Climate Change

Independent senator David Pocock says the federal government should be given a duty of care to protect young people from climate change when assessing fossil fuel projects.

Matthew England is a professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics from the Centre for Marine Science and Innovation at UNSW. He says the El Nino weather pattern, combined with global warming, is leading to extreme conditions.

Environmental protests are growing increasingly heated in the Top End. How is the government handling the fallout? 

Scientists fear crucial Antarctic research is at risk — in the midst of unprecedented sea ice changes – after the Australian Antarctic Division told staff it would need to find $25 million in savings.

Recent wildfires across the Mediterranean coupled with warnings of El Niño and Earth's hottest month on record have raised questions about what's ahead for Australia's bushfire season.

Jono La Nauze from Environment Victoria says burning gas is a key cause of climate change and urged other states follow in banning gas in new homes.

Climate Psychologist Dr Sally Gillespie says people feel quiet lost on the issue of climate change due to lack of leadership and media engagement of the severity of the situation.

As heatwaves sweep other parts of world, there's concern about what this means for Australia's summer, particularly the risk to public health.

The CSIRO-led report warns many designated sites including Kakadu National Park and Port Arthur are facing "unprecedented challenges from climate change."

A research paper finds World Heritage sites, protected for their unique natural or cultural values, are under extreme threat from climate change and risk being de-listed if those values are eroded.

The United Nations secretary-general delivers a dramatic speech warning the heatwaves searing much of the northern hemisphere have been a "disaster" for the planet. An emerging El Niño means it may be just the start.

Extreme weather has caused havoc in at least eight Mediterranean nations, with devastating wildfires. Here's the latest as heatwaves continue to hamper firefighting efforts.

Andy Raine from the UN Environment Programme says people are turning to the courts to combat climate crisis after a report found climate change cases have more than doubled since 2017.

As temperatures rise and seas warm experts say there is a lot more to consider when planning your next overseas holiday.. 

Climate protesters set off a 'stink bomb' inside the company's Perth headquarters, causing them to be evacuated.

A company building a green hydrogen plant near Perth says rubbish trucks, buses and big rigs in the state could be running on renewable energy in less than two years if the project proceeds as planned.

If you're looking to buy a second-hand EV, there's good news: they're getting cheaper. Here's when, and how far, prices are expected to fall.

Every European summer, millions of tourists descend on Greece to island-hop. But this year, a raging fire sent thousands running for their lives. 

Two Greek pilots have died after crashing a plane while fighting wildfires on the island of Evia as extreme heatwave conditions continue in Greece.

Research scientist Dr Tania Hernandez says the plants are showing signs of distress.

Extreme weather has caused havoc across the Northern Hemisphere. Here's a look at how at how hardest-hit areas have been impacted by the current heatwave.

Rhodes local resident Despina Hatzidiakos says she's proud of her community's spirit, in the face of a wildfire emergency that shows no sign of slowing.

Do you know your PP from your HDPE, and your PVC from your soft plastics? Plastic recycling is a minefield, so here's how to tell what you're dealing with and which bin you should put it in.

Footage broadcast on state television shows the plane dropping water over a fire and then crashing into a hillside and bursting into flames.

With communities still recovering from the Black Summer bushfires, Prime Minister Albanese says his government is taking a "practical" approach to climate change ahead of the upcoming bushfire season.