GHG Protocol under fire as standards board member resigns
11 Jun 2026
At the heart of former GHG Protocol standards board member Danny Cullenward’s complaint is the protocol’s approach to forest carbon accounting.
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Spain, France, UK warn megafires show climate change is ‘threatening our way of life’
Fri 31 Jul 2026
In joint statements, the three countries reaffirmed their commitment to fighting global warming.
Torres Strait leaders return to court in landmark climate case appeal
Fri 31 Jul 2026
Torres Strait Islander community leaders Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai have returned to court as they continue their landmark legal fight over the threat climate change poses to their islands, culture and way of life.
One corporate emissions standard to rule them all
Fri 31 Jul 2026
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol released updates on its looming new emissions accounting rules. Here’s what they mean.
Mooted Aus oil refinery ‘dinosaur technology’ amid clean energy transition, experts say
Fri 31 Jul 2026
Leading Australian climate policy experts say a new oil refinery in Western Australia would be an investment in “dinosaur technology” that would require public subsidy and do little to solve the country’s fuel security.
The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s hidden climate knowledge under scrutiny as court battle looms
Fri 31 Jul 2026
As the company faces a landmark climate lawsuit, confidential documents show how British scientist James Lovelock warned executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels in the 1960s.
Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing
Fri 31 Jul 2026
It seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires in Europe and North America grow more extreme, key worldwide burning statistics are at a record low largely because Africa and Asia are controlling fire.
Wind and solar power overtake fossil fuels in Germany for first time ever
Thu 30 Jul 2026
More of Germany’s electricity came from wind and solar power than fossil fuels for the first time ever in 2025.
Are electric cars making us healthier?
Thu 30 Jul 2026
Once among the most polluted cities in the world, Beijing has made a massive U-turn on air quality – thanks, in part, to EVs.
The EU might weaken its landmark climate law – the ‘most impactful’ in the world
Thu 30 Jul 2026
Lawmakers in Europe have proposed rolling back the bloc's cap-and-trade program, long considered the gold standard for reducing companies' carbon emissions.
Kenyan teen leads charge on tree planting and climate awareness
Thu 30 Jul 2026
Baraka Moruri has been passionate about the environment since he was 6. Now 13, the Kenyan climate champion says he has planted more than 7,600 trees with the help of family, friends and private organisations.
