Australia expands four coal mines despite warning of climate ‘death sentence’
Approval comes even as Australia pushes to host Cop31 climate summit
Approval comes even as Australia pushes to host Cop31 climate summit
Campaigners say Queensland mine given go-ahead this week is a new development, not an extension of an existing mine
Tanya Plibersek says projects in NSW and Queensland produce coal for making essential steel as critics say move ‘opposite of climate action’
Biden's most recent climate initiatives are all but certain to be short-lived, mostly thanks to an obscure law that tends to come into play every four years.
President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows …
Trump's nominees could hold considerable power over the interpretation and implementation of the IRA's programs and tax incentives.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted California its request to enforce vehicle emissions standards stricter than federal rules, including the state's ban on sales of new gasoline-powered cars.
The move addresses new vehicles sold between 2026 and 2035, and doesn't affect gas-powered cars already on the road.
Under the Clean Air Act, California can adopt more stringent vehicle emission requirements than the federal government, but must obtain a waiver from the EPA.
If renewable energy is cheaper, why are countries like China continuing to use fossil fuels?
World coal use is set to reach an all-time high in 2024, the International Energy Agency says, in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history.
Consumption expected to hit record highs as China and India undermine cutbacks
Recent wildfires in Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains have made way for non-native plant growth, setting the stage for increasingly frequent blazes.
Roughly 20,000 face evacuations in Malibu, including some celebrities, as fire continues to rage near Los Angeles
Real time maps from California Fire Department show how the blaze has spread to over 3,000 acres of land – an area twice the size of Central Park