Global Extinction Rebellion protests begin in Australia and New Zealand
Extinction Rebellion activists began gathering in cities across Australia and New Zealand on Monday to kick off a fortnight of global civil disobedience demanding governments take urgent action on climate change. Protesters held a silent vigil on the steps of state parliament in Melbourne early ...
'Flight shaming' is in the air as U.N. summit faces climate crisis
As world leaders met in New York, one question kept coming up at climate change events: How did you get here? Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg made headlines for deciding to sail rather than fly to New York for the climate summit that kicked off ...
Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg said Friday she doesn't understand why grown-ups and world leaders would mock children and teens for acting on science, responding to attacks on her campaign as students conducted a second wave of global protests demanding action on climate change. When asked ...
Climate movement now 'too loud to handle' for Trump and critics, Greta Thunberg says
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg hit back at critics including U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, saying their mockery of children shows her message has become "too loud to handle." The 16-year-old Swede also told a huge Montreal rally that world leaders had disappointed young people ...
'We're all in big trouble': Oceans rising faster and more ice melting, new climate report warns
Climate change is making the world's oceans warm, rise, lose oxygen and get more acidic at an ever-faster pace, while melting even more ice and snow, a grim international science assessment concludes. But that's nothing compared to what Wednesday's special United Nations-affiliated oceans and ice ...
Greta Thunberg's 'How dare you?' marks major moment for climate movement
Her imperious "How dare you?" to world leaders at the U.N. has cemented Swedish teen Greta Thunberg's role as her generation's leading spokeswoman on climate change, the culmination of a year of dogged relentlessness, according to those who know her. Though her words did not ...
Failure to adapt to climate impacts will hike inequality, commission warns
From taxpayer-backed flood defenses in Miami to shelters keeping Bangladeshis safe from storms, investing to protect against the growing effects of climate change pays, a global commission said Tuesday, warning failure to do so will hike inequality. As the planet heats up, governments and businesses ...
Spring frosts, hail and heat wave put dent in French wine output
French wine production will fall 12 percent this year after vines were damaged by spring frosts, drought and hail, but quality will remain generally good, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. In its second estimate for 2019, the ministry forecast production of 43.4 million hectolitres, ...
Australia pushes Pacific islands to drop calls for action based on Paris climate goals
Australia stepped up efforts on Wednesday to convince Pacific Islands to abandon calls for tougher climate change goals as Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrived on the tiny island of Tuvalu. The low-lying Pacific islands are on the frontline of global climate change, battling rising sea ...
Climate deniers get more media play than scientists, study finds
Climate deniers have garnered far more media attention than prominent climate scientists over the years, fueling public confusion and slowing the response to global warming, researchers reported Tuesday. From 2000 through 2016, hundreds of academics, business people and politicians who doubted global warming or attributed ...
Australia offers $340 million in climate funding to Pacific islands
Australia on Tuesday announced a 500 million Australian dollar ($340 million) climate change package for Pacific island countries, which have been increasingly vocal in demanding their powerful neighbor curb its carbon emissions. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the funding, drawn from Australia's existing international aid ...
Ecological land grab pits food vs. fuel vs. forests, but there's not enough to go around
The overlapping crises of climate change, mass species extinction and an unsustainable global food system are on a collision course toward what might best be called an ecological land grab. Coping with each of these problems will require a different way of using of Earth's ...
