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Billionnaire activist forces Australia's biggest polluter into climate-friendly U-turn

Billionnaire activist forces Australia’s biggest polluter into climate-friendly U-turn

AGL had planned to split in two and keep burning coal for another two decades or more, before Mike Cannon-Brookes led a shareholder revolt

Russian climate action and research is collateral damage in Putin's war on Ukraine

Russian climate action and research is collateral damage in Putin’s war on Ukraine

Polluting companies are using sanctions as a pretext to roll back climate regulation, while Russian scientists cannot share critical equipment and data

What's at stake for the climate in Australia's election?

What’s at stake for the climate in Australia’s election?

A Labor government would bid to host Cop29, strengthen emission-cutting targets and climate-proof Pacific aid, but not curb fossil fuel exports

Who will replace Patricia Espinosa as the UN climate chief?

Who will replace Patricia Espinosa as the UN climate chief?

The Mexican diplomat is stepping down in July after six years in the top climate job. Female candidates from Africa and Asia are tipped to be best placed to succeed her

How a tech billionaire is forcing Australia's coal die-hards to face the future

How a tech billionaire is forcing Australia’s coal die-hards to face the future

Mike Cannon-Brookes’ market raid on AGL, Australia’s biggest polluter, is putting its slow coal exit plan under scrutiny

Macron promises to abandon gas, oil and coal, but will he deliver?

Macron promises to abandon gas, oil and coal, but will he deliver?

The re-elected French president performed poorly on climate in his first term and is relying too heavily on nuclear, experts say

Mapping vulnerability: why the IPCC's geography of climate risk is contentious

Mapping vulnerability: why the IPCC’s geography of climate risk is contentious

The UN’s climate science panel labelled 3.3-3.6bn people as highly vulnerable to climate disaster – but the definition is disputed

UN report shows us human costs of climate failure

UN report shows us human costs of climate failure

Many of the risks projected in 2014 are now unavoidable reality, as climate science outpaces action to avert the crisis

Experts sound the alarm on oil sector's blue hydrogen push

Experts sound the alarm on oil sector’s blue hydrogen push

EU green investment rules facilitate the rollout of blue hydrogen, a fuel that could be more polluting than the fossil gas it is set to replace

Cooling towers, fake snow: What the Beijing Winter Olympics says about climate change

Cooling towers, fake snow: What the Beijing Winter Olympics says about climate change

The spectacle of fake snow and an old steel mill’s cooling towers has sparked climate debate among Olympics-watchers

A for targets, D for action: Joe Biden's first year on climate, graded

A for targets, D for action: Joe Biden’s first year on climate, graded

While the US president has had some climate wins abroad, domestic action has been held back by the Senate, the courts and rising fuel prices

Why Shell is becoming a softer target for climate campaigners

Why Shell is becoming a softer target for climate campaigners

The oil major has pulled out of a British project and paused South African exploration, as its climate targets require production to fall

What to watch in 2022: critical moments and issues for climate diplomacy

What to watch in 2022: critical moments and issues for climate diplomacy

An African Cop, landmark science reports and a long overdue biodiversity summit will shape the response to climate change this year

Nine must-read climate change stories of 2021 from around the world

Nine must-read climate change stories of 2021 from around the world

From how Indonesia treats its Elon Musks to the aftermath of “unimaginable” flooding in Germany, here’s our pick of Climate Home’s best reporting this year

2021 in coal: China's dirty recovery mars international finance crackdown

2021 in coal: China’s dirty recovery mars international finance crackdown

Global coal power generation reached an all time high in 2021, just as countries reached an elusive consensus to phase down the fossil fuel

Climate Home News quiz of 2021

Climate Home News quiz of 2021

How closely did you follow the international climate change news this year? Test your knowledge against our quiz!

As EU seeks to rival China's infrastructure offer, Africans are sceptical

As EU seeks to rival China’s infrastructure offer, Africans are sceptical

Brussels is promising green infrastructure investment for African countries, but Beijing has a better reputation on the continent

The breakdown: What is in the Glasgow Climate Pact?

The breakdown: What is in the Glasgow Climate Pact?

At Cop26 in Glasgow, countries agreed to call out coal, double adaptation finance and finalise rules for carbon trading, in a bid to ‘keep 1.5C alive’

A Swiss pianist, a Rwandan chemist... meet 15 ministers brokering a deal in Glasgow

A Swiss pianist, a Rwandan chemist… meet 15 ministers brokering a deal in Glasgow

The UK presidency has appointed two ministers to steer each strand of Cop26 negotiations towards an agreement

Australia is relying on offsets and future technology to meet 2050 net zero target

Australia is relying on offsets and future technology to meet 2050 net zero target

Scott Morrison has made a net zero pledge but with little detail on how to get there and no commitment to stronger emissions cuts this decade

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