California’s road map to net-zero can be a blueprint for other regions
Climate warnings from the IPCC highlight the urgent need to cut global emissions. What can the US state of California teach others about decarbonizing energy?
Wetlands: The 'superheroes' of the natural world, here's why
Wetlands are the superheroes of the natural world. They are crammed with wildlife, protect our coastlines, keep our rivers clean, and store climate-changing amounts of carbon.
Oceans are getting warmer - but what were their temperatures 100 years ago?
In 2021, ocean surface temperatures were 0.65°C higher than the 20th century average. The year with the biggest divergence was 2016, at 0.8°C higher.
Poisonous dust clouds threaten Salt Lake City as the Great Salt Lake continues to lose water
The Great Salt Lake has shrunk by two-thirds since the 1980s. This is exposing arsenic on the lake bed, which winds could whip into a toxic dust cloud.
10 ways to decarbonize heavy industry
A new report from the International Energy Agency sets out 10 recommendations to help make heavy industry carbon neutral - and says G7 economies must lead the way.
What is the circular economy, and why does it matter that it is shrinking?
The circular economy cuts waste, lowers CO2 emissions and uses less of the world’s finite resources, say experts. The world is less and less circular - but these solutions can make progre...
3 actions to accelerate emerging market climate transition
Emerging market and developing economies account for over 95% of the increase in GHG emissions. Huge investment is needed to cut emissions and tackle climate change.
New Zealand to price livestock burps and other environment stories you need to read this week
Top environment stories: Fiji's defence minister warns climate change is biggest security threat; Malala joins Friday climate protests; investors push for global plan on agriculture emiss...
Breaking, thinning and melting - Here's what Antarctica's glaciers are coming up against
The surface of Thwaites Glacier has been falling by up to 3 feet a year. West Antarctica could soon begin a multi-century decline, raising sea levels.
Flooding is on track to affect another 160 million people a year
Rising temperatures make ice sheets and glaciers melt faster and cause seawater to expand. 200 million people will live below the sea level line by 2100.
How climate change is causing an insurance crisis in Australia
Worsening extreme weather will cause an insurance crisis in Australia, making insurance increasingly unaffordable.
How the US can cut its emissions in half by 2030
The US has pledged to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to 50-52% below 2005 levels by 2030. Cleaner and efficient energy are central strategies for emissions reductions.