The night shift

20 Dec 24 - With extreme heat making it perilous to work during the day, farmers and fisherfolk worldwide are adopting overnight hours. That comes with new dangers.

What's the lowest carbon alcohol?

20 Dec 24 - Are beer, wine or spirits better for the climate? And how does alcohol overall compare to other drinks and foods? Jocelyn Timperley takes a look into her drinking habits to find the most environmentally friendly tipple.

‘A valuable and generous ally’: How Exxon and Atlas Network worked to block global climate action

20 Dec 24 - New documents show close coordination between the oil major and a coalition of free-market think tanks at a crucial moment in climate diplomacy.

Coal use to reach new peak – and remain at near-record levels for years

19 Dec 24 - Spike in fossil fuel use a result of global gas crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat

19 Dec 24 - The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in heat has sent the climate deeper into uncharted territory -- and scientists are still trying to figure out why.

Our changing Earth: photographers capture climate change in 2024

19 Dec 24 - All year, Associated Press photographers around the globe have captured moments, from the brutality unleashed during extreme weather events to human resilience in the face of hardship, that tell the story of a changing Earth.

Major report joins dots between world's nature challenges

18 Dec 24 - Climate change, nature loss and food insecurity are all inextricably linked and dealing with them as separate issues won't work, a major report has warned.

Experts quit carbon market watchdog in row over quality label for forest credits

18 Dec 24 - Two ICVCM expert advisors have resigned from their positions over what they called a “problematic precedent” set with the REDD+ decision.

Small island nations face climate-induced ‘catastrophe’, warn experts

18 Dec 24 - The first comprehensive study on health and climate change in small island developing states lays bare impact of the crisis and calls for action from richer countries.

Google signs its largest ever carbon removal deal to capture CO2 in crushed rocks and soil

18 Dec 24 - Google announced an agreement for the purchase of 200,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits, to be earned through capturing CO2 in crushed rock and storing it in soil, with enhanced rock weathering...

Landmark climate hearings conclude at world's top court

17 Dec 24 - Two weeks of powerful testimonies from people on climate change's frontlines have come to a close. Now they must wait for a decision from the top UN court. But what impact could it have?

Several hundreds, maybe thousands, may have died in Mayotte cyclone

17 Dec 24 - Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French...

What could a US-China trade war mean for the energy transition?

17 Dec 24 - Ahead of Donald Trump’s second term as US president, a rerun of his first trade war with China is firmly on the cards – and minerals key to the energy transition may end up in the crossfire.

How to buy a secondhand gift someone might actually want

17 Dec 24 - In search of uniqueness and affordable quality, shoppers are increasingly open to buying and receiving secondhand gifts — and it’s better for the planet.

Rising desertification shows we can’t keep farming with fossil fuels

16 Dec 24 - Three-quarters of Earth’s land has become drier since 1990.

‘A human face on an abstract problem’: international court forced to listen to climate victims

13 Dec 24 - Marginalised communities have been elevated during hearings in The Hague on impact of climate crisis

A new global carbon trading market could be held hostage by speculators

13 Dec 24 - Our planet’s future hangs in the balance due to the unabated greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. Treating these emissions as something that can be owned and exchanged in a market has...

Coal will be a central pillar of COP31 wherever it’s held

13 Dec 24 - In the shadows of COP29, two of the world’s most coal-dependent countries are still bidding to host the UN climate summit in 2026, offering what could be a unique moment to renew focus on coal, write...

To fix the world's problems, we need both optimism and pessimism

13 Dec 24 - Solving challenges like climate change not only requires ambitious targets, but also an honest appraisal of uncertainty and possible failure.

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