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Kerry says climate science ‘alarming’ and ‘irrefutable’
The United States Secretary of State John Kerry has said the evidence for climate change was beyond dispute but it was not too late for international action to prevent its worst impacts. “The science...
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Japan govt to act on Fukushima radioactive water
Japan is expected top move today to contain the growing volume of radiated water at the Fukushima atomic station, following a growing number of radioactive hot spots and leaks more than two years after...
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UN calls for G20 leadership on sustainable future
As the world’s leading economies prepare to meet this week in Saint Petersburg, Russia, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the G20 to show leadership and commitment to achieve a...
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Abbott warns Labor not to block carbon price repeal
Australia’s conservative Liberal-National opposition leader Tony Abbott has warned the Australian Labor Party (ALP) it would be “committing suicide twice” if it tried to block his efforts to repeal the...
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Australian wind power record for windy August
A series of strong cold fronts provided record-breaking statistics for the generation of wind power as a warm, wet and windy August swept across south-eastern Australia. Clean Energy Council policy...
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Climate institute: ‘Lib-Nat climate plan needs rethink’
Leading climate think tank the Climate Institute has strongly criticised the Liberal-National opposition leader Tony Abbott’s statement that there will be no extra funding for the coalition’s Direct...
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EU climate chief: Pacific threat shows action needed
European Union Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard has said the threat that climate change poses to Pacific Island nations shows that international action on the issue is overdue. At this week’s...
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IPCC head: climate at five minutes to midnight
The head of the United Nations’ expert group of climate scientists has said humanity has pushed the world’s climate system to the brink, leaving itself only scant time to act. “We have five minutes...
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Think tank says UK misses community energy potential
A leading British think tank has argued that a lack of clear policy and restricted finance means the United Kingdom is falling well short of the energy potential of community schemes. The Green...
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UNSW study: coal has no future in Australia
A new analysis has found coal-fired electricity may have little or no economic future in Australia, even if carbon capture and storage becomes commercially available. University of New South Wales...
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World Bank climate battle targets air pollution
The World Bank has said it is planning “aggressive action” to help developing nations cut emissions of soot and other air pollutants blamed for causing climate change. The global lending institution’s...
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Poll: British energy policy not green enough
A survey by the British national broadcaster the BBC shows strong support for renewable energy and that the majority of the public would be willing to pay more for green energy The BBC survey has...
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Abbott vows to press on with carbon price abolition
Australia’s conservative Liberal-National coalition Prime Minster-elect Tony Abbott has begun his first day in the job saying his top priorities are to abolish the country’s price on carbon emissions...
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Carbon traders want trial of global market system
According to their Geneva-based lobby group emissions traders want United Nations climate talks in November to set rules for a trial system of globally linked carbon markets. A market framework...
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Poll: Carbon price not strong election issue
A national exit poll of electors shows that concern over the economy and jobs overshadowed the ‘carbon tax’ and other issues in Saturday’s federal election. The poll, conducted for the environmental...
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Davos to move climate change centre stage
The influential World Economic Forum (WEF) has revealed plans to push climate change to a centre stage position on its agenda at next year’s Davos Summit. The move is designed to help drive business...
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Lib-Nat govt begins carbon price repeal process
Australia’s newly elected conservative Liberal-National coalition is already applying pressure on the defeated Australian Labor Party (ALP) to “honour” what it says is a mandate to repeal the carbon...
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US supports Pacific climate change pact
Officials have said a new Pacific regional pact calling for aggressive action to combat climate change has achieved a “major accomplishment” by gaining United States support. The Majuro Declaration,...
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CEFC halts loans as its courts Lib-Nat govt
Australia’s $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation has said it is voluntarily halting loans for clean energy projects until it can have talks with the incoming Liberal-National government about...
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EU carbon permits in sharp price rise
European Union carbon permits posted their biggest weekly gain in four months as the bloc’s regulator scaled back the handout of free allowances, reducing the risk of a sell-off by polluters. December...
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