Europe seeks breakthrough on climate change plans amid energy crisis
As governments roll out emergency measures to help citizens shoulder rising fossil fuel prices, differences of opinion remain over how to price carbon in the coming years
EU countries back plan for world-first carbon border tariff
The EU wants to introduce CO2 emissions costs on imports of steel, cement, fertilisers, aluminium and electricity by 2026
Final talks on U.N. biodiversity pact open in shadow of Ukraine
The talks are seen as the last chance to thrash out details of a "post-2020 global biodiversity framework" to help protect threatened species and their habitats
Investors launch global standard for corporate climate lobbying
Investors managing $130 trillion say lobbying that aims to thwart climate action by governments runs counter to their interests, and companies that do it risk having their actions put to a shareholder vote
Half a million Australians face flood evacuation orders
After a week of heavy rainfall and flash flooding, the Australian authorities have issued evacuation orders to tens of thousands of people in Sydney
'Biggest green deal since Paris': UN agrees plastic treaty roadmap
After more than a week of talks in Nairobi, UN member states have agreed to create the first ever legally binding global plastic pollution treaty
After much praised waste export ban, Australia under fire for shipping plastic trash as 'fuel'
After introducing a landmark law banning the export of some plastic waste, Australia's environment ministry has confirmed some plastic trash will be exported in the form of fuel
'Delay means death' - UN climate report urges immediate, drastic action
Nearly half the world's population is already vulnerable to increasingly dangerous climate impacts, says new report, calling for drastic action to protect people and nature
U.S. sea level to rise by 2050 as much as in past century, NOAA says
The study forecasts that sea levels along the U.S. shoreline will rise 10-12 inches (25-30cm) on average by 2050.
Madagascar death toll from Cyclone Batsirai rises to 92 - state agency
Batsirai was the second storm to batter the Indian Ocean island in just two weeks, destroying homes, power lines and vital food crops in the south