Climate Change

Citizen science and AI have never been more important to the environment after White House cuts to USAID are felt beneath the waves, a new report says.

Australia's emissions had the biggest drop ever this year outside the artificial kink in the curve during COVID-19 shutdowns, but there's still a lot of work to do.

The Environment Department projects Australia is expected to fall well short of its commitment to cut emissions by 62 to 70 per cent by 2035 — though the minister notes that is before accounting for a number of recent commitments.

For months, people in remote Indigenous communities have been reporting skin rashes after going in the water, and a report confirms something is wrong with the river.

As Iran suffers through a drought and the president warns the capital could be evacuated, millions are worried about what the future will hold. 

As politicians converge on Canberra for the last time this year, Labor is determined to pass its environment law reform and insists it will work with either the Coalition or the Greens to do so.

Denial and division have been highlighted in the COP30 deal that makes no mention of cutting fossil fuels but boosts climate aid for developing nations.

Food security is as much an issue today as it was when the Country Hour began. Many of the threats to farming remain the same – drought, floods, pests – but today there are additional challenges, such as trade wars and a changing climate.

Andrew Lovitt is part of a community group that has spent 15 years investigating a large-scale infrastructure proposal to prevent flooding in Launceston, in northern Tasmania.

US President Donald Trump was the only G20 member to boycott the summit in South Africa.

Unshackled from legacy fossil fuel interests, the world’s clean energy future is being forged in the bustling cities of the global south. 

Türkiye is the big winner in the diplomatic stand-off over COP31, but nabbing the most powerful seat at the table while someone else picks up the lunch tab is not a bad result.

Countries across the globe are racing to rewire their electricity systems for a decarbonised future. In Australia, delays are mounting, along with doubts about whether it can meet goals on schedule.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has not given up hope for Adelaide to potentially host the UN climate summit in the future, after Australia ceded the hosting rights for next year's event to Türkiye.

Only someone whose family has long lived next to a river famous for catastrophic flooding would dare to build on this block. Here's what we can all learn from Richard and Janette's new home.

The world is facing a crisis in food production and alternative sources of protein can be part of the solution, but the fledgling Australian sector is struggling.

The federal government has begun to contact Pacific leaders to canvass a COP31 "Plan B" which would see Adelaide abandon its bid for the global United Nations climate summit so long as Pacific nations are guaranteed a role in next year's conference.

Scientists say they are "speechless" after witnessing significant coral death at the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef.

Sugar beet has not been grown in Australia for almost a century, but as the need for sustainable aviation fuels intensifies, the traditionally European crop could be making a paddock comeback. 

In a move that has been welcomed by climate campaigners, South Korea has vowed to phase out coal, sparking a warning for Australian exporters.