Australia’s emissions have dropped, but we’ve got our work cut out to reach targets
Australia’s emissions had the biggest drop ever this year outside the artificial kink in the curve during COVID-19…
Global miner BMA drops Queensland mine expansion plan after a decade of environmental checks
Australia’s largest coal producer has been approved to clear 136 hectares of koala habitat by the Queensland government. …
Away from COP30 and treaties, pragmatism sparks clean energy boom in the global south
There are well-known poster children for the transition to clean technologies. Norway, for its embrace of electric cars,…
COP30: World is falling behind on crucial methane emissions cuts, new report warns
Worldwide methane emissions are still rising despite a global pledge adopted in 2021 by several countries, the COP30…
Planning, power and politics threaten Britain’s AI dreams – POLITICO
One has already been announced in Northumberland, but a decision on a second, planned for Teesside in north-east England, has been delayed…
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here’s Where We Are
Almost exactly 10 years ago, a remarkable thing happened in a conference hall on the outskirts of Paris:…
It’s not just soybeans. China also stopped importing U.S. coal amid Trump’s trade war
President Donald Trump’s efforts to help the U.S. coal industry at home are being undermined by falling sales…
Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’
Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the…
‘Climate trigger’ formally ruled out of environment laws
A “climate trigger” that could be used to block coal and gas projects has been formally excluded from…
China’s power paradox: Record renewables, continued coal
China is improving its infrastructure for long-distance power trading, “but it’s definitely not where it needs to be”,…
Stocks Swoon as Trade Jitters Spur Rush to Bonds: Markets
(Bloomberg) — Flaring trade tensions between the US and China sent shockwaves across markets Friday, hammering stocks, oil…
Renewables Overtake Coal as World’s Biggest Source of Electricity
The solar arrays at the Kubuqi Desert, 2024 – credit: NASA’s Earth Observatory. Renewable energy sources like solar…