The Latest Breaking News from Climate Change

From compelling stories to non-fiction, books can spark ideas that help us navigate the climate crisis. As part of The Conversation’s ongoing Climate Storytelling strand, we asked climate research and creative writing experts to review some of the best new and upcoming titles to look out for in 2026. We’d…

In October 2024, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch declared herself a “net zero sceptic”, but “not a climate sceptic”. Most recently she doubled down, announcing plans to scrap the 2030 ban on new petrol cars in a 900-word Sunday Telegraph article that did not mention climate change once.

A Swiss court has agreed to accept a lawsuit filed by residents of a tiny Indonesian island being flooded by rising sea levels linked to climate change against one of the world’s largest cement producers, Holcim, for its contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.

This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry

Even with all the challenges of 2025, sustainability managed to sustain in 2025.

In ways subtle and extreme, the warming climate is hitting those with the least the hardest.

Australians are already on the move due to climate change, with one state the number one choice for those seeking relief from heat, floods and fires.

Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a claim or finding on the basis of objective, empirical evidence. They are not cynics; they just ask themselves and each other a lot of questions.

In 2025, the country experienced its hottest summer on record.