts for ways to curb energy prices.
'The situation is dire': War on Iran squeezes India's cooking-gas supplies
16 Mar 2026
The shockwaves of a war being fought nearly 3,000km away are now reaching India's kitchens.
The future of geothermal energy may depend on fossil fuel workers
16 Mar 2026
The next generation of geothermal energy is drawing on decades of talent and technical expertise developed in the oil and gas industries.
'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.
Countries agree to record release of emergency oil reserves as prices surge
13 Mar 2026
Dozens of countries have agreed to release a record amount of oil from their emergency reserves to try to tackle supply shortages and soaring prices.
‘Clean energy, not LNG’ is Asia’s best hedge against energy shocks
13 Mar 2026
As Asian countries reel from the oil and gas price shocks unleashed by US-Israel attacks on Iran, experts warn that “clean energy, not liquified natural gas, is key to avoiding impacts” from the unfolding crisis.
EU climate advisers say eat less meat and tax farm emissions
13 Mar 2026
Brussels must take urgent measures to reduce the carbon footprint of food and farming, a scientific advisory board report says.
How falling battery costs are igniting race for round-the-clock solar power
13 Mar 2026
By combining the solar array with a massive amount of battery capacity, the aim is to store enough power generated during daylight hours so that a minimum of 1 GW of electricity – enough to power between 500,000 and one million homes – is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds
13 Mar 2026
Australian federal and state government subsidies that encourage fossil fuel use and help drive the climate crisis will reach $16.3bn this year after leaping by nearly 10%, according to a new analysis.
The German city that defied McDonald’s and dumped ‘to-go’ waste
13 Mar 2026
Since January 2022, the city of Tübingen has been charging 50 cents for nearly every piece of disposable “to-go” packaging.
What does the Iran war mean for the energy transition and climate action?
12 Mar 2026
The US and Israel’s war on Iran has caused oil and gas prices to soar, with the world now preparing for the possibility of another energy crisis.
Living in the overshoot age
12 Mar 2026
Overshoot, the temporary crossing of climate targets before warming is reversed, has shifted from theoretical models to an urgent reality. Addressing this challenge requires effective strategies, global collaboration of different stakeholders and fair governance systems to manage the unprecedented risks.
Companies – including Blackrock – retired 2 million carbon credits after Verra suspended project
12 Mar 2026
Verra suspended the Pacajai REDD project in Brazil in September 2023, pending an investigation into the project’s validity. That didn’t stop Mastercard, BlackRock, Philip Morris International from retiring carbon credits from the project to offset their greenhouse gas emissions.
EU leaders to demand carbon market reform by July, draft shows
12 Mar 2026
European Union governments are set to ask the European Commission to propose reforms to the bloc's carbon market by July, draft conclusions for a summit of EU leaders next week showed.
If there was ever a moment for Australia’s shift to renewables and EVs, this is it
12 Mar 2026
Yes, Australia needs fuel. But the Middle East war also shows the necessity of setting ourselves up for the future.
As Russia bombs Ukraine’s power plants, Gulf Coast LNG companies win big
11 Mar 2026
Record LNG exports to Europe are pushing up prices for US consumers even more than forecast.
G7 energy ministers to discuss oil price stability
11 Mar 2026
Energy ministers of the Group of Seven countries will discuss on Tuesday the possibility of coordinated action to cushion the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran on oil prices, European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said.
Summit aims to revive stalled UN talks on phasing out fossil fuels
11 Mar 2026
Colombia and the Netherlands have set out three priorities for a conference on phasing out fossil fuels they will co-host in Colombia in April.
Kenya’s latest carbon credit crackdown reveals questionable practices
11 Mar 2026
Some players use sophisticated tactics to inflate the value of credits that may not represent genuine, permanent emissions reductions.
Bombing Iran’s oil infrastructure will have major environmental fallout, experts warn
11 Mar 2026
Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from the widening war.
From forest to flatpack, IKEA faces timber traceability test
11 Mar 2026
As the EU’s Deforestation Regulation nears implementation this year, furniture giant IKEA may need stronger traceability systems to prove its timber isn’t linked to post-2020 deforestation.
What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change?
10 Mar 2026
China’s leadership has published a draft of its 15th five-year plan setting the strategic direction for the nation out to 2030, including support for clean energy and energy security.
Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds
10 Mar 2026
Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the latest scorching temperatures.
IEA expects huge amount of LNG to reach market in next 5 years, chief says
10 Mar 2026
The International Energy Agency expects a huge amount of liquefied natural gas to reach the market in the next five years, which will put downward pressure on LNG prices, IEA chief Fatih Birol told reporters.
Heavy rains and flooding kills at least 23 in Nairobi
10 Mar 2026
At least 23 people have been killed in Nairobi after heavy rain overnight caused severe flooding in Kenya's capital city.
Russia gets export boost from Iran war as price of oil to India surges
10 Mar 2026
The war in Iran has fuelled a significant bump in demand for Russian oil and gas, the Kremlin said on Friday, boosting exports which have been battered by sanctions linked to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Big EU lobby groups exaggerated industry support for attack on carbon price
10 Mar 2026
An industry petition criticising the European Union’s core climate policy implied its demands were supported by some 1,350 companies and associations. Now some firms deny they signed up.
UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low
9 Mar 2026
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.4% in 2025 to their lowest level in more than 150 years, according to new analysis.
EU countries give final approval to 2040 climate target for 90% emissions cut
9 Mar 2026
European Union countries gave the final approval on Thursday to a new climate target to slash greenhouse gas emissions 90% by 2040, pressing ahead with the bloc's ambitious climate agenda despite political resistance.
Why your next car is a matter of national security
9 Mar 2026
COMMENT: Aussie motorists can take action to limit theirs and Australia’s exposure to the Middle East conflict.
Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition
9 Mar 2026
The Trump administration’s attempt to sink a UN resolution demanding countries act on the climate crisis has caused cuts to the proposal but hasn’t entirely killed it, according to the tiny Pacific island country spearheading the effort.
How would the Iran crisis play out in a world powered by renewables not fossil fuels?
9 Mar 2026
Imagine the escalating conflict between the US, Israel and Iran unfolding in a world powered mostly by wind, solar and batteries rather than oil and gas.
The Last Empire: Why the Trump-Netanyahu war signals the fall of a civilisation
9 Mar 2026
COMMENT: America is waging wars of expansion across two continents at the precise moment its energy foundations are giving way. The war on Iran is a stress test of a late-stage empire – and every indicator says it will fail.
China sets cautious climate target as carbon deadline looms
6 Mar 2026
China, the world’s top polluter, set a cautious new climate target for the rest of the decade, frustrating hopes for tighter policy that would accelerate the nation’s work to curb emissions.
The war in Iran shows us another cost of our fossil-fuel economy
6 Mar 2026
When people debate the cost of fossil fuels versus renewables, the conversation almost always centers on the price at the pump or the cost per kilowatt-hour on your electricity bill. That’s understandable — those are the costs you can see. But they’re not the whole story.
The world’s largest climate finance deal was built to flounder: why funding fails to reach the front‑line
6 Mar 2026
Adopted in December 2015, the Paris Agreement commits countries to keeping global temperature rise below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
Climate deniers expected more resistance to Trump’s fossil fuel blitz
6 Mar 2026
As Donald Trump assaults the legal foundation of America’s ability to regulate global warming emissions, climate deniers have been privately celebrating what they claim is the “silent” acquiescence of billionaires, Democrats, climate activists and even reporters to the president’s aggressive pro-fossil fuel agenda.
Tiny, lost and constipated: what a baby turtle told Australian scientists about warming seas
6 Mar 2026
The arrival of loggerheads in New South Wales shows these ‘sentinels of climate change’ are being forced into unknown territory.
Australia opens first carbon refinery, making new products from captured CO2
Wed 24 Jun 2026
Australia’s first carbon refinery opened in New South Wales, capturing carbon dioxide from explosives giant Orica's ammonia-making operations on Kooragang Island and turning it into products such as concrete, paper and glass.
US defence spending on critical minerals surges in the last decade
22 Jun 2026
Members of communities affected by some of these projects said that U.S. state backing has meant projects are being fast-tracked without the necessary social and environmental checks or meaningful consultation.
China's coal power on the rise again in 2026, reversing first-in-a-decade decline
Thu 25 Jun 2026
China's coal-fired power generation is set to rebound this year from its first fall in a decade, analysts said, due to the impact of El Nino and the Iran war and as renewable sources of energy have failed to keep pace with demand.
It’s too hot in Europe – again
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Europeans are experiencing their second heat wave this summer. One climate scientist called the weather event a “sad inevitability.”
Weakening UK net zero policy would damage economy, chief climate adviser says
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Weakening the UK’s net zero policy would disrupt business and damage the economy, the UK’s chief climate adviser has warned.
Canada signs landmark LNG energy deal with Germany
29 May 2026
Canada has announced a landmark energy agreement with Germany that will see the first-ever long-term shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Canada to Europe in the coming years.
Asia warming nearly twice as fast as before
19 Jun 2026
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights record ocean heat, accelerating glacier loss and a series of extreme weather events causing significant human and economic losses across Asia.
‘Those blocking climate science are not our friends': Pacific leaders warn at Bonn talks
Tue 23 Jun 2026
Pacific nations and civil society groups have united at UN climate talks, pushing back against efforts to weaken agreed language on global temperature limits as negotiations continue behind closed doors.
Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average
16 Jun 2026
A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’.
Verra reinstates Kenya carbon project despite ongoing court case
Thu 25 Jun 2026
The Northern Kenya Grassland Carbon project is “the world’s largest soil carbon removal project” according the organisation running the project. It is also one of the most controversial carbon projects anywhere in the world.
Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle
26 May 2026
Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?
UN chief says fossil fuel industry must cut methane for warming “relief”
Thu 25 Jun 2026
UN chief António Guterres called for stronger action to cut emissions of planet-heating methane, taking aim at the fossil fuel industry’s practices and profits, and pointing to coal, oil and gas as the root of today’s climate and energy crises.
