UN chief, COP28 president clash on fossil fuels’ future
Ending our use of fossil fuels is the only way to arrest global warming, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told COP28 delegates.
Ending our use of fossil fuels is the only way to arrest global warming, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told COP28 delegates.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says 110 countries are backing a pledge at COP28 to triple clean power and slash fossil fuel use.
Australia's is failing at every turn to rein in its emissions and a radical reset is needed, experts say ahead of a global climate summit in Dubai.
Temperatures on earth in the past 12 months were the hottest ever recorded, with everybody experiencing "unusual climate-driven heat", an analysis has found.
A landmark climate case launched by Torres Strait Islander elders has heard from scientists and public health experts.
Other Pacific countries could follow Tuvalu's lead and sign security agreements with Australia, with Penny Wong saying the offer is open.
Experts behind a new survival kit for the Great Barrier Reef say they've achieved monumental leaps that will help coral reefs worldwide endure climate change.
A protest that lasted three minutes but disrupted the workings of Queensland's parliament could land 14 climate protesters in jail for up to three years.
Scientists have more bad news for the Great Barrier Reef - baby crown-of-thorns starfish are very good at dealing with the heat climate change is dishing out.
Just 15 per cent of Australians say climate change is an extremely serious problem right now, with many viewing it as a future peril, a survey has found.
More than 40 per cent of the world's amphibians are threatened with extinction and Australia's once bountiful frogs are among those in strife, scientists warn.
Australia will soon have a national stockpile of emergency shelters that can be deployed anywhere in the country when floods, fires and other disasters strike.
Dugong populations are shrinking along a vast stretch of the Great Barrier Reef and it's been happening for almost 20 years, scientists say.
Dugong numbers are shrinking over a vast area of the Great Barrier Reef and it's been happening for almost 20 years, scientists say.
A small conservation group is challenging Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek in court, arguing she failed to adequately consider fossil fuel harms to nature.
The World Heritage Committee has confirmed it won't yet list the Great Barrier Reef as in-danger but Australia's guardianship remains under close scrutiny.
A bigger role for government in managing economic cycles and acting on sluggish productivity features on Philip Lowe's wish list for a stronger Australia.
Experts say bold political leadership is needed to ensure Australia's major cities remain liveable as the urban heat problem escalates.
The incoming head of Australia's central bank says climate change presents an acute source of uncertainty for managing the economy and setting interest rates.
Greenhouse gas emissions are affecting an air current that determines how much rain and heat Australia gets, and it could mean longer droughts and floods.
Climate change and the transition to a net-zero economy lies at the heart of the Intergenerational Report released by the Albanese government.
Another marine heatwave is about to hit the waters off south east Australia and there are some lessons about what might be in store from an earlier event.
Energy giant AGL and the Victorian government have inked a deal to leave the door open for a coal-fired power station to close earlier than 2035.
The biggest rise in premiums in 20 years has raised concerns households may forego insurance and be even harder hit when the next disaster strikes.
Doctors have rallied at Parliament House against the expansion of Australia's gas industry, warning it will harm future generations.
Hard coral recovery has paused on most of the Great Barrier Reef thanks to a mass bleaching event in 2022, which should have been a cooler year for sea life.
An expert panel that advises the government says Australia needs another plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef from escalating climate threats.
The extreme heat scorching Phoenix has continued to set records as searing temperatures bake the US southwest.
A CSIRO study has shown air purifiers that target very fine particles do a good job of boosting air quality when bushfires take hold.
Tasmania is on track for its warmest July on record, with the eastern seaboard also well above average for mid-winter.
Australia is the second most litigious country on earth when it comes to challenging climate change impacts in court.