G20 exclusive: Barack Obama to promise as much as $3bn to the Green Climate Fund which was attacked by Tony Abbott
Australian summit must find space in crowded communique for sustainable growth, climate change and tax and transparency
Acting on climate change is a strategic move for China and a breath of fresh air for its citizens. It shows China is a capable – and positive – regional player in the Asia Pacific
Correspondence from environment department suggests River Otter beavers will be tested for disease locally rather than moved 300 miles away
Green party’s presidential candidate Peter Sinkamba is promising voters to cut country’s dependency on mining – by growing and exporting marijuana
Director general of UN cultural and heritage body hopes government’s plan for the reef will ‘reverse the trend’ of decline
It’s the only Australian state with a climate change minister, but environment groups are less than impressed with Victoria
Daubed in green paint, a trio of protesters from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals greet world leaders arriving for the G20 summit in Brisbane with the message to go vegan. 'There's no such thing as a meat-eating environmentalist,' they say.
Mining giant which employs 8,600 people announces shut down due to oversupply of coa
Three men were trying to heat a frozen high-pressure water line when something went wrong and the line ruptured
London mayor makes u-turn over Oxford Street’s pollution levels in a letter to the EAC about research funding for King’s College, that made the original claim on air quality
For every 1C of global warming lightning strikes will increase by about 12%, new research shows, but scientists don’t yet know where increases will occur
Global warming will significantly increase the frequency of lightning strikes, according to US research.
Few dispute the need to make building stock more energy efficient. But is a lack of coherent central government thinking and bold grassroots leadership stalling progress?
Announcement on capping carbon emissions gets largely positive coverage in national media
Researchers across Europe have expressed dismay at the scrapping of the role of EU Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA).
In recognition of World Vasectomy Day, we asked our readers to tell us where environmental concerns fit into their family planning – and you responded
Senate and House of Representatives schedule votes to support controversial pipeline, hours after president announced historic emissions deal with China
Severe droughts in São Paulo and California shatter the misguided belief in a limitless supply of water, and business is starting to feel the effects
Ministers have "completely oversold" the potential of shale gas, energy experts say.