World's sea-ice falls to record low
18 Feb 2025
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The world's frozen oceans, which help to keep the planet cool, currently have less ice than ever previously recorded, satellite data shows.
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IEA: Fossil-fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless ‘stated policies’ are abandoned
Today 12:00pm
The world’s fossil-fuel use is still on track to peak before 2030, despite a surge in political support for coal, oil and gas, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Ethiopia set to host UN's 2027 climate summit, 2026 undecided
Today 12:00pm
Uncertainty still surrounds which country will host next year's UN climate conference: Australia or Turkey. But for 2027, there's little mystery: it will almost certainly be Ethiopia, an African diplomatic powerhouse.
Protesters and UN security clash at climate summit in Brazil
Today 12:00pm
Activist groups and United Nations security clashed in chaotic scenes late Tuesday after protesters appeared to force their way into the COP30 climate conference venue, in the most serious act of unrest seen in years inside one of the annual gatherings.
Carbon market supporters risk cheating the nature they wish to protect
Today 12:00pm
COMMENT: Efforts to dilute Article 6 rules risk turning the new UN carbon market mechanism into a false climate solution that harms both nature and global climate action.
EV and hybrid sales soar in Australia as internal combustion cars fall below 70% market share for first time
Today 12:00pm
Data from peak motoring body shows battery-electric vehicles accounted for 9.7% of new cars sold in September quarter, the highest proportion on record.
EU countries seek another year-long deforestation law delay
Today 12:00pm
European Union member states are seeking to postpone the implementation of the bloc's anti-deforestation law by another year, an EU negotiating draft dated November 10 shows.
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months
Wed 12 Nov 2025
China’s carbon dioxide emissions were unchanged from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2025, extending a flat or falling trend that started in March 2024.
COP 30 could be the ‘People’s COP’
Wed 12 Nov 2025
This year’s conference is an opportunity to be remembered not just for new pledges or targets but for rebooting the relationship between citizens and the climate regime.
Will EU's carbon border tax crash climate summit party?
Wed 12 Nov 2025
A flagship European environmental policy – dubbed a "carbon tax" on imports – is raising hackles abroad and is becoming a flashpoint at the UN's COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Wed 12 Nov 2025
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger.
