Experts who welcome the NSW proposal to deal with urban heat say it’s not about black or white but reflection and radiation.
The New South Wales government announced this week it would move to ban…
Imagine you’re in a hot air balloon flying over an African savanna in the late growing season. Below, herds of elephants, zebras, wildebeests and rhinos roam a mosaic landscape dotted with lonesome…
The wrapping of ecological disaster with fears of rampant immigration is a narrative that has flourished in far-right fringe movements in Europe and the US
Standing in front of the partial ruins of…
Energy sector remains the biggest contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions today, accounting for more than two-thirds of the total emissions. Therefore, transitioning to low-carbon energy…
The Coalition has a solid track record in imposing ‘don’t do’ regulation on some people when it suits them
“Can do capitalism” is the latest Morrison-ism to be tested this election campaign, with…
Scientists from six continents say a monitoring system could help protect coral reefs and fisheries around the world
A team of ocean scientists from six continents have made an urgent call for a…
Burning vegetation and injecting emissions underground ‘ecologically risky’ and ‘should be avoided’
Experts have questioned how a controversial energy technology that doesn’t currently exist in…
Environment Agency urges those in flood risk areas to take preventative measures to stave off worst flood impacts
The government has warned that the climate crisis is exacerbating flood risks across…
Green experts and human rights activists are concerned the hardline Cairo regime will suppress any civil society action
Concern is growing over plans to host a UN climate conference in Sharm el-…
The way we eat is destroying the world, says agricultural economist Yon Fernández de Larrinoa. His research focuses on the food systems of indigenous peoples, and believes they can teach us valuable…
The website quoted data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) which mapped the solar power capacity of each country during the year. This includes both solar photovoltaic (PV) and…
Over the past decade, there has been growing recognition of climate-induced loss and damage – such as the destruction of homes or buildings after a flood.
Report described as ‘sharp wake-up call’ finds recycling has flatlined since voluntary plan was introduced in 2017
Australia is failing to meet its own plastic reduction targets, with just 16% of…
Several foreign-language Wikipedia pages seen by BBC News are promoting conspiracy theories and making misleading claims about climate change.
A number, including some in Swahili, Kazakh and…
State regulator rejects gas owners’ vague promises of shift to non-fossil fuels as “aspirational”
A New York state environmental agency recently saved electricity ratepayers millions of dollars by…
Clearcutting worsens heavy rain events but selective logging is needed to limit wildfire threat, experts say
Adevastating string of floods and landslides have shocked residents in British Columbia,…
The one thing the climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, made clear is that human society remains in business-as-usual mode, with no meaningful curb on fossil fuel use. The soft pledges made at COP26…