Australia
Australia’s acute water shortages mapped
Projected Australian water shortages suggest governments of future will have to ration water between mining, agriculture and major cities.
Climate Live: Australia to expect more bushfires
Today’s top headlines: Australia to expect more bushfires says commission, UK Treasury accused of undermining future energy security and new research finds climate change could be causing stomach infections in Northern Europe.
Deforestation in Amazon driving species to extinction
The latest international climate change news, debate and video from RTCC.
US Chamber of Commerce, Canada, New Zealand, Australia & Kazakhstan accused of blocking attempts to put environmental reporting on Rio+20 agenda
Aviva Investors Chief Responsible Investment Officer says ‘short term thinking’ and protectionism stopped proposal that could have forced global business to be transparent about ecological and social impacts
A week in climate change: Five things we learnt
In a Rio+20 special, we take a look back over at the news over the last seven days from both the Earth Summit negotiations and beyond to find out what we can learn from events this week.
South Australia to get “hotter and drier” from climate change, warns report
New report warns urgent adaptation is needed for local communities in South Australia to deal with hotter and drier conditions from climate change.
Anti-fossil fuel protests greet UNESCO visit to Great Barrier Reef
LNG and coal developments heighten risk to protected marine park, according to environmental groups.
Australia study highlights gap between global pledges and 2˚C pathway
The latest Climate Action Tracker report, focusing on Australia, offers a strong warning for the delegation at COP17; country pledges do not match the science behind a two degree warming limit.
Climate change in Australia boils down to coal versus catastrophes
Country heads to COP17 off the back of carbon price victory but shadow of the mining industry looms large.
Obama: China and India must get serious over emissions
Barack Obama has called on China and India to ‘take seriously their responsibilities’ to the climate.