World's war on greenhouse gas emissions has a military blind spot 11/7/2023

When it comes to taking stock of global emissions, there's an elephant in the room: the world's armed forces. ...more

Australia’s annual plastic consumption produces emissions equivalent to 5.7m cars, analysis shows 11/7/2023

The plastics consumed yearly by Australians have a greenhouse emissions impact equivalent to 5.7m cars – more than a third of the cars on Australia’s roads, new analysis suggests. ...more

Yellen urges China to fight climate change 10/7/2023

The United States and China, as the world's two largest economies, must work together to combat the "existential threat" of climate change, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese government officials and climate experts on Saturday. ...more

Countries adopt mid-century greenhouse gas emissions goal for shipping 10/7/2023

Countries on Friday adopted a revised greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy for shipping that sets a net zero emissions target by around the middle of the century, prompting environmental groups to say it was nowhere near ambitious enough. ...more

How warming oceans are driving the climate juggernaut 10/7/2023

It is hot. Very hot. And we are only a few weeks into summer. ...more

Deep-sea metal rush in doubt as regulatory body meets 10/7/2023

Plans to extract minerals from the ocean floor are expected to be put on hold next week at a meeting of the U.N. body regulating the sector, with environmental and economic risks threatening to scupper the industry before it begins. ...more

Scientists say 2023 could be hottest year on record 10/7/2023

With the world’s average temperature reaching 17.23 degrees Celsius this month and it is going further up, 2023 may become the hottest year. ...more

UAE's Jaber urges Big Oil to step up its climate game 7/7/2023

The United Arab Emirates’ incoming COP28 president urged the energy industry on Thursday to “step up its game” towards building a clean energy system. ...more

June was hottest June on record globally, EU climate service says 7/7/2023

This past June was the hottest June globally on record in terms of sea and air temperatures, according to a statement by the EU-backed Copernicus Climate Change Service. ...more

Major banks yet to match EU with nuclear green label, study says 7/7/2023

None of the world's 30 major banks have explicitly included nuclear energy in their criteria for issuing green or sustainability-linked bonds, researchers said on Thursday, despite an EU decision last year to label it as sustainable. ...more