Campaigners are challenging the UK government over its assessment of environmental impacts of a trade deal with Australia
They folded after winning concessions from the government which will make producing coal and gas more expensive
Being recognised as partiuclarly vulnerable can help countries access climate finance and plan adaptation strategies
At this week’s Pacific Island Forum the new Australian government got a warmer response from its smaller neighbours but was pressed to keep fossil fuels in the ground
AGL had planned to split in two and keep burning coal for another two decades or more, before Mike Cannon-Brookes led a shareholder revolt
Voters chose climate action in Saturday’s election, giving Australia a chance to get out of the “naughty corner” and restore its international reputation
A Labor government would bid to host Cop29, strengthen emission-cutting targets and climate-proof Pacific aid, but not curb fossil fuel exports
Mike Cannon-Brookes’ market raid on AGL, Australia’s biggest polluter, is putting its slow coal exit plan under scrutiny
Policy upheaval and stark criticism of the quality of carbon offsets from a former official have thrown Australia’s ability to deliver on carbon targets into doubt
Scott Morrison’s administration is celebrating rising coal exports and pledging to send a shipment of coal to Ukraine
Tim Wilson, an elected official in Australia’s energy ministry, slammed a proposal for an expert climate commission
Scott Morrison is doubling down on fossil fuel production with new gas basins and pipelines in a plan slammed by climate campaigners
Scott Morrison has made a net zero pledge but with little detail on how to get there and no commitment to stronger emissions cuts this decade
Three Pacific nations want to reopen talks on the long term climate target at the International Maritime Organization, urging higher ambition
Aotearoa Climate Change Commission set out detailed advice to cut emissions to 2035 but stopped short of recommending fundamental change to the dairy industry
Flood walls in Samoa financed by the UN’s flagship climate fund are inadequate and could put people in danger, experts warn
While China, Japan and South Korea set net zero emissions targets and polls show strong support for Australia to follow, Morrison is standing by the coal industry
Jacinda Ardern won a second term as New Zealand leader with a landslide majority, in an endorsement of her government’s net zero emissions goal
Selling carbon credits has enabled Mike Gibbs’ community to end destructive farming and logging practices
New Zealand’s climate minister explains why he is launching a podcast on what comes after the coronavirus pandemic