‘The more unequal the society is, the more severe the climate disaster’ - climatologist
23 Apr 2025
The German scientist on her new book arguing that inequality, wealth and sexism are making the climate crisis worse – and what we need to do about it.
UN members reinforce nations' climate change obligations
Thu 21 May 2026
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution reinforcing states' obligations to combat climate change, a long-awaited move toned down under pressure from major greenhouse gas emitters.
‘Foolish’ CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global reports, scientists warn
Thu 21 May 2026
Job cuts at the national science agency mean Australia will no longer be able to submit climate projections to form part of global reports and will have significantly reduced ability to forecast future damage to the country, leading researchers have warned.
Are hailstones getting bigger due to climate change?
Thu 21 May 2026
Scientific studies suggest that a warmer climate does not necessarily lead to more frequent hail, but rather to more severe hailstorms with larger hailstones.
Trump distorts recent revisions of scientific projections of global warming
Thu 21 May 2026
President Donald Trump recently blasted the accuracy of global warming projections in a Truth Social post that itself painted a distorted view of the science, projections and how the international community discusses climate policy.
At least 21 killed as heavy rains drench southern, central China
Thu 21 May 2026
Torrential rain continued across southern and central China on Tuesday with at least 21 people killed in widespread flooding that also closed schools and businesses, and disrupted transport and power supplies, authorities said.
EU keeps carbon border tax unchanged despite fertiliser price crisis
Thu 21 May 2026
Fertiliser producers argue that the EU's carbon pricing rules at the border protect the European industry from cheaper imports produced under weaker environmental rules. But farmers fear they are indirectly paying the bill through higher fertiliser costs.
Māori climate risk worsened by colonisation, report finds
Wed 20 May 2026
A sweeping national climate assessment argues that exclusion from decision-making has amplified Indigenous vulnerability to floods, storms, and erosion.
The worst climate future is less likely, but the best one is slipping away, scientists say
Wed 20 May 2026
Scientists are jettisoning their worst and best case scenarios for a warming world as no longer plausible. That shows how modest gains in the fight to curb climate change have dialled back the most catastrophic of future heating but also confirmed that there’s no chance to limit warming to the international goal set in 2015.
US and Iran are the world’s only major emitters without net-zero targets
Wed 20 May 2026
Many right-leaning figures have tried to push the idea that the UK is an outlier on net-zero.
Germany set to miss 2030 climate goals, independent body warns
Wed 20 May 2026
Germany is expected to miss its 2030 climate goals and likely emit more carbon dioxide than previously thought, an independent advisory body said on Monday, contradicting the findings of the government's main climate authority.
