Global coal demand hit record high this year but is set to decline by 2030
18 Dec 2025
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Climate change could lead to 500,000 ‘additional’ malaria deaths in Africa by 2050
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Climate change could lead to half a million more deaths from malaria in Africa over the next 25 years, according to new research.
Winter drilling program in Alaska petroleum preserve can proceed, judge rules
Fri 30 Jan 2026
ConocoPhillips Alaska can proceed with an oil and gas exploration program in a portion of a vast petroleum reserve in the state after a federal judge denied a request from project opponents to halt it.
Overshoot: The world is hitting point of no return on climate
Fri 30 Jan 2026
With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences – from the melting of ice sheets to the death of the Amazon rainforest – that could not be reversed.
US oil lobby targets landmark EU climate law
Fri 30 Jan 2026
The declaration coincides with U.S. fossil fuel companies’ use of Trump’s trade tensions and international discord to undermine EU climate laws.
The accidental climate scientist who uncovered an unexpected force of global warming
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan's solitary nighttime research would end up changing how scientists viewed global warming.
Dutch government discriminated against Bonaire islanders over climate adaptation, court rules
Thu 29 Jan 2026
The Dutch government discriminated against people in one of its most vulnerable territories by not helping them adapt to climate change, a court has found.
EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever
Thu 29 Jan 2026
Sales of electric vehicles overtook standard petrol cars in the EU for the first time in December 2025, according to new figures released by industry group the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.
Deadly US winter storm leaves flights delayed and thousands without power
Thu 29 Jan 2026
The storm, which caused chaos from Texas to the tip of Maine over the weekend, snarled roadways, knocked out power, and buried major cities under a thick blanket of snow.
COP30 chief calls for two speed climate system to speed up action beyond consensus
Thu 29 Jan 2026
COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago argued in a new letter to country that the Belém conference "shed light" on climate diplomacy's limitations.
EU-India trade deal leaves bloc's carbon border tariff intact
Thu 29 Jan 2026
A landmark trade deal struck by India and the European Union on Tuesday will not trigger any changes to the bloc's carbon border tariff, EU officials said, despite India's concerns over the scheme.
