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Australians are being misled by 'dodgy' offsets, say Fortescue

Today 12:00pm - Australians are being misled into believing that low-quality carbon offset schemes will lead to a net zero future, despite evidence that only reducing fossil fuels will work, iron ore mining giant Fortescue says.

There isn't enough 'sustainable' aviation fuel to make a dent in our emissions - and there won't be for years

Today 12:00pm - Burning SAF actually emits a similar amount of CO2 to fossil jet fuel. Most emissions 'savings' come from how we account for the waste and renewable energy that is used to produce it.

Global EV sales surge 18% but speed bumps lie ahead

Today 12:00pm - 1.3 million electric vehicles were sold worldwide in January - down by more than a third from December's record-breaking numbers, but up 18% compared to the same month last year.

Six ways ad agencies greenwash themselves

Today 12:00pm - New research reveals how advertising agencies cast themselves as climate champions while at the same time promoting fossil fuels.

Greenpeace files anti-intimidation case against an American fossil fuel pipeline company

Today 12:00pm - Greenpeace has filed an anti-intimidation court case against a U.S. energy company suing the environmental organization for hundreds of millions, testing for the first time a new European Union directive to counter manifestly unfounded cases aimed at harassing civil society.

As Trump administration purges climate data and web pages, research groups scramble to save information

Today 12:00pm - The Trump administration has directed federal agency staff to remove climate references and scientific data from many web pages. Researchers are rushing to archive it.

Earth is already shooting through the 1.5C global warming limit, two major studies show

Wednesday - Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5C of global warming, according to two major global studies which together suggest the planet's climate has likely entered a frightening new phase.

Ad giant faces legal action for promoting fossil fuels

Wednesday - Climate campaigners have filed a complaint against WPP, the London-based advertising giant, with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), stating that it has violated key...

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change

Wednesday - Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations' climate chief calls "among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century" -- their plans on how...

UK halves subsidies for wood-burning power plant

Wednesday - The UK government has halved subsidies for the Drax power station, which was converted from burning coal to wood biomass. The North Yorkshire power plant has also been ordered it to use 100%...

Hungary tells Brussels to frack off

Wednesday - Budapest prefers to bet on a major gas fracking project near its border with Romania instead of following Brussels' drive to replace fossil fuels with renewables.

Falling costs drive US toward green energy - even as political tides shift

Wednesday - The U.S. is barreling toward an energy transition as renewables - especially solar - become ever-cheaper sources of energy.

95% of countries miss UN deadline to submit 2035 climate pledges

Tuesday - Just 10 of the 195 parties signed up to the landmark Paris Agreement have published their new emissions-cutting plans, known as "nationally determined contributions" (NDCs), by the 10 February...

Trump administration moves to suspend national EV charger rollout

Tuesday - The bid to freeze the money upends how the federal government delivers funding to states and may violate court orders issued this week.

Baltic states unplug from Russia and join EU power grid

Tuesday - The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now unplugged from Russia's electricity grid and have joined the European Union's network.

EU must propel global climate momentum to fill the gap left by Trump

Tuesday - Europe has the potential to play an important role, but it will have to move fast, and be smart and more united than before.

How a 'cow fart' vaccine could help tackle climate change

Tuesday - The cow's amazing ability to sustain itself by eating nothing but grass is one of the marvels of nature, but it comes at a cost.

'We left pieces of our life behind': Indigenous group flees drowning island

Tuesday - "If the island sinks, I will sink with it," Delfino Davies says, his smile not fading for a second.

UN gives countries more time to submit "quality" climate plans for 2035

Monday - China, the EU and India are among big polluters set to miss this month's deadline for new targets as concerns grow of a "softening" in climate ambition.