The Latest Breaking News on Climate

U.S. consumer demand for renewable energy continues to grow, with more solar panel capacity installed in 2024 than in 2023, which saw more than in 2022. But U.S. trade policy is in flux, and high tariffs have been imposed on imported solar panels, which may cause shortages.

TotalEnergies will face a Paris civil court in June over allegations it made false advertisements about its climate pledges -- an unprecedented case in France against a major fossil fuel company, activists said Friday.

The biodiversity economy is made up of businesses and economic activities that use living species and ecosystems to make profits without damaging the environment. But in South Africa, it is haunted by economic racism, with Indigenous people still not in control of the biodiversity economy. A good example of what’s…

Bill will unleash millions more tonnes of planet-heating pollution and couldn’t come at a worse time, say experts

A recent policy report points to much-needed market-based reforms.

Each year, the world loses around 5 million hectares of forest, with 95% of this deforestation occurring in tropical regions. South America is a major hotspot, with Brazil in particular facing severe forest loss — much of it driven by cattle ranching, which accounts for more than 70% of all…

Asian giant controls over half of world's refining capacity for lithium, cobalt and rare earths

Fires emitted 4.1 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases, more than four times the emissions from all commercial air travel in 2023

Although air transport contributes a small proportion to global greenhouse gas emissions (approximately 3.5%), the expected growth in traffic compels the industry to minimize its environmental footprint. The European Commission aims to have carbon neutrality in 2050. To help reach this goal, the industry needs to change its practices.