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Latest news: Global Warming

'Never seen': sea ice loss triggers big ocean change

'Never seen': sea ice loss triggers big ocean change

A study has uncovered a surprising and rapid shift in an important ocean layer which is fed by melted sea ice from Antarctica.

Hot topic: Aussies lose sleep and work to rising temps

Hot topic: Aussies lose sleep and work to rising temps

Hot topic: Aussies lose sleep and work to rising temps

Hot topic: Aussies lose sleep and work to rising temps

Global warming is affecting Australians' ability to sleep, exercise and work outdoors, costing the economy billions of dollars in lost productivity.

Australia pays biggest bill for global diesel crisis

Australia pays biggest bill for global diesel crisis

Australia pays biggest bill for global diesel crisis

Australia pays biggest bill for global diesel crisis

The worldwide fuel crisis has cost Australia an additional $9 billion for diesel imports over six months – more than any other country.

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Aussie sun meets US tech in carbon capture experiment

Aussie sun meets US tech in carbon capture experiment

Technology that captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and uses sunlight to release it will be tested in Australia as part of an international partnership.

'Gas or starvation': infrastructure boss backs projects

'Gas or starvation': infrastructure boss backs projects

Australia’s biggest energy infrastructure company has defended the role of gas in the nation's energy security and industry, after committing to a new pipeline.

Bushfire bill blows out to $6b a year as climate warms

Bushfire bill blows out to $6b a year as climate warms

Researchers have put a figure on the growing toll of bushfires in Australia but say better preparation could prevent billions of dollars in losses.

'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away

'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away

Global temperatures are on track to rise by 2.8C by the end of the century unless nations make deep emission cuts, including those from coal, oil and gas.

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'It's creepy': rocker's scathing critique of the West

'It's creepy': rocker's scathing critique of the West

'It's creepy': rocker's scathing critique of the West

'It's creepy': rocker's scathing critique of the West

Activist musician John Butler has taken the stage at a clean energy summit to call out a state government for its climate action policies.

Radical climate action urged to save Pacific nation

Radical climate action urged to save Pacific nation

Radical climate action urged to save Pacific nation

Radical climate action urged to save Pacific nation

Kiribati needs to take radical action to boost the height of the archipelago if it is to survive rising sea levels, a clean energy summit has been told.

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Australian researchers have identified weather patterns that can raise the risk of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, and winds play a key role.

Gas industry urged to pull 'emergency brake' on warming

Gas industry urged to pull 'emergency brake' on warming

Gas industry urged to pull 'emergency brake' on warming

Gas industry urged to pull 'emergency brake' on warming

A powerful greenhouse gas responsible for about a third of global warming is not being accurately measured by many oil and gas producers, a report has found.

Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Climate change could cost Tasmania's salmon industry millions of dollars in revenue and force major changes to farming operations, a report has warned.

Pacific head rebukes Australia's focus on pre-COP costs

Pacific head rebukes Australia's focus on pre-COP costs

Pacific head rebukes Australia's focus on pre-COP costs

Pacific head rebukes Australia's focus on pre-COP costs

Tuvalu's climate minister says he was "very happy" with pre-COP attendance, but alarmed by new fossil fuel projects being green-lit in Australia.

'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

Cutting all greenhouse gas emissions will not immediately reverse the effects of climate change on the world's largest ocean, a study has found.

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Rain fails to dampen climate mission at pre-COP31 event

The government has defied critics and bad weather to highlight climate threats to Pacific nations but pre-COP31 also turned the spotlight on its commitments.

'Bulletproof': laws set to protect coal after ruling

A premier has vowed to take further action to tighten state laws to protect fossil fuels, while experts debate the reach of a landmark High Court decision.

Coal demand set to plunge as the world goes electric

Increasing global use of electricity is set to be a major focus at the COP31 summit in Turkey, but a report finds progress is falling short.

Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis

Australia's bushfire crisis may be linked to British colonisation, with researchers finding increased risk goes beyond the influence of climate change alone.

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High Court ruling in coal court case spooks miners

Australian miners are worried investments could dry up after a critical High Court finding on coal mining emissions that could be felt globally.

Moonshot: lunar rover gets ready for launch

The Australian Space Agency has developed its first lunar rover, designed to transmit secrets from the moon back to Earth and never return home.

Weather resistant: $3m fund to protect Pacific projects

Road and internet projects in small Pacific nations will get greater climate protection but a report warns much larger investments could be needed.

Climate change a gender inequality 'magnifying glass'

Australia must use its role at COP31 to centre the needs of girls and women, who can be disproportionately impacted in the aftermath of climate disasters.

Besieged nation warns COP31 can't be climate talkfest

The tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu has hosted presidents and prime ministers to demonstrate the starkest impacts of rising sea levels before major climate talks.

Australia backs energy as it cops heat at climate talks

Australia has pledged millions of dollars to boost renewable energy in the Pacific but faces criticism from other nations over fossil fuel exports.

Climate change raises major disease risks for Australia

Disease-carrying mosquitoes thrive in warmer temperatures, raising concerns over the impacts of climate change and what it means for Australia's tropics.

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