Australia's greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector are down about 7.6 per cent since the carbon tax was introduced in July 2012, or the equivalent of about 14.8 million tonnes.
Sydney is enduring its driest summer in 72 years, with much of NSW parched by three heatwaves in January and little relief in sight, meteorologists say.
Spain plans to set the return earned by renewable energy at 7.4 per cent, moving to curb subsidies to an industry that got 50 billion euros ($77 billion) in the past decade, according to draft rule
The United Nations appealed on Monday for more than $US2 billion ($2.28 billion) to feed and care for a record 20 million people across Africa's Sahel belt, but aid workers said they feared donor f
Australia's drinking water supplies are vulnerable to the increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather – and utilities organisations need to act to limit their risks, according to a study o
PensionDanmark A/S and other Danish pension investors backed a state fund to finance emission-reduction projects in developing countries as the Scandinavian nation seeks to export its climate know-
Europe is poised to suffer more droughts as the 21st century progresses because of climate change, according to a study by the European Union's Joint Research Centre and Germany's University of Kas
Connecticut's junior senator, along with a group of US Senate colleagues, will announce Tuesday a new initiative to counter climate deniers and push some initial legislative steps to fight climate
Australia's standing as the home among the gumtrees could be challenged, with increased climate stress causing extensive change to Australia's eucalypt ecosystems.
