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A New Zealand judge has rejected an effort to have the list of defendants in a landmark climate case for the Pacific country expanded, according to reports.

Labour must deliver the green transition voters want, leaving Reform and the Tories on the side of economic decline and dictators

Which former British prime minister described the climate emergency as “a clock ticking to the furious rhythm of hundreds of billions of pistons and turbines and furnaces and engines … quilting the Earth in an invisible and suffocating blanket of CO2”?

The florid style gives it away. You’d guess Boris Johnson even if you’d forgotten that the master of Brexit bombast also had a sideline in net zero evangelism. It wasn’t the most memorable part of his repertoire and it didn’t catch on as a Conservative catechism.

Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist

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Adaptive planning doesn’t mean people have to abandon coastal towns. It is about having a roadmap with multiple options to adjust as climate conditions evolve. Tom Logan, Senior Lecturer Above the Bar of Civil Systems Engineering, University of Canterbury Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

An ashen pallor and an eerie stillness all that remains where there should fluttering fish and vibrant colours in the reefscape, one conservationist says

The world’s coral reefs have been pushed into “uncharted territory” by the worst global bleaching event on record that has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, scientists have warned.

Reefs in at least 82 countries and territories have been exposed to enough heat to turn corals white since the global event started in January 2023, the latest data from the US government’s Coral Reef Watch shows.

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Dozens of miniature horses and their human running mates have taken part in the Great Northern Gallop, an adventure race through dense forests and across rugged beaches in New Zealand’s Far North. Participants run or walk 100km over four days for the event, which raises money for the welfare of miniature horses

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OpenSolar's Sophie Wright on the mission to streamline solar businesses so that more money and time can be spent where it's most needed - putting panels on rooftops. Plus, the news of the week.

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Origin says grid access win will trigger a $175m final payment for giant wind project, while Spark reveals Danish giant CIP is involved in its Dinawan hub.

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Santos has been given final approval to begin production at Australia’s dirtiest offshore gas field in a decision that has coincided with Earth Day 2025.

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Renewables industry reels in wake of Donald Trump’s extraordinary intervention, ordering construction of a fully permitted and shovel ready offshore wind project to be "stopped cold."

The post “A chilling signal:” Industry rails against Trump attack on shovel-ready offshore wind project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An analysis by the Queensland Conservation Council finds five new fossil fuel projects have pushed greenhouse gas emissions higher under Labor's reformed Safeguard Mechanism.

The post “I’ll sign, you drill” approach to fossil fuel development has overwhelmed Safeguard Mechanism appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A coalition of US business groups requested the courts to scrutinise and enjoin California’s climate disclosure laws, favouring a preliminary injunction as immediate relief pending resolution of litigation.

As the IEA and UK government convene a summit on energy security, Poland, holder of the EU presidency, argues that access to low-carbon resources, technologies and their supply chains will be decisive for European energy – and economic – security. Other experts say the future of net zero and European prosperity lies in close cooperation with China.

Skeletons and artefacts unearthed from the site near Cardiff Airport are baffling archaeologists.

A major US CO2 pipeline project faces uncertainty as South Dakota regulators rejected its permit application for the second time in a narrow vote Tuesday.

Most Australians are still able to be convinced on climate change. As climate action drops off the radar, that’s good news Kelly Kirkland, Research Fellow in Psychology, The University of Queensland Abby Robinson, PhD candidate in Social Psychology, The University of Melbourne Amy S G Lee, PhD Candidate in Social Psychology, The University of Melbourne Samantha Stanley, Research Fellow in Social Psychology, UNSW Sydney Zoe Leviston, Research Fellow in Social Psychology, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Climate experts are increasingly growing wary of the usefulness of global temperature targets and the “net zero” concept, both as a goal and as a metric for measuring climate progress, several policy academics have said.

Reducing synthetic fertiliser use in Brazil through regenerative agriculture and other means could curb the country's fertiliser-related greenhouse gas emissions up to 86% by 2050 — whereas inaction could see related emissions rise 89% by then, according to a report published on Wednesday. 

The global shipping sector's greenhouse gas emissions increased in the first quarter of the year, as the sector braces itself for continued uncertainty due to trade tariffs and conflicts, according to the latest report by a maritime technology company published on Wednesday.

Updated: Four huge wind, solar and battery projects win grid access in new renewable zone, but the biggest talking point could be the lower capacity offered.

The post Four huge wind, solar and battery projects granted grid access, but capacity trimmed in key REZ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Zealand’s Climate Change Commission (CCC) has recommended small tweaks to the country’s ETS in its latest annual advice to the government, released Wednesday.