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20 04 2021 | 10:15

Victoria blocks AGL's gas terminal on environmental grounds.

Rejection comes as company criticised over plans to split its business in two as part of a move to clean up its emissions profile. The Victorian government has rejected on environmental grounds a…

20 04 2021 | 10:10

Saudi Arabia ‘to plant 10 billion trees’ in bid to tackle climate change.

Green plan unveiled as part of plan to overcome Saudi Arabia’s economic reliance on oil. Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest oil producers, has announced ambitious proposals for a “green…

20 04 2021 | 10:04

Earth nearly lost all its oxygen 2.3 billion years ago

A new study pushes the permanent rise of oxygen in the atmosphere to 100 million years later than previously believed. Earth's transition to permanently hosting an oxygenated atmosphere was a…

20 04 2021 | 10:02

Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline review – an intensifying crisis.

Ade Adepitan travels to the Pacific to see how the climate emergency is shrinking the land and killing the future – and to ask what, if anything, can be done to halt the destruction.

20 04 2021 | 09:49

Reflections and projections on a decade of climate science.

To mark the tenth anniversary of Nature Climate Change, we asked a selection of researchers across the broad range of climate change disciplines to share their thoughts on notable developments of the…

20 04 2021 | 09:30

Militarism and its impact on societal and ecological welfare (Interview with Nick Buxton of The Secure and the Dispossessed, Part Two)

“We have to take that money out of politics and put strict limits on the influence these corporations have benefited from.”

20 04 2021 | 08:21

The World’s Billionaires Are Going Absolutely Bunkers.

They’re building them like there’s no tomorrow. “I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half.” — Jay Gould, railroad magnate

18 04 2021 | 07:35

Sea Level Rise Is Killing Trees on the Atlantic Coast, Creating ‘Ghost Forests’ Visible From Space.

Trekking out to my research sites near North Carolina's Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, I slog through knee-deep water on a section of trail that is completely submerged. Permanent flooding…

18 04 2021 | 07:24

Cows Join Carbon Market in Quest to Curb Planet-Warming Burps.

Livestock that produce less methane have joined trees, wind turbines and cleaner cookstoves as the basis for carbon offsets. A European startup has started selling carbon credits for cattle raised…

14 04 2021 | 14:50

Scientists Alarmed at Surging Atmospheric Methane, CO2

Atmospheric methane levels surged in 2020, a new report from NOAA shows, accelerating an increasing trend, alarming scientists, and possibly auguring a vicious cycle of global heating.

14 04 2021 | 13:07

India’s planned coal plants could ‘single-handedly jeopardise’ 1.5C target

Current plans to build 370 coal-fired power stations in India will gravely undermine the country’s Paris climate pledge, or create “stranded assets” worth billions of dollars. That’s the conclusion…

14 04 2021 | 12:10

New York state pension fund to divest from six Canadian oil sands companies

New York’s state pension fund is restricting investment in six Canadian oil sands companies because they have not shown they are prepared for a transition to a low-carbon future, the fund’s…

13 04 2021 | 12:33

Stop peddling fear of climate migrants.

Beating the anti-immigrant drum does nothing to help climate action. Exaggerated predictions for future flows of people have long formed the core of the anti-immigration playbook. When you add the…

13 04 2021 | 12:30

'Plastic Pollution Is a Social Justice Issue,’ New Report Warns.

Plastic pollution isn't just a threat to non-human life like turtles and whales. It's also a major environmental justice problem. That's the conclusion of a new report released Tuesday from the UN…

13 04 2021 | 12:24

Gas consortium seeks approval to drill 7,700 wells in Queensland, including near national parks

Australia Pacific LNG wants environmental approval to drill across nearly half a million hectares of central and south-west Queensland. Australia’s largest east coast gas producer has sought federal…

13 04 2021 | 12:23

Climate progress ‘impossible’ unless rich countries meet funding promises to most vulnerable, says UK minister.

Two summits held on Wednesday saw countries debating key climate issues ahead of Cop26. Reining in the climate crisis will be near-impossible unless rich countries meet their funding promises to…

13 04 2021 | 12:22

‘Negotiating with your worst enemy’: Biden in risky talks to pay Brazil to save Amazon.

Activists fear billion-dollar climate deal will bolster Bolsonaro and reward illegal forest clearance – but US says action can’t wait The US is negotiating a multi-billion dollar climate deal with…

13 04 2021 | 12:18

Why corporate climate pledges of ‘net-zero’ emissions should trigger a healthy dose of skepticism

Hundreds of companies, including major emitters like United Airlines, BP and Shell, have pledged to reduce their impact on cli

13 04 2021 | 12:12

Scientists race to track shrinking carbon-store sea meadows.

Human activity is destroying the equivalent of a football pitch of seagrasses every 30 minutes around the world. Hundreds of miles from the nearest shore, ribbon-like fronds flutter in the ocean …

13 04 2021 | 10:49

Deforestation: Consumption habits of person in rich country drives loss of ‘four trees each year’

Consumption of coffee, chocolate and meat fuelling deforestation. Each person living in a G7 country causes nearly four trees to be lost each year through their consumption of goods such as coffee,…