Seagrass planted to tackle global warming
15 Apr 2024
Coastal seagrass beds are being revived as part of a global effort to tackle climate change.
Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, court rules
Today 11:15am
Costa Rica-based inter-American court of human rights says states have obligation to respond to climate change.
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ set to slash through US climate and justice drive
Today 11:15am
Trump’s legislation will hurt clean energy, boost fossil fuels and end investment in environmental justice. Climate advocates vow to continue the fight.
UN development conference backs innovative ways to boost climate finance
Today 11:15am
Leaders push for better financial systems at the Financing for Development summit to help poor nations cope with climate and economic shocks.
China solar and wind installations break more world records
Today 11:15am
China is leading the world in new solar and wind installations and doing so at a record-shattering pace.
Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe' - UN report
Today 11:15am
From Somalia to mainland Europe, the past two years have seen some of the most ravaging droughts in recorded history, made worse by climate change.
Climate target deal in time for COP30 will be ‘difficult’, Denmark warns
Today 11:15am
Denmark warns EU climate deal for COP30 risks slipping amid tight deadline and deep divisions.
EU Commission proposes allowing carbon offsets to help meet 2040 climate goal
Fri 4 Jul 2025
Campaigners accuse the European Commission of adding “loopholes” and “distractions” to the 90% emissions reduction target.
An Israeli startup says its new technology will save the planet. Scientists have doubts
Fri 4 Jul 2025
The startup Gigablue announced with fanfare this year that it reached a historic milestone: selling 200,000 carbon credits to fund what it describes as a groundbreaking technology in the fight against climate change.
UN expert urges criminalising fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying
Fri 4 Jul 2025
Rapporteur calls for defossilisation of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms.
Central Chinese cities fight floods unleashed by record rain
Fri 4 Jul 2025
A record summer downpour in China's central province of Hubei dumped more than a month's worth of rain in just 12 hours on the city of Xianfeng, prompting authorities to move 18,000 people to safety, shut schools, and suspend bus services.
