Why oil giants must cut output by a third
5 Nov 2019
THE WORLD'S largest oil and gas companies need to slash their production by more than a third by 2040 to meet global climate targets, according to a new report.
Auditors can’t save carbon offsets
Today 10:00am
The theory behind carbon offset projects is appealing. The reality has been less encouraging.
Rivers in southwest China breach warning levels, with thousands evacuated
Today 10:00am
Twenty-five rivers in southwestern China exceeded safe levels, after more than 10,000 people were evacuated as the remnants of former typhoon Danas converged with East Asian monsoon rains.
Over 90 arrests made in global crackdown on environmental crime in the Amazon Basin
Today 10:00am
Assets worth over $64 million were seized and 94 people arrested as part of a multinational law enforcement operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin.
1500 deaths in the recent European heatwave were due to climate change
Today 10:00am
We now have the ability to rapidly assess the death toll of climate change after extreme heat – a first-of-its-kind analysis has shown that it nearly tripled the death toll from the most recent European heatwave
Rich nations accused of delaying loss and damage fund with slow payments
Today 10:00am
Wealthy countries have handed over less than half of what they promised to the loss and damage fund for victims of climate change
“Compliant deception”: MPs warn of oil industry greenwashing at debate on proposed fossil ad ban
Today 10:00am
UK’s first parliamentary debate on the issue drew comparisons both with tobacco industry tactics and the industry’s now widely accepted ad ban.
Can you trust climate information? How and why powerful players are misleading the public
Fri 11 Jul 2025
The climate crisis is more urgent than ever, so why is there a disconnect between stated policies and actual practices?
How Mamdani connects climate policy to his affordability agenda as he runs for New York mayor
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Many of the democratic socialist’s policies aim to slash carbon emissions and boost environmental justice.
UN Human Rights Council fails to call out fossil fuels after decision cuts mention
Fri 11 Jul 2025
A proposal by the Marshall Islands and Colombia calling for a transition away from fossil fuels at the UN Human Rights Council failed to make it into the council’s declaration on climate change and human rights issued on Tuesday.
Tipping points: Window to avoid irreversible climate impacts is ‘rapidly closing’
Fri 11 Jul 2025
In the midst of a record-breaking heatwave in Europe, the UK city of Exeter recently played host to the second international conference on “tipping points”.
