Cyclone, Australia

Destructive Winds and Storm Tides Loom as Tropical Cyclone Luana Moves Toward Western Australia’s West Kimberley

Residents across Western Australia’s West Kimberley have been urged to brace for days of dangerous weather as Tropical Cyclone Luana strengthens offshore and moves steadily toