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PNG suspends new carbon deals, scrambles to write rules for the schemes

6 Apr 2022

Papua New Guinea’s environment minister has imposed a moratorium on new voluntary carbon credit schemes to give the government time to create a regulatory framework for future and existing deals.

Indonesia delays carbon tax till July to help economic recovery

6 Apr 2022

Indonesia is delaying the roll-out of its carbon tax to July from April, a move that analysts say will help its economic recovery amid surging energy prices and support businesses.

The climate case for seizing superyachts, Russian and otherwise

6 Apr 2022

Oligarchs' superyachts emit more carbon than some Pacific Island nations.

World has its best chance yet to slash emissions – if it seizes the opportunity: IPCC

5 Apr 2022

The world has its best chance yet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly, but hard and fast cuts are needed across all sectors and nations to hold warming to safe levels, the global authority on climate change says.

The UN's 10,000-page red alert on climate change

5 Apr 2022

Accelerating global warming is driving a rising tide of impacts that could cause profound human misery and ecological disaster, and there is only one way to avoid catastrophe: drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Who is responsible for climate breakdown?

5 Apr 2022

Who is responsible for climate breakdown? This question has triggered heated debate for several decades now, as the politicians of powerful countries jockey to shift blame and avoid liability for the catastrophic damages that are now cascading around us

Climate change could cost U.S. budget $2 trillion a year by the end of the century

5 Apr 2022

Flood, fire, and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget per year by the end of the century, the White House said in its first ever such assessment.

Chile's new constitution likely to enshrine rights of nature

5 Apr 2022

Chile’s constitutional convention, underway in Santiago since July 4, 2021, is the first time a country has re-written its foundational document in the wake of the Paris Agreement and comes as the world reckons with three interconnected environmental crises: climate change, biodiversity loss and toxic pollution

Australia plans to be a big green hydrogen exporter

5 Apr 2022

In its latest budget, the federal government has promised hundreds of millions of dollars to expand Australia’s green hydrogen capabilities.

Scientists race to finish key IPCC report

4 Apr 2022

UN scientists have worked through the weekend to complete a key report on how to restrict the greenhouse gases that are warming the planet.

Scientists risk arrest to sound climate alarm

4 Apr 2022

A loosely federated network of scientists in more than two dozen countries plan acts of civil disobedience starting this week to highlight the climate crisis, members of Scientist Rebellion told AFP.

Torres Strait First Nations' Waratah Coal fight to be heard by Queensland Land Court

4 Apr 2022

Thousands of kilometres away from the pomp and formality of Queensland's major court precinct, an historic hearing is set to take place on a tiny, remote island in the Torres Strait.

Nestlé looks to dairy supply chain to achieve net-zero

4 Apr 2022

Nestlé, the world’s largest food company, is supporting farmers in its supply chain to farm more sustainably and help reduce the carbon footprint of the value-added products that it produces.

Cut methane emissions with less beef and dairy: report

4 Apr 2022

A focus on healthier diets that contain less consumption of meat and dairy is needed to tackle methane emissions, according to a report released this week.

China’s funding for overseas coal projects under construction to release 300 million tonnes of emissions a year

4 Apr 2022

China’s decision to stop funding new coal power projects overseas has been welcomed by climate experts, but they were equally disappointed by Beijing’s commitment for projects already under construction, pointing out that this could lead to 300 million tonnes of carbon emissions a year.

US battery storage soared in 2021

1 Apr 2022

Battery storage is quickly moving from the margins to near the center of the U.S. energy system.

Nasdaq launches carbon removal indices

1 Apr 2022

Nasdaq has launched the world’s first commodity reference price indices tracking the price of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Aussie native tree planting projects can be stopped if 'adverse' to communities"

1 Apr 2022

Australia's Agriculture Minister will have the power to stop new carbon farming projects from next week.

France fails to meet court deadline to get Paris climate deal objectives back on track

1 Apr 2022

With 10 days to go to the French presidential election, the government has just broken a deadline to realign itself with the Paris Climate Agreement objectives.

In Austria, the government pays to repair your stuff

1 Apr 2022

Taking the “right to repair” one step further, a Viennese repair bonus is going national — and keeping thousands of items out of the junkyard

New report calls for government action on methane reduction

1 Apr 2022

A new report has outlined the steps governments can take to cut emissions from three sectors – agriculture (producing 40% of emissions), energy (producing 35%) and waste (producing 20%) – and better deliver on the Global Methane Pledge.

