UN carbon trading expert group agrees deal on market framework

Monday - A UN expert group has reached a compromise on key elements of a global carbon trading system, in a bid to resolve nearly a decade of talks on what is seen as an important tool for raising climate finance.

Companies that fought climate action now accused of price gouging Hurricane Milton evacuees

Monday - For years, United, American, and other airlines have led massive lobbying efforts against regulations to prevent climate change.

Indigenous groups in Brazil: We were not consulted on carbon credits

Monday - Indigenous organizations in the Brazilian state of Para said they were not consulted by the government before it signed a deal with multinational companies to sell carbon offset credits to support conservation of the Amazon rainforest in the state.

Marine carbon dioxide removal is about to go big

Monday - Following its Singaporean pilot project, carbon sequestration start-up Equatic aims to build a massive plant in Quebec.

The EU’s (vague) climate aid stance: Want more money? Get more donors

Monday - The bloc won’t say how much money it’s willing to put up before other details are firmed up.

Milton is a monster. Elected leaders are to blame.

Friday - A former Florida climate commissioner reflects on the decades of denial and delay that led to this moment.

Half Australia’s oceans to be protected - more than any other country

Friday - Little-known Australian islands that teem with emperor penguins and elephant seals, and have the country’s only two active volcanoes, will be protected with an additional 300,000 square kilometres of marine park.

EU Court rules plant-based burger labeling lawful

Friday - The European Court of Justice ruled that plant-based foods such as burgers and sausages can continue to be labelled with names mimicking their meaty counterpart in a dispute that has lasted over...

Coalmines and gasfields may be emitting twice as much methane as declared, report warns

Friday - Australia’s coalmines and gasfields may be emitting twice as much methane as they currently declare, underscoring the need to introduce independent reporting of the potent greenhouse gas, an energy...

Woody biomass - a false climate solution and threat to Indonesia’s forests?

Friday - A new report highlights the threat to Indonesia’s forests from industrial biomass demand.

Can carbon credits help close coal plants?

Thursday - A few dozen kilometres from the Philippine capital Manila sits a coal plant that some hope could be a model for how developing countries can quit the polluting fossil fuel.

Australia suffers setback in green hydrogen race

Thursday - Australia’s bid to become a global hydrogen superpower has been dealt a blow, with the nation’s biggest energy utility pulling out of building a large-scale green hydrogen hub despite the project...

Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years

Thursday - One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the country.

Why have hurricanes gone crazy?

Thursday - While hurricanes occur naturally, human-caused climate change is supercharging them and exacerbating the risk of major damage, writes Kevin Trenberth.

Researchers find a new use for biochar: filtering microplastics from farm soils

Thursday - In initial experiments, they found that the biochar was able to remove a striking 86% to 92% of the plastic particles from soil samples.

Hurricane Helene prompts questions about raising animals in increasingly vulnerable places

Thursday - Hurricane Helene is just the latest event to underscore the perils of raising tens of thousands of animals in industrial-scale facilities as weather patterns grow more extreme.

Water is ‘canary in the coalmine’ of climate change: WMO

Wednesday - Media release | The year 2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers around the world, according to a new report coordinated by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization.

Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida as thousands flee

Wednesday - Residents have been warned to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday night local time, with $1 trillion worth of commercial properties directly in its...

US home insurance rates are rising fast with climate change fuelling more severe weather

Wednesday - Millions of Americans have been watching with growing alarm as their homeowners insurance premiums rise and their coverage shrinks. Nationwide, premiums rose 34% between 2017 and 2023, and they...

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