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Marshall Islands commit to going carbon-neutral by 2050

Marshall Islands commit to going carbon-neutral by 2050

First plan of its kind from an island nation says adopting new shipping technologies ‘could have ripple effects across the international sector’

Record evacuations cut Typhoon Mangkhut death toll, says UN

Record evacuations cut Typhoon Mangkhut death toll, says UN

Philippines learned life-saving lessons from 2013 Typhoon Haiyan as residents heeded warnings and fled their homes

End of coal power in Australia 'inevitable' - report

End of coal power in Australia ‘inevitable’ – report

Market forces alone will see huge drop in coal use over next decade, academics find, adding that planning for a future without coal is ‘prudent risk management’

Australia joins Pacific to declare climate 'single greatest' security threat

Australia joins Pacific to declare climate ‘single greatest’ security threat

Region of island states calls for the Paris Agreement to be upheld, with Australia joining despite recent political turmoil over climate policy

Australia's new PM risks climate trade-off with EU

Australia’s new PM risks climate trade-off with EU

Scott Morrison is not expected to quit the Paris Agreement, as it could jeopardise ongoing trade talks with the EU, although he has no plan to meet climate targets

Ousted Australian PM: This government cannot address climate change

Ousted Australian PM: This government cannot address climate change

Turnbull says party is captured by ideologues with views not based in ‘engineering and economics’. He is replaced by treasurer who brought lump of coal to parliament

Australian leadership spill brings Paris climate exit into play

Australian leadership spill brings Paris climate exit into play

A challenge against Malcolm Turnbull, triggered by the collapse of a key energy policy, shows an anti-Paris faction is on the rise in Australia’s governing party

Australia: Conservative MPs gut emissions legislation, citing Trump

Australia: Conservative MPs gut emissions legislation, citing Trump

Leadership contest possible as prime minister Malcolm Turnbull withdraws centrepiece energy policy after failing to gain the support of his party

South Australia to hit 100% renewable power by 2025 - market operator

South Australia to hit 100% renewable power by 2025 – market operator

Contrary to federal government modelling, as old gas turbines switch off in the next decade, renewable electricity share will soar

Australia energy plan may breach Paris climate commitments

Australia energy plan may breach Paris climate commitments

Government says it will lock in electricity emissions targets until 2024, undermining an international commitment to revisit its Paris target in 2023

Ecosystems across Australia are collapsing under climate change

Ecosystems across Australia are collapsing under climate change

The Great Barrier Reef has become a notorious victim of climate change. But it is not the only Australian ecosystem on the brink of collapse

Graphics of Marshall Islands sea level rise 'brought EU ministers to tears'

Graphics of Marshall Islands sea level rise ‘brought EU ministers to tears’

Striking sea level rise images have sent shockwaves through the Marshallese community and touched European ministers, says minister David Paul

New Zealand zero carbon law may exempt its highest emitting sector

New Zealand zero carbon law may exempt its highest emitting sector

Jacinda Ardern promised radical carbon cuts, but one option under consultation allows the main greenhouse gases from farming to keep rising

Documents shed light on BP's failures in the Great Australian Bight

Documents shed light on BP’s failures in the Great Australian Bight

A major oil spill in the region would have covered up to 750km of beaches and disrupted whale migration, reveal government documents BP tried to suppress

Fiji climate lead challenged consultants’ influence before losing job

Fiji climate lead challenged consultants’ influence before losing job

Nazhat Shameem Khan was removed from her role in the UN climate talks presidency after a protracted power struggle with Australian and European advisers

Why is tiny Nauru getting $26.9m in climate finance to build a port?

Why is tiny Nauru getting $26.9m in climate finance to build a port?

Nauru’s biggest donor Australia lobbied for a project that raises tough questions over how climate finance differs from traditional development aid

Tasmania to reach 120% renewable electricity in five years, Labor pledge

Tasmania to reach 120% renewable electricity in five years, Labor pledge

An election policy from the state opposition would provide a boost to rooftop solar and see more clean energy shipped to the mainland

Another blow for giant Australian coal mine as rail company steps back

Another blow for giant Australian coal mine as rail company steps back

Freight company Aurizon has withdrawn its application for a federal loan to build a rail line to link proposed coal mines with ports on the coast

Kevin Rudd: 'I don't know how Malcolm Turnbull faces his grandkids'

Kevin Rudd: ‘I don’t know how Malcolm Turnbull faces his grandkids’

Australia’s former prime minister talks about the failure of his country’s climate policy, the rise of China and the Carmichael coal mine

How New Zealand can make world-leading climate refugee visas work

How New Zealand can make world-leading climate refugee visas work

Wellington wants to give a home to Pacific island neighbours threatened by sea level rise. Here are six things to consider

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