After US fails to pay its debt, UN’s flagship climate fund warns of austerity

31 Mar 2022

The head of the UN’s flagship climate fund has warned that it will have to reject emissions-cutting projects if its donors do not provide more resources.

Taiwan vows US$32 billon spending spree on clean energy as it lags on climate targets

31 Mar 2022

Taiwan is planning a massive clean energy spending spree until 2030 to redouble climate efforts after government officials said they were likely to miss 2025 targets.

Greens promise to re-introduce a carbon price in Australia

31 Mar 2022

The Australian Greens will push to bring back a price on carbon.

Global wind and solar growth on track to meet climate targets

31 Mar 2022

Solar and wind power can grow enough to limit global warming to 1.5C if the 10-year average compound growth rate of 20% can be maintained to 2030, independent climate think tank Ember said in a report on Wednesday.

Climate disasters rising faster in MENA than any other region

31 Mar 2022

The frequency and severity of climate-related disasters are rising faster in the Middle East and Central Asia than anywhere else in the world, a new study says.

Baker’s yeast may be the unexpected solution to beer’s sustainability problem

31 Mar 2022

Researchers have managed to recreate beer’s signature hoppy flavor through baker’s yeast, circumventing the resource-intensive process of growing aroma hops in a field. This could save gallons of water and carbon dioxide emissions involved in growing the crops for beer—making this favorite beverage much more sustainable, they say.

What does China’s coal push mean for its climate goals?

30 Mar 2022

Late last year, following widespread power shortages, China’s leadership repeatedly emphasised the importance of ensuring energy security – a country’s ability to secure sufficient and affordable energy supplies without interruption.

Climate campaign pushes Bitcoin network to drop energy-hungry code

30 Mar 2022

Greenpeace and other environmental groups launched a new campaign today to push the Bitcoin network to slash its growing greenhouse gas emissions. The goal of the campaign, dubbed “Change the code, not the climate,” is to switch up the energy-hungry process of verifying transactions and mining new Bitcoins

Carbon market for Indonesia

30 Mar 2022

CarbonX, an Indonesian high-impact carbon asset developer, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the world’s first fully digital carbon exchange to develop a carbon marketplace in Indonesia.

Extreme storm surges likely to increase

30 Mar 2022

Extreme storm surges in Europe have increased since 1960, suggests a paper published in Nature.

Stanford transitions to 100% renewable electricity as second solar plant goes online

30 Mar 2022

Stanford’s second solar generating plant went online this month, completing the university’s years-long transition to 100% renewable electricity and marking a major milestone in its larger journey to reach net zero carbon emissions on campus.

Australian carbon traders defend troubled offset market against whistleblower claims

29 Mar 2022

Australia’s biggest carbon traders have sought to defend Australia’s troubled carbon offset regime, following weeks of policy upheaval and claims from one of the scheme’s architects that most of Australia’s government-issued carbon offsets did not represent genuine emissions reductions.

Scientists alarmed as east Antarctic ice shelf collapses

29 Mar 2022

A New-York-City-sized ice shelf has collapsed in East Antarctica, much to the alarm of scientists who thought the region was substantially protected from the impacts of climate change, unlike the more vulnerable western reaches of the continent.

Biden wants record $11 billion in climate aid to poor nations

29 Mar 2022

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to dedicate $11 billion in taxpayer dollars to help other nations deploy clean energy and withstand the growing consequences of climate change -- more than 10 times the amount lawmakers doled out to the effort in fiscal 2022.

Ukraine war accelerates climate emergencies in Horn of Africa

29 Mar 2022

In some parts of the region, famine is now not just a threat, it is waiting, says UNICEF's regional director for Eastern and Southern Africa Mohamed Fall.

Sweden’s innovative wooden skyscraper captures as much carbon as 10,000 forests

29 Mar 2022

Between the towering trees of Sweden's Bothnian coastline, a new skyscraper is bucking the trend of the traditionally carbon-heavy construction industry.

Germany’s new government had big plans on climate, then Russia invaded Ukraine

28 Mar 2022

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has made Germany’s reliance on Russian oil and gas untenable, and led the center-left government of Chancellor Olav Scholz to accelerate the transition to clean energy.

