Oil bosses call phasing out fossil fuels a ‘fantasy’ – but an international agreement is plausible
24 Apr 2024
The Conversation: Amin Nasser, chief executive of the world’s largest oil company Saudi Aramco, recently called on nations to “abandon the fantasy” to phase out fossil fuels, adding that the transition to renewable energy sources is “visibly failing”. However, the latest science on climate change is unequivocal: the world must eliminate fossil fuel-based energy systems – and fast.
Trump officials, billionaires and the quiet reshaping of America’s public lands
Today 11:30am
A controversial land swap orchestrated by the megarich could be “a harbinger of what’s to come” for public lands under Trump.
Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle
Today 11:30am
Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?
Wealthy countries' climate finance hit record high in 2024, OECD says
Today 11:30am
Developed countries provided a record $136.7 billion to help poorer countries cope with climate change in 2024, the OECD said on Thursday.
Climate standard setter SBTi pivots to advisory role as it targets growth
Today 11:30am
The leading standard setter for corporate climate targets is adding an advisory role to its roster of services, in an effort to diversify its core function of validating companies’ sustainability goals.
Global carbon pricing revenue hits record $107 billion as coverage nears one-third of emissions
Today 11:30am
Governments raised a record $107 billion in 2025 by charging companies for carbon dioxide emissions, according to the World Bank’s 2026 State and Trends of Carbon Pricing report.
Indian city records 48.2C temperature as sizzling heatwave empties roads
Today 11:30am
The India Meteorological Department forecast maximum temperatures Thursday of around 45 degrees Celsius in the capital, Delhi, where authorities have opened temporary “cooling zones” to help people cope.
Once a climate leader, Canada is now doubling down on oil
Mon 25 May 2026
Mark Carney is counting on Alberta’s oil sands to help him survive Trump’s trade agenda.
Sorry, climate change is still dangerous, no matter what nonsense Trump emits
Mon 25 May 2026
As the climate-change landscape evolves, new forms of scientific disinformation emerge.
Carbon markets and the collapse of institutional memory
Mon 25 May 2026
Much of the current “novel climate innovation” discourse increasingly feels like the same structural dynamics returning in new packaging and this is where the institutional-memory problem becomes genuinely dangerous.
Could nature itself hold the solution to climate change?
Mon 25 May 2026
Technological interventions face huge financial or practical challenges, but there is another way.
