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‘Drill, baby, drill’: What Trump’s victory could mean for the future, according to climate experts

Today 10:30am - Trump's victory could be a 'major blow' for global climate action but experts say it may not slow the roll of the green transition.

Why didn’t climate change come up more in the presidential campaign?

Today 10:30am - Climate change has dangerously supercharged fires, hurricanes, floods and heat waves. Why didn’t it come up more in the presidential campaign?

Leaders from key countries to skip COP29 climate summit

Today 10:30am - World leaders from major economies including the United States, the European Union and Brazil are planning to skip this year's United Nations climate change summit, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Scotland passes climate change legislation

Today 10:30am - Scotland has officially scrapped annual climate targets as well as its 2030 and 2040 interim targets, but is still aiming to reach net-zero by 2045.

Dams have taken half the water from Australia’s second biggest river – and climate change will make it even worse

Today 10:30am - The largest wetland on Australia’s second longest river, the Murrumbidgee in the southern Murray-Darling Basin, is drying up. This is bad news for the plants, animals and people who rely on the vast Lowbidgee Floodplain.

EU accused of inviting fossil fuel executives to COP28 under false pretences

Today 10:30am - The European Commission is facing criticism from politicians and campaigners for giving a free pass for senior oil and gas executives to attend last year’s COP28 summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

‘The world is watching’: Why US election result could dictate global progress on climate action

Wednesday - The US presidential election comes just days ahead of the world’s most important climate negotiations at COP29. Experts say the outcome will have a profound impact on the US’ leadership role at the talks, and beyond.


How the media is failing us

Wednesday - COMMENT: Journalists setting global news agendas tend to have higher incomes and little personal experience of societal catastrophe. Our complacency and lack of scientific training encourage us to...

Legal experts say Trump could quit Paris pact – but leaving UNFCCC much harder

Wednesday - As the US Senate approved the US joining the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, it’s unclear if a president could easily pull the country out.

Returning grazing land to native forests would yield big climate benefits

Wednesday - Removing cattle from carbon-rich soils in the eastern U.S. and western Europe while intensifying production elsewhere could drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions, with little hit to global protein...

Global efforts to curb methane fall short as emissions keep rising

Wednesday - Methane emissions from the fossil fuel industry, including coal mining, remain close to a record level set in 2019.

COP29: What is the ‘new collective quantified goal’ on climate finance?

Wednesday - As nations assemble at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, one issue is expected to dominate the summit: climate finance.

The US election’s climate choice

Tuesday - There are many clear choices at stake in the US Presidential election. One of the starkest is climate.

China hopes US will continue climate change collaboration whoever wins election, official says

Tuesday - China hopes the United States will be able to continue to cooperate with other countries on climate change, whatever the outcome of the presidential election next week, a senior government official...

We are in danger of forgetting what the climate crisis means: extinction

Tuesday - COMMENT: The catastrophic floods in Valencia remind us that the fate of human beings and animals is what is truly important.

Heat-related deaths and diseases rising due to climate change, experts warn

Tuesday - Lancet report says average person experienced 50 more days of dangerous temperatures than normal due to climate crisis.

Prince William begins a visit to South Africa that focuses on climate and the environment

Tuesday - Prince William will speak with young environmentalists and local fishermen during a visit to South Africa starting Monday that will see his annual Earthshot Prize award $1.2 million in grants to five...

Austria's alpine refuges and trails crumble as climate warms

Tuesday - Experts say warmer temperatures across the Alps are accelerating glacier melt and thawing permafrost, the year-round ice that binds together giant slabs of rock.

Spain’s apocalyptic floods show two undeniable truths: the climate crisis is getting worse and Big Oil is killing us

Monday - COMMENT: If past experience is any guide, the world’s reaction to the floods in Spain last week will be similar to that of motorway drivers at a crash scene: slow down, take in the horror, outwardly...


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