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‘Crisis of justice’ as floods devastate: Pakistan’s climate change minister

Pakistan ranks among top 10 most climate-vulnerable nations but contributes less than 1 percent of global emissions.

Al Jazeera

Climate change, through your own memories

This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine.

The Conversation

Reform council removes ‘climate emergency’ declaration

Reform UK won 57 of the 81 seats on Kent County Council in May, and their members say they had the mandate to scrap net zero policies.

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Cut emissions 70% by 2035? There’s only one policy that can get us there

Australia’s new emission reduction target of 62–70% by 2035 is meant to demonstrate we are doing our part to hold climate change well below 2°C.

The Conversation

In coastal Ghana, female oyster farmers try to save an old practice threatened by climate change

In Ghana, women are struggling to sustain oyster farming, a key livelihood in coastal mangroves

The Independent UK

The Albanese government has finally set a 2035 climate course – and it’s a mission Australia must accept

The federal government has announced a long-awaited climate change target for 2035, committing to a reduction in emissions of between 62% and 70% below 2005 levels. Environmentalists claim the target is a failure, while some business groups and the opposition are likely to slam it as economic sabotage.

The Conversation

Ley, Waters and Pocock condemn government’s emissions call – as it happened

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Heat, air quality, insurance costs: how climate change is affecting our homes – and our health

This year, ten days of extreme heat in Europe killed roughly 2,300 people, severe flooding on the New South Wales coast left more than 48,000 stranded, and wildfires in Los Angeles destroyed at least 16,000 homes and other buildings.

The Conversation

PM spruiks 'sweet spot' climate target, rejects critics

Australia has set fresh climate targets the federal government believes strikes the right balance between responsibility and ambition.

AAP

National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA's effort to undo regulations fighting climate change

The National Academy of Sciences says evidence supporting a 2009 U.S. government finding that climate change threatens public health is “beyond scientific dispute” and that evidence supporting that finding has only grown stronger

The Independent UK

Canada’s $43-billion subsidy scheme for critical minerals misses supply chain steps

As climate change intensifies, companies and countries are attempting to build new low-carbon supply chains. From electric vehicles to solar panels and wind turbines, these technologies require vast amounts of critical minerals.

The Conversation

Did climate change cause 16,500 extra deaths in Europe this summer?

Study covering 854 European cities finds that officially reported heat deaths remain ‘significantly underestimated’.

Al Jazeera

Climate change linked to 16,500 heat deaths in European cities this summer

Rising heat driven by climate change caused an estimated 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, researchers said Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

UK overall inflation remains at 3.8% in August, but food price growth climbs for fifth month in a row - as it happened

Food prices rise at fastest rate since January 2024 with vegetables, milk, cheese and fish going up; US Federal Reserve widely expected to cut rates later today

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Wood on ‘politics trumping climate policy’ and the hard road ahead

The Albanese government this week released Australia’s first comprehensive National Climate Risk Assessment.

Euronews

Climate change tripled death toll from European heatwaves this summer, study says

Experts say just a few degrees of extra heat can be the difference between life and death for thousands of people.

International Business Times

Estimated 16,500 Climate Change Deaths During Europe Summer: Study

Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released.

The Conversation

Battle for the bush? Ignore the noise – most farmers like renewables

Reaching net zero in Australia relies on the bush. That’s where the land, sun, wind and freshwater resources are.

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Australia’s 2035 climate target is coming. Here’s how we’ll know if it’s good enough 

The clock is ticking on the federal government’s big climate reveal: Australia’s 2035 emissions targets. The declaration is expected later this week, and will signal to the world how hard Australia will go to help avoid the worst effects of climate change.

AAP

Green jet fuel creates runway for 2035 climate goals

Slashing the emissions profile of planes, ships and heavy trucks is the main game of a $1.1 billion injection into the low carbon fuel industry.

Euronews

Spain sweltered through hottest summer on record in 2025, weather agency says

Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

The Conversation

Middle Eastern countries are among the most exposed to climate change – so why is media coverage so low there?

The Middle East is experiencing a period of intense political and economic turbulence, with several countries in the region embroiled in conflict. These conflicts are taking place against the backdrop of an escalating climate crisis.

The Conversation

Canadian cities can prepare for climate change by building with nature

The housing affordability crisis is top of mind for many around the world, including Canadians. Between 2019 and 2024, house prices in Toronto and Montréal had an average annual increase of 6.7 per cent and 10.2 per cent, respectively.

Euronews

In Portugal’s marine forests, scientists discover kelp is a powerful carbon store

Scientists warn that climate change is threatening the seaweed's ability to store carbon and support biodiversity.

The Conversation

African cities aren’t doing enough to adapt to climate change: lessons from Durban and Harare

When record-breaking rains swept through the coastal city of Durban in South Africa in April 2022, the resulting floods destroyed roads, bridges and homes. Durban’s low-lying, poor neighbourhoods were hardest hit, with residents losing their homes and their lives.

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