Global temperatures soared last month, making this November the hottest ever recorded, according to a new report.
Unless temperatures dip dramatically in December, 2020 could potentially overtake…
The Marshall Islands sit barely six feet above sea level in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and its people are among the most vulnerable in the world to the complex consequences of climate change,…
The ABC’s Graham Creed says new climate change research could ‘fill a big gap’ in public understanding.
Graham Creed has spent 30 years with his head in synoptic charts, and for the past 20 he’s…
Oxfam calls for higher taxes on private jets and SUVs to curb pollution by top earners.
The richest 1 per cent of people in the UK produce 11 times the amount of carbon emissions as those in the…
Representing more than 17,000 claimants who support climate action, the international organization Friends of the Earth on Tuesday opened its case against fossil fuel giant Shell at The Hague by…
Climate action advocates and wildlife defenders celebrated Monday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit rejected the Trump administration's approval of Liberty, a proposed offshore oil-…
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the dire threat of climate change Wednesday in a speech on the state of the planet delivered at Columbia University in New York.
"The state of…
The UK Government has announced a new ambitious target to reduce the UK’s emissions by at least 68% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
Recognising the urgency to go further to tackle climate change,…
Scientists and academics including Prof Gesa Weyhenmeyer and Prof Will Steffen argue that we must discuss the threat of societal disruption in order to prepare for it.
Plans to deliver a better, fairer farming system in England have been set out by the UK government.
The roadmap outlines changes that will come into force over a period of seven years to help…
Beyond Investing is pleased to present this update on its US Vegan Climate Index in the wake of the recent US Presidential election.
With the results of the US presidential election called, it feels…
Conservation campaigners on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of taking a "wrecking ball" to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as the White House announced plans to move ahead with the sale…
Dan Jørgensen has agreed the world’s most ambitious climate goal with a promise to cut 70% of emissions by 2030.
Denmark’s climate minister is fairly certain that the deal to close down the nation’s…
Analysis: Amid rising trade tensions, Chinese interests are keen to develop a high-quality deposit in Guinea. Analysts warn any restrictions on Australian sales to China would ‘send shockwaves…
After ongoing pressure from environmental groups and Indigenous communities, Bank of America has said it will not finance any oil and gas exploration in the Arctic, making it the last major U.S.…
Rescued women told police the owner hired men to impregnate them and then sell the newborns for profit.
Police in Nigeria have rescued 10 people, including four children, four pregnant women and…
Greece’s biggest power utility Public Power Corp. (PPC) will spend 3.4 billion euros ($4.11 billion) to expand its footprint in renewables and modernise the country’s distribution grid, it said on…
What's a climate change emergency?
We can generally think of it as a symbolic acknowledgement at the highest levels that we're facing a climate change crisis - and a commitment to meet the challenge…
Analysts urge action to put pledges into practice to avoid catastrophic warming.
The core objective of the 2015 Paris climate agreement — to limit the rise in the average global temperature to “well…