Earth Day at 50: A look to the past offers hope for the planet’s future
Environment
Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, millions of people took to the streets in cities and towns across the
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Exclusive interview: Barbara Freese on coal and how industry denies climate change
Environment
Barbara Freese has been thinking about the environment for nearly her entire life. As an attorney, she witnessed how the
Activists target Siemens over Australia coal deal
Environment
German engineering giant Siemens is under fire for supplying technical equipment for a gigantic new Australian coal mine in Queensland.
Europe’s five most important energy stories of 2019
Opinion
Every year seems like the most important, and, in terms of energy, it is, as record amounts of carbon continue
UN chief disappointed by failure of COP25
Environment
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the COP25 climate summit has ended in Madrid without taking an opportunity to
Denmark wins COP25 praise with climate law
Policy
Denmark has impressed at the COP25 event after the Copenhagen parliament adopted a legally binding emissions reduction target of 70
Madrid protest demands action at COP25
Policy
Madrid has managed to hold the COP25 summit after a month’s preparation to organise what would normally take two years.
Putin accuses Greta Thunberg of naivety
Environment
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Greta Thunberg as a nice girl but naive about the costs of renewable energy.
Climate scientists call for targets to triple
Environment
Climate scientists say targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions must rise by three to five times if the world is