COP17: Update on 30x30 goal shows the world is off track, especially in the ocean, but campaigners say there is hope.

A recent piece in Crikey argued that an AI-fuelled climate disaster — and not necessarily the technology itself — is the "actual life-threatening apocalypse". But two things can be true at once.

Clean energy does not simply “add to” global energy use; it displaces fossil sources that would otherwise get built.

A region of Antarctica with some of the greatest potential to reshape the natural world and human society is also the least scientifically understood and explored.

The Supreme Court is taking on issues including voting rights, the Second Amendment and climate change lawsuits in its new term.

Wetlands restoration and wildfire prevention can drive down insurers’ costs and skyrocketing premiums, a new study shows.

The world's oceans behave like a thermometer: As the water warms, it expands and sea levels rise. Geodesy researchers at the University of Bonn are able to measure this and determine how much the ocea...

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the main gases contributing to climate change on Earth. Removing this gas directly from the air could help to limit climate change, alongside other efforts to reduce emi...

The summit between Chinese president and US yielded an agreement on buying coal, and more news related to climate change and China from this fortnight.

Every winter, Antarctica roughly doubles in size as sea ice locks into place over the ocean.

The world’s oceans are warming at an alarming pace as humans burn fossil fuels, with far-reaching consequences, according to a report by more than 100 scientists.

Germany has become the third European to commit to a plan to phase out fossil fuels. It has set 2035 as they target date.

A sobering new report from the United Nations Environment Programme warns that even if governments deliver on all their existing climate pledges, warming could reach 1.8°C later this century. That mea...

Every US$1 invested in tackling climate change and air pollution together can generate around US$15 in economic benefits, according to a report published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) a...

You might not notice it gazing out from the shore, but water ages.

OPINION: A severe ozone hole can bring warmer, wetter weather to New Zealand's west coast.

Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous prime minister

"If this trend continues into the future, 'super El Niños,' like the one developing right now, might become much more common..."

On this special edition of Inside Climate, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins co-host Jake Bolster to how Democrats can make climate change a winning issue in the midterm elections.

It has been five years since China promised the United Nations to stop funding overseas coal projects.

Reno, Nevada — Sierra Club released its sixth Dirty Truth Report Tuesday that grades utilities across the country based on how much coal they are retiring, how much gas they are planning, and how much...

Former US vice-president still has optimism for climate advocacy two decades after groundbreaking documentary

"Our new report exposes this old-fashioned corruption, by a thuggish government and a desperate industry, that is squeezing every last dollar out of Americans' pocketbooks while they still can."

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New research from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in collaboration with other institutions, highlights the fragmented and staggered timing of warming increases across the planet, providing a...

I led Seychelles’ effort to designate 30% of its waters for protection. The world must follow, writes former president Danny Faure.

The Fermi paradox asks: If there are other civilizations in the Universe besides ours, why haven't we yet made contact?  Researchers who study this paradox – also called the Great Silence – generally ...

We’ve made real progress bending down the curve of emissions, but risks remain far too high for complacency

New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms

With the country dominating nickel exports, its moves towards green industry could make the greatest impacts.

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with climate scientist Michael Mann. As the United Nations prepares to ...

Facing what could be the most devastating El Niño ever, a Peruvian scientist has turned to her ancestors for solutions to extreme weather events — and she’s not the only one. Around the world, researc...

By Sheila Dang HOUSTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The world is at risk of falling behind in efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, ExxonMobil (XOM.N) said in its annual energy outlook published on Thur...

The longest satellite record ever assembled shows that Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11.3 trillion tonnes of ice since the 1970s, raising global sea levels by more than 3 centimetres – and ...

The European Union has committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2050, a process that will require rapid and substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions across all economic sectors.

From Sri Lanka to South Korea, governments are preparing for droughts, wildfires, typhoons and floods – with climate plans facing their biggest challenge to date

The world's critical infrastructure is becoming increasingly outmoded as global temperatures continue to rise. In order to build resilience, stakeholders must collaborate in four key areas

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science - Early emergence of climate change in tropical rainforest temperature variability due to ENSO

US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire

The Trump Administration has rolled back a major climate rule, falsely claiming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants do not impact the climate or human health.

Ursula von der Leyen slammed fossil fuels in her 2022 State of the EU speech. Now, Europe is in the midst of yet another energy crisis.

Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a major Trump donor, named as biggest single methane producer in new rankings

More water vapor means more rocket fuel for extreme rain — so this record is not good news

Global warming is set to surpass the 1.5°C limit if governments worldwide fail to act.

As trust in institutions wavers, experts say local, collective action is more effective in driving change

“For too long a sense has prevailed that solutions to the climate and nature are out of reach. This new research explodes that myth once and for all.”

It’s never been as warm as August 2026 for the last several decades. Glaciers are melting even as we are investing trillions in AI data centers. Droughts, wildfires and heatwaves have arrived. Is ther...

Warning by United Nations climate chief comes as EU data shows August 2026 was joint hottest month ever