The Latest Breaking News from Climate Change

First treaty to protect marine life in high seas to take effect in January

World’s first-ever pact aims to fight threats like climate change, over-fishing and deep-sea mining.

Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2025

UN Chief Says World Should Not Be Intimidated By Israel

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday the world should not be "intimidated" by Israel and its creeping annexation of the occupied West Bank.

International Business Times · Sep 19, 2025

UN Chief Warns 1.5C Warming Goal At Risk Of 'Collapsing'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday that efforts to cap climate warming at 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial level are failing, as the UN prepared to host a climate week event alongside its annual diplomatic gathering.

International Business Times · Sep 19, 2025

‘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 · Sep 19, 2025

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 · Sep 18, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025

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 · Sep 18, 2025

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 · Sep 18, 2025

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 · Sep 18, 2025

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

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2025