Santa Marta: Key outcomes from first summit on ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels
1 May 2026
Countries attending a first-of-its-kind summit have walked away with plans to develop national roadmaps away from fossil fuels, along with new tools to address harmful subsidies and carbon-intensive trade.
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Climate change has already made Australians in one state much poorer, and more’s to come
Tue 16 Jun 2026
The world’s hottest years over the past decade have coincided with stagnant economic productivity, rising prices and geopolitical instability.
Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average
Tue 16 Jun 2026
A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’.
US judge orders halt to Trump administration's 'censorship' of park exhibits
Tue 16 Jun 2026
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs on topics like slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide because they "do not align with its preferred narrative."
Climate change reshapes Spain's rockfall risk as frost weathering moves uphill
Tue 16 Jun 2026
Climate change is altering where and when rocks are most likely to fracture across Spain, according to new research that suggests warming temperatures are redistributing a key process responsible for breaking down mountain landscapes.
Denial is back in vogue. As Australia leads climate talks, it’s beyond time we took the issue seriously
Tue 16 Jun 2026
COMMENT: Politics is disconnecting from long-held assumptions at historic speed and no one knows where the great unhinging will take us. On the climate crisis, denial is back in vogue – depending on what the algorithm feeds you.
Finance dominates discussions at Bonn climate talks
Tue 16 Jun 2026
Lack of progress on finance issues – including putting a number on the new goal to triple adaptation funding – is causing blockages across negotiating tracks at UN climate talks.
El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say
Mon 15 Jun 2026
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared that El Niño conditions are now under way in the tropical Pacific, with sea surface temperatures having risen sharply in recent months.
Climate standard setter SBTi sets new rules for companies seeking net zero
Mon 15 Jun 2026
The world’s leading corporate climate standard-setting group will allow companies to count purchased environmental credits in their carbon footprint calculations, as part of new rules it says are aimed at acknowledging the difficulty in eliminating certain emissions.
The climate change culprits not addressed by global policy
Mon 15 Jun 2026
A new paper suggests that 15 percent of global warming comes from overlooked pollutants.
Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president
Mon 15 Jun 2026
Australia's climate minister Chris Bowen says the country must prepare for a changing world and can play a bigger role in reducing emissions.
