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Kenya's Ogiek people being evicted for carbon credits - lawyers

Kenya's government is illegally evicting hunter-gatherers from their ancestral lands to profit from carbon offsetting schemes, human rights lawyers say. Hundreds of members of the Ogiek community are being evicted from the Mau Forest, say their representatives.

Global heat: Extreme autumn sets up 2023 to break records

It is now "virtually certain" that 2023 - a year of deadly heatwaves, floods and fires - will be the warmest on record, new data suggests. The prediction follows "exceptional" high October temperatures.

Earthshot Prize: Prince William says climate crisis too visible to be ignored

The climate crisis has "become too visible to be ignored", the Prince of Wales said as he revealed the five winners of his annual Earthshot Prize. Prince William said he believed this was the decade for collective action to protect the planet.

Emmanuel Macron pledges €1bn to fund research into melting ice caps

The French president has called for action at a climate summit in Paris attended by heads of state and scientists before Cop28

Floating factories of artificial leaves could make green fuel for jets and ships

Cambridge University scientists develop a device to ‘defossilise’ the economy using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide

Deadliest year on record as Phoenix heat fatalities rise by 50%

Hottest US city, buffeted by extreme temperatures, sees 579 heat-related in 2023, with large proportion among unhoused people

Australia to offer residency to Tuvalu citizens displaced by climate change

Anthony Albanese announces immigration plan with special visa category for people affected by rising sea levels in the vulnerable Pacific island nation

Small modular nuclear reactor that was hailed by Coalition as future cancelled due to rising costs

Opposition climate and energy spokesperson had pointed to SMRs as a solution to Australia’s energy needs, but experts raise questions over price tag

Oil and gas ‘not the problem’ for climate, says UK’s net zero minister

Campaigners call Graham Stuart’s comments ‘laughable’ and say Conservatives are weaponising climate action Oil and gas are “not the problem” for the climate, but the carbon emissions arising from them are, the UK’s net zero minister has told MPs.

Human-caused heating behind extreme droughts in Syria, Iraq and Iran, study finds

Millions of people’s lives wrecked by droughts that used to happen once every 250 years but now expected once a decade

‘It’s not viable any more’: global heating sparks first climate class action by Indigenous Australians

On Saibai Island in the Torres Strait, homes are already being inundated by king tides, the cemetery has been affected by erosion and sea walls have been built

How a false claim about wind turbines killing whales is spinning out of control in coastal Australia

Some pictures show a whale lifeless on a beach. In others, the whale is on fire, jumping from the ocean, as wind turbines loom behind it. The pictures are shocking – intentionally so.

Can goats and sheep stop wildfires? This shepherdess is rallying the flock

A rancher in California is training a new generation to fight fires – and foster deeper connections to the land – with farm animals

Countries meet in Kenya to thrash out global plastic pollution treaty

Government delegations will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, to hammer out details of what could be the first global treaty to tackle the plastic pollution crisis.

Food, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planet

Cut an apple in half, and the white flesh reveals a cluster of black pips arranged in the shape of a star. It is a tiny constellation of seeds hidden in the fruit bowl.

EU promises ‘substantial’ climate damage funding pledge

Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said the bloc will announce details at COP28. The European Union will make a “substantial” financial pledge toward a new fund for climate damages, the bloc’s climate commissioner said today.

Denmark to make ‘generous’ pledge for climate damage fund, minister says

Denmark is preparing to make a significant pledge toward a new climate disaster fund, breaking ranks with other developed countries.

UK softens stance on fossil fuels ahead of COP28 summit

Britain has signaled plans to water down its position on a core part of COP28 negotiations just weeks before the global climate talks begin.

French court annuls ban of climate movement over ‘eco-terrorism’ claims

France’s top administrative court Thursday annulled a government decision to ban a climate activist movement after it repeatedly clashed with the police during protests.

German MEP in running to lead Greens’ EU election campaign

German MEP Terry Reintke is in the running to lead the Greens European election campaign, she announced Wednesday.