White House office seeks public opinion on crypto-climate implications

28 Mar 2022

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), an Executive Office of the President of the United States, commenced a study to identify the scope for offsetting energy use and climate changes related to digital assets.

China's carbon market has a credibility problem: analysts

28 Mar 2022

China’s newly launched national carbon emissions trading system (ETS), the world’s largest, needs to raise its game on fraud prevention by imposing steeper penalties on offending companies to deter cheating, analysts said.

Baby boomers are the new climate change villains: study claims

28 Mar 2022

Are baby boomers driving climate change? A new study says older adults are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other age group now. In fact, researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that people over 60 accounted for 25% of these emissions in 2005. However, that number jumped to 33% in 2015.

Trudeau government lowballed cost of carbon tax

28 Mar 2022

The reason Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says most Canadians paying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax are worse off financially, as opposed to the Trudeau government which claims most are better off financially, is simple.

Australia’s carbon market is in crisis

25 Mar 2022

Australia’s carbon market is in a state of crisis.

Shifts in El Niño may be driving climates extremes in both hemisphere

25 Mar 2022

Global warming is shifting cyclical temperature swings in the Pacific Ocean, and that affects floods in Australia, fires in South America and even temperature in the polar regions.

Climate smart’ policies could increase southern Africa’s crops by up to 500%

25 Mar 2022

The climate crisis is threatening food stocks in sub-Saharan Africa, but a comprehensive approach to food, farming and resources could increase crop production by more than 500% in some countries in the region, according to new research by more than 200 experts.

Indian forest loss ‘worse than feared’ due to climate change

25 Mar 2022

Forest loss in India could become an even bigger problem than anticipated in the coming years, with new research revealing climate change has caused significant recent losses.

Germany lowers petrol and public transport prices

25 Mar 2022

Germany’s government coalition will introduce one-off bonuses, lower taxes on fuels and cheap public transport tickets as part of a wide-ranging relief package against rising energy costs.

19 oil and gas producing countries must cut oil and gas 76% by 2030 to keep 1.5° alive

24 Mar 2022

Nineteen oil and gas-producing countries must reduce production by three-quarters this decade and phase it out completely by 2034 to keep a 1.5°C climate future within sight, according to a new analysis released this week by the United Kingdom’s Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.

Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2022 is 10th lowest on record

24 Mar 2022

Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year, peaking at 14.88m square kilometres (km2) on 25 February. It is the 10th smallest winter peak in the 44-year satellite record.

Appeal Court allows White House to calculate social cost of carbon

24 Mar 2022

The Biden administration’s climate plans have one less constraint after a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling stayed a Louisiana District Court’s order preventing agencies from considering the social cost of carbon.

Australia
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“There was so much death.” A toxic algal bloom is ravaging Australia’s southern coast – warming waters are to blame

Today 10:45am

Three ingredients are required for an algal bloom to get going – temperature, the right conditions and food. South Australia had all the preconditions necessary, thanks to climate change.

United States
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We used to stash gold in Fort Knox. What if we did the same with carbon?

Today 10:45am

If we could convince the masses that waste carbon dioxide is sacred and worth hoarding — like gold — one of our most existential problems might solve itself.

China
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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.

Europe
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Apple Watch not a 'CO2-neutral product,' German court finds

Thu 28 Aug 2025

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.

United Kingdom
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What happens to net zero if the trees don’t survive?

20 Aug 2025

When climate change undermines the climate plan.

Canada
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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.

Asia
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Singapore seals carbon credit deal with Thailand, its first South-east Asian partner

Thu 28 Aug 2025

The agreement, the eighth for Singapore, helps both nations meet climate targets under the Paris Agreement, directing finance to Thai projects.

Pacific
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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.

Antarctic/Arctic
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Iconic Antarctic species at risk amid 'regime shift', with 'rapid and self-perpetuating changes'

22 Aug 2025

Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment.

Africa
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Is Africa about to see the solar energy boom it needs?

Thu 28 Aug 2025

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.

South America
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Lessons from the Incas: How llamas, terraces and trees could help the Andes survive climate change

Thu 28 Aug 2025

New research suggests solutions may lie in environmental knowledge that the Incas and their predecessors developed centuries ago.

United Nations
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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.

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