UN hails rare climate success story as emissions from construction stop rising

Thursday - Emissions from the building and construction sector have stopped rising for the first time since 2020, a new United Nations report says.

Science-based targets for ocean stewardship unveiled

Thursday - Businesses can now set science-based targets covering ocean and maritime protection, under the latest guidance introduced by the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN).

'Fishing boat for energy' will make hydrogen as it sails

Thursday - Wind power has been rising significantly in recent years, and now accounts for about 8% of the world's energy production. By the end of the decade, it will be the second-largest renewable source after solar, having surpassed hydropower, according to the International Energy Agency.

Eat grass-fed beef, help the planet? Research says not so simple

Thursday - For cattle fattened in fields instead of feedlots, the grass may be greener, but the carbon emissions are not.

A strong case for investing in climate mitigation and adaptation to avoid damage to the global economy

Wednesday - Investment in climate-change mitigation and adaptation to limit global warming to 2C by 2100 would greatly reduce economic damage, and the cost of inaction is equivalent to 11% to 27% of cumulative GDP, a report says.

Trump administration accused of 'blatant foreign interference' in Australian universities

Tuesday - Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate.

What have we learned from 15 years of REDD+ policy research?

Tuesday - For decades, efforts to halt deforestation in the Global South have gained much attention within the policy arena, most recently as a powerful and effective measure to mitigate climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

UK energy secretary flies to China with climate co-operation on the agenda

Monday - Ed Miliband is hoping to shore up support for multilateral climate action, especially after the US withdrawal from the Paris agreement.

Global sea level rose faster than expected last year alarming scientists

Monday - Rising sea levels bring potentially deadly storm surges farther inland and impact urban infrastructure.

World's richest countries fuelling deforestation beyond their borders

Monday - The world's wealthiest nations collectively caused 15 times more biodiversity loss internationally than domestically, driving deforestation to satisfy agricultural and forestry demand.

Bankers climate alliance prepares to vote on ditching 1.5C goal

13 Mar 25 - The world's biggest climate alliance for banks is about to vote on whether it's time to abandon a once hallowed goal.

'A new phase': why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest

13 Mar 25 - Tougher laws said to be inspiring clandestine attacks on the 'property and machinery' of the fossil fuel economy.

Climate crisis threatens Earth's major crops, study finds

13 Mar 25 - With global average temperatures expected to continue to rise in the coming decades, scientists have projected that warming will significantly harm global agriculture as it weakens crop yields and...

Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites

13 Mar 25 - Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds.

Nearly a tenth of global climate finance threatened by Trump aid cuts

12 Mar 25 - Nearly a tenth of global climate finance could be under threat as US president Donald Trump's aid cuts risk wiping out huge swathes of spending overseas.

I spent 3 days at Jordan Peterson's anti-climate ARC conference. Here's what I saw.

12 Mar 25 - It's easy to dismiss Jordan Peterson, the Canadian bad boy ex-academic, as a sideshow. But Peterson's influence has gotten too big to ignore, and his message is a danger to all of us.

Half of world's CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows

11 Mar 25 - Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis.

Defense of climate multilateralism key to Brazil's leadership, COP30 president says

11 Mar 25 - Brazil will use its presidency of the annual United Nations global climate talks to press for multilateralism and respect for science, COP30 President-Designate Andre Aranha Correa do Lago said on...

Most cookstove carbon credits ruled out of quality scheme in integrity push

10 Mar 25 - The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has rejected widely used rulebooks for cleaner cooking, which will require projects to switch to more rigorous methods.

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