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Donald Trump's plan to leave Paris climate deal could hand competitors advantage in clean energy race

Friday - Experts warn US withdrawal could slow progress, boosting rivals in the global push for sustainability.

Ecuador’s coastal ecosystems have rights, Constitutional Court rules

Friday - The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has determined that coastal marine ecosystems have rights of nature, including the right to “integral respect for its existence and for the maintenance and regeneration of its life cycles, structure, functions and evolutionary processes."

EU’s solar and wind growth pushes fossil-fuel power to lowest level in 40 years

Friday - Over the past decade, coal power use in the European Union (EU) has fallen by 61%, according to new figures from energy analysts Ember.

Dutch court orders government to meet pollution reduction targets or face millions in fines

Friday - A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered the country’s government to meet its own goals for reducing overall nitrogen emissions by 2030, a decision that could have major economic and political consequences.

Current climate policies risk catastrophic societal and economic impacts

Friday - The global economy could face a 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 unless immediate policy action on risks posed by the climate crisis is taken, warns a new report by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and University of Exeter.

Bloomberg steps in to help fund UN climate body after Trump withdrawal

Friday - Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy arm said on Thursday it will provide funding to help cover the U.S. contribution to the U.N. climate body's budget, filling a gap left by President Donald Trump.

What did Trump just do to the environment?

Thursday - Within hours of being sworn into office on Monday, President Donald Trump announced a spate of executive orders and policies to boost oil and gas production, roll back environmental protections, withdraw from the Paris climate accord, and undo environmental justice initiatives enacted by former President Joe Biden.

European leaders at Davos vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump’s withdrawal

Thursday - Day two of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland saw strong responses to US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with European leaders stating in...

Carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount last year

Thursday - Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever before, putting hopes of limiting warming in jeopardy.

Los Angeles is a climate disaster. The fires will change nothing

Thursday - OPINION: Los Angeles is burning. Fossil fuel companies laid the kindling. Soon the world will stop caring.

As the world gets hotter, banks are offering corporations another form of “green” finance.

Thursday - Banks poured $286 billion into corporations linked to deforestation and polluting industries like fossil fuels and mining through a lax type of green finance called sustainability-linked loans.

Great Barrier Reef hit by its most widespread coral bleaching, study finds

Thursday - More than 40% of individual corals monitored around a Great Barrier Reef island were killed last year in the most widespread coral bleaching outbreak to hit the reef system, a study has found.

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...

The bitter final showdown over British coal, as sun sets on ‘dirtiest fuel’

20 Dec 24 - The county of Cumbria in Northern England has become the battleground for a final war, which is raging over plans to build a new coal mine.

Saving the ‘kidneys’ of the Great Barrier Reef

20 Dec 24 - In Queensland, Australia, once-unlivable wetlands are now attracting birds and fish while also reconnecting Indigenous youth with the land.

‘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.

No glue, chains or locks: Victoria’s antisemitism crackdown a smokescreen to target climate protesters, critics say

20 Dec 24 - The Victorian government has been accused of “shoehorning” new anti-protest measures that could be used to crack down on the climate movement into reforms touted as necessary to combat antisemitism.

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.