Eve of destruction

An international team of scientists warns the Earth is entering a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis.

Do Australians really care about climate change?

An annual climate action survey has revealed public concern over the Great Barrier Reef and nuclear power but Australians affected by the cost-of-living crisis seem less enthusiastic about radical climate change action.

One more cup of coffee for the road

Climate change is threatening coffee production around the world as rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and increasing pest issues are reducing yield and quality while driving up costs.

Net-zero pathways

Australia’s push for net-zero emissions has received a welcome boost with the release of an official report showing how Australia can seek to cut domestic emissions across each sector of the economy.

Phew, what a scorcher

The current burst of winter warmth is already breaking records across Australia and future warm spells will be hotter still, if humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions continue.

Carbon assured

Carbon assurances within the corporate environment is likely to become mandatory in future, and companies that already have systems in place to track and account for carbon emissions could reap the benefits.

Nitrous oxide emissions up 40% in 40 years

Emissions of Nitrous Oxide, one of the three key greenhouse gases, have increased 40% over the last 40 years. N₂O can remain in the atmosphere for more than 100 years and it is also an ozone-depleting substance.

A plea for progress on climate change

Australia’s slow and uneven progress towards reducing the emissions which drive climate change should prompt the nation’s leaders to adopt a bipartisan approach in the future.

Carbon crunching

New research is unlocking the secret powers of cyanobacteria and could produce new crop strains which pull more carbon from the atmosphere, reducing CO2 levels while increasing yields.

Companies face greater climate disclosures

Regulators, investors and climate advocates could soon be able to monitor the impact large businesses have on the environment under new accountability laws.

The end of the ice

In 1897, the former whaling ship RV Belgica left Antwerp in Belgium on first voyage of what would become known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration. As so many ships before, it became trapped in polar ice, at a location which is now open water.

Encouraging regional climate cooperation

The Indo-Pacific is facing a steep climate change challenge and Australia’s strong education sector seems ready to do more in the fight.