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US’s Kerry issues seven-point climate plan
Ignoring recent criticism of his statements on climate change the United States Secretary of State John Kerry has directed “all bureaus” of the State Department to focus on climate change. To enforce...
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Tory minister: no serious voice denies climate science
The climate change minister in Britain’s Conservative government, Greg Barker, has said no “serious voice” in government questions climate change or Britain’s stringent green targets. The Conservative...
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Henry: Govt Direct Action climate plan is costly
Leading economist and former Treasury head Dr Ken Henry has warned the Australian economy will likely suffer more under the conservative Liberal-National government’s proposed Direct Action climate...
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Fraser: Lib-Nat govt climate action ‘indefensible’
The head of the Australian government’s independent Climate Change Authority (CAA) has strongly rebuked the conservative Liberal-National government for its attitude to climate change Chair of the CCA...
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Obama, EU to unite in climate change fight
The United States President Barack Obama and European Union leaders meeting in Brussels this month are to throw their combined weight behind tackling climate change. The move is heralded in a document...
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Paris smog to restrict drivers
The French government is to introduce driving restrictions in the capital, Paris, today to tackle dangerous pollution levels in the “ city of light”. The bans are the first such move for 20 years as...
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Senate blocks carbon price repeal legislation
Australia’s upper house Senate has voted down legislation to repeal the carbon price laws, a core election promise of the conservative Liberal-National Prime Minister Tony Abbott. After months of...
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US Army says climate change like 100-year war
According to a senior United States Army officer who specialises in environmental security the consequences of uncontrolled global warming could resemble a 100-year war. Brigadier General Chris King,...
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Report says climate change stunting fish
Scientist say a new study shows climate change may be stunting fish growth, with fish sizes reduced by as much as 29 per cent over past 40 years as ocean temperatures increased. Fish sizes in the North...
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Rio Tinto urges coal over climate ‘idealism’
A leading executive with global miner Rio Tinto has dismissed climate change as “ideological discussion” and also called for increased efforts to make carbon capture and storage (CCS) a viable...
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Carbon laws rejection setting up election trigger
Australia’s conservative Liberal-National government is setting up a potential double dissolution election trigger by again trying to scrap the $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). The...
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Forget oil Texas sets wind power record
Powerful March winds have brought a new wind-power record of more than 10,000 megawatts (MW) to Texas, the most famous oil state in the United States. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)...
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Australia wins Japan whaling case in ICJ
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has come down in favour of a case brought by Australia and ruled Japan must immediately stop its whaling program in the Antarctic. The ICJ’s 16-judge panel...
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Investors flagging Barrier Reef environment risks
The potential threats posed by coal and natural gas projects to Australia’s World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef are sparking everything from lawsuits to tweets from Hollywood stars. They’re also...
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Lib-Nat PM Abbott virtually dismisses UN climate report
Pressing ahead with his situation normal view of climate change Australia’s conservative Liberal-National Prime Minister Tony Abbott has all but dismissed the report by the United Nations leading...
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Kerry warns climate change catastrophe, UK agrees
The United States Secretary of State John Kerry has warned that the costs of inaction over climate change are catastrophic. The British Foreign Secretary William Hague echoed Mr Kerry’s warning as both...
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Unilever CEO: Climate action is ‘only way’
The Chief Executive Officer of Anglo–Dutch multinational consumer goods company Unilever has said while businesses are starting to understand climate risks, governments are failing to respond. At the...
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Scientists say Abbott engineering ‘environmental train wreck’
Some leading environmental scientists have accused conservative Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott of engineering an “environmental train wreck”, in less than one year in office. They say the...
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Britain ‘no value’ keeping coal mines open
Experts say the closure of two deep pits belonging to UK Coal leaves “no long-term future for the production of coal resources in the United Kingdom”. The coal pits, two of the remaining three, are set...
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IPCC: climate change drastic, action needed now
According to the latest report from the world’s leading climate science body efforts to reduce carbon emissions have not been able to stop greenhouse gases reaching unprecedented levels. Releasing its...
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