Climate Change

Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever

President and CEO of the non-profit group Rachel Bronson said "It is the closest to Doomsday we have ever been in the history of the Doomsday Clock." The clock was created in 1947.

Greta warns world leaders at climate protest before Davos

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and a crowd of thousands of protesters marched in the Swiss city of Lausanne before many of them head to Davos next week to challenge political and business leaders to combat the climate crisis.

Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s – scientists

Scientists say Earth is probably the hottest it has been during the Holocene — the past 11,500 years or so — making it the warmest period since the dawn of civilisation.

Australia's massive fires could become routine – scientists warn

Bushfires ravaging Australia have provided a foretaste of the kinds of conditions that could become normal, says Richard Betts, Head of Climate Impacts Research at Britain's Met Office Hadley Centre.

Australians protest over climate policy as megablaze hits NSW state

Tens of thousands rally across the country to demand PM Scott Morrison's conservative government cut back on fossil fuels, as deadly climate-fuelled bushfires burn out of control.

UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets

A marathon UN climate summit wrapped up with little to show, squeezing compromises from countries over the global warming battle plan but falling well short of what science says is needed to tackle the emergency.

Fate of global climate action 'in the balance' as UN talks go down to wire

With the two-week gathering mired in interlocking disputes over how to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement on global warming, Chile, presiding over the talks, had earlier attempted to inject a note of optimism.

Greta Thunberg accuses leaders of 'creative PR' at climate talks

Awarded Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2019 on Wednesday, Greta Thunberg accused leaders of turning the COP25 "into some kind of opportunity for countries to negotiate loopholes".

US, Saudi rank bottom of climate class - report

While climate performance varies greatly, a report finds that none of the countries surveyed were currently on a path compatible with the Paris climate goals.

Glimmer of hope at COP25 overshadowed by political squabbling

Evidence that our planet is teetering on the edge of disaster is everywhere to be seen.

Marine life under threat from plummeting oxygen levels

Around 700 sites have been identified globally with low oxygen levels - up from only 45 in the 1960s, says the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Fossil fuel groups 'destroying' climate talks – NGOs

A day after tens of thousands marched in the Spanish capital demanding climate action, seven environmental groups raised concerns over the role of fossil fuel representatives at the COP25 UN summit.