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 new report.
At least 30 killed and several missing as heavy rains and floods lash northern China
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Thousands of people were evacuated as the region, including the capital Beijing, braced for more rainfall overnight.
Tax on AI and crypto could fund climate action, says former Paris accords envoy
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Laurence Tubiana urges governments to consider levies on energy-hungry technology.
A third of ‘slum residents’ in global south are exposed to disastrous flood risks
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One in three people in informal settlements in the global south live in floodplains and are at risk of a “disastrous flood”.
As US climate data-gathering is gutted, Australian forecasting is now at real risk
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As damage from climate change intensifies, political change overseas is threatening Australia’s ability to track what’s happening now, and predict what will happen next.
320 million trees die each year from lightning, and climate change is making it worse
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Every year, lightning kills around 320 million trees across the globe, not with raging wildfires but through direct strikes that often go unseen.
The World Court finally opens the door to 'climate reparations'
Today 11:45am
COMMENT: The International Court of Justice’s landmark opinion means big polluters must answer for climate harm.
UN climate chief urges Australia to 'go big' on 2035 emissions target
Tue 29 Jul 2025
One of the world's top climate diplomats has urged the federal government to commit to an ambitious 2035 target to cut carbon emissions, saying Australia can reap "colossal" economic rewards if it embraces clean energy.
Climateflation could push up UK food prices by more than a third by 2050, report says
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Increasingly extreme weather threatens production and supply chains in Britain and elsewhere.
Wildfires rage in Greece and Turkey as extreme heat persists
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Greece continued to battle major wildfires across the country amid a severe heatwave, but firefighters have brought many outbreaks under control.
Toxic algae are turning South Australia’s coral reefs into underwater graveyards
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Since March, a harmful algal bloom, fueled by a marine heat wave, has been choking South Australia’s coastline.
