The Latest Breaking News from Climate Change

The animal population that could decline 80 per cent by 2100

New research suggests caribou will likely face population declines rarely experienced in 21,000 years due to climate change

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won’t solve America’s wildfire problem

The western United States is facing another destructive wildfire season, with more acres burned in Colorado alone in 2025 than in the past four years combined. If global warming continues on its current trajectory, the amount of forest area burned each year could double or even triple by midcentury.

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2025

Why building nature-centric housing involves a mindset shift

How do you build 1.5 million new homes in five years without destroying nature? Housing is unaffordable for most people, so the UK government plans to build as many homes as possible, as soon as possible. Assuming this brings house prices down (which isn’t a given), how can it be…

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2025

New research indicates caribou populations could decline 80 per cent by 2100

Caribou will likely face population declines rarely experienced in 21,000 years due to climate change. That’s the main finding from our recently published research on the historical resilience of caribou populations.

The Conversation · Sep 7, 2025

Test for Australia after World Court's climate reset

Now that the dust has settled on the World Court's landmark advisory opinion on climate, the young Pacific leaders behind it are mapping out next moves.

AAP · Sep 6, 2025

Worst drought in decades threatens Syria's fragile recovery from years of civil war

Experts say rainfall has been declining for decades in Syria, where a fledgling government is trying to stitch the country back together following 14 years of civil war.

Euronews · Sep 5, 2025

Has India ‘weaponised water’ to deliberately flood Pakistan?

Pakistan blames India for floods that have killed hundreds, but experts urge focus on climate change.

Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2025

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue rejects ‘credibility’ of business council modelling on 2035 emissions target

BCA member criticises climate modelling commissioned by lobby group that ‘underplays’ economic opportunities and does not factor in cost of inaction

The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2025

Politicians now talk of climate ‘pragmatism’ to delay action – new study

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has described her plan to “maximise extraction” of the UK’s oil and gas from the North Sea as a “common sense” energy policy.

The Conversation · Sep 4, 2025

Xi Jinping showcases his dream of a China-led ‘new world order’

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The Conversation · Sep 4, 2025