Modern fuel-efficient jets can cause more warming than older planes
14 Aug 2024
Passenger planes and private jets that fly higher can create longer-lasting contrails, meaning their contribution to global warming has been underestimated.
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‘Abdication’: Trump takes US out of Paris climate agreement for a second time
Wed 28 Jan 2026
Experts are watching for how other countries will react as the ‘real economy’ shifts to cheaper, cleaner energy.
Australian heatwave fans bushfires, towns evacuated, Melbourne endures hottest day in 17 years
Wed 28 Jan 2026
A major heatwave across Australia's southeast stoked bushfires, forced hundreds of residents in rural towns to evacuate and brought record-breaking temperatures, with Melbourne recording its hottest day in nearly 17 years.
Whistleblowers warn that ad industry is fuelling online hatred and climate crisis
Wed 28 Jan 2026
Anonymous group of senior executives say major ad agencies are “enabling harm rather than doing good.”
Nearly half of world’s population to face extreme heat by 2050: Oxford study
Wed 28 Jan 2026
In countries where uncomfortably hot days will more than double, cooling demands per capita wil increase drastically, pushing up energy needs & subsequent emissions.
Indonesia’s massive captive coal plans are putting climate targets and economy at risk: study
Wed 28 Jan 2026
Operational and planned industrial coal capacity to fuel the nickel boom has tripled since 2023, surpassed Australia’s entire coal fleet and is nearing Germany’s total, raising concerns over emissions and long-term competitiveness.
Major health risks linked to plastics emissions set to soar by 2040
Wed 28 Jan 2026
The adverse health consequences stemming from the global plastics system are projected to more than double by 2040, driven by greenhouse gases, air pollutants and toxic chemicals released throughout its lifecycle.
As cold hits, Trump asks, where’s global warming? Scientists say it’s still here
Tue 27 Jan 2026
As much of the United States faces numbing cold, treacherous ice and heavy snow from an enormous winter storm, President Donald Trump used social media to dispute that the world is warming.
UK to join major wind farm project with nine European countries
Tue 27 Jan 2026
The UK is set to back a vast new fleet of offshore wind projects in the North Sea alongside nine other European countries including Norway, Germany and the Netherlands.
Europe set for record LNG imports in 2026, IEA says
Tue 27 Jan 2026
Europe is expected to import a record amount of liquefied natural gas this year with global supply also expected to soar, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.
Amsterdam defies last-minute lobbying to become first capital city to ban fossil fuel ads
Tue 27 Jan 2026
The world’s largest outdoor advertising company warned city councillors of “far-reaching consequences” hours before the landmark vote.
