Heatwaves, climate extremes 'normal' for oceans by 2040 Even if the Paris Agreement is met, Australia's marine life will still be under pressure to adapt or move in response to climate pressures, and fast. AAP · Oct 28, 2025
Bill Gates softens stance on climate change stating it ‘will not lead to humanity’s demise’ The Microsoft founder and billionaire claimed that people will be able to ‘live and thrive in most places on Earth for the foreseeable future’ The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025
How climate change can make people more likely to get into violent conflict Climate change is reshaping weather patterns around the world, with monsoons, droughts, hurricanes and heatwaves all occurring with greater frequency and intensity. Aside from disturbing ecosystems, these environmental shifts risk triggering psychological reactions in people that can escalate into violent conflict. The Conversation · Oct 28, 2025
Bill Gates says a ‘doomsday’ outlook on climate is driving people to focus on the wrong things “If given a choice between eradicating malaria and a tenth of a degree increase in warming, I’ll let the temperature go up,” Gates said. Fortune · Oct 28, 2025
Why Gen Z Americans feel so guilty about having children More than half of respondents to a study said this factor made them hesitant to become parents The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025
How global warming has intensified Hurricane Melissa: An expert explains Increasingly warm oceans resulting from global warming are a key reason for Hurricane Melissa's wind speed doubling in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists have said. The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025
Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but he thinks scientific innovation will curb it The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025
Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It’s not too late to make it right Climate change is the biggest issue of our time. 2024 marked both the hottest year on record and the highest levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the past two million years. The Conversation · Oct 27, 2025
How climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa’s ferocity Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm due to warmer oceans The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025
Deaths from air pollution could cost Southeast Asia nearly $600 billion by 2050, says new study Climate change may be partly to blame. Fortune · Oct 27, 2025
We are ‘not too late’ to fix climate change, says Nobel Prize scientist who extracted water from the desert air Hope isn’t lost, says Nobel Prize chemist Omar Yaghi, whose new breakthroughs are already turning the tide on water scarcity and CO₂ pollution. Fortune · Oct 26, 2025
ExxonMobil Sues California Over Climate Disclosure Laws: Do They Breach Free Speech? ExxonMobil has sued California, claiming two new climate disclosure laws violate the First Amendment and clash with federal regulations. International Business Times UK · Oct 26, 2025
‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its code The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2025
Australia fiddles with fossil gas while the country swelters in record heat. It doesn’t make sense Australians have an obvious interest in action against global warming. Focusing on gas instead of renewables for the energy transition risks sabotaging our future The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025 In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkers In some of the most agriculturally rich regions in the U.S., researchers from San Diego State University are working to understand how climate change is impacting heat in rural areas and the farmworkers who toil in them
Euronews · Oct 24, 2025 Plant and animal extinctions slow but experts warn human activity still poses ‘significant’ risks Researchers have warned that the findings should not be used as a ‘carte blanche’ for destructive human behaviour.
The Conversation · Oct 23, 2025 Friday essay: tai chi helped me navigate grief and loss. Its story spans ancient China to Lou Reed Between the end of a summer that had been going on too long and the beginning of a too-warm autumn that would crank up my climate change anxiety to ten, I joined a tai chi class.
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025 Selectively breeding next generation of cows to burp 40% less methane could reduce global warming The next generation of cows could emit significantly less methane within 20 years, offering a potential boost in the fight against global warming.
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025 No 10 denies reports Starmer is preparing to miss 2030 clean energy target The Prime Minister was said to be considering dropping the goal in order to keep energy bills down.
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025 Philippine victims of 2021 typhoon seek compensation from Shell Philippine victims of a 2021 typhoon are seeking compensation from energy giant Shell for damage that they say was intensified by climate change worsened by the oil and gas company's carbon emissions
The Conversation · Oct 23, 2025 Governments can’t achieve their climate goals if they don’t include local communities Climate change is no longer some abstract, future threat. It is now a present problem, and its impact will become exponentially worse if we fail to respond with robust adaptation and mitigation plans.
International Business Times · Oct 23, 2025 Oil And Gas Majors Stick To Their Guns On Climate Advertising Oil and gas companies have increasingly come under legal attack over their role in contributing to global warming, yet unlike other industries that face tougher regulations they have not abandoned their climate marketing claims.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025 Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021
Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025 Tony Blair Institute urges shift in focus from clean to cheaper power by 2030 A paper by the former Labour PM’s think tank is the latest intervention in an increasingly fractious energy debate.
International Business Times · Oct 22, 2025 Overshooting 1.5C Climate Target 'Inevitable': UN Chief UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday it was now clear that efforts to cap global warming at 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels would fail in the short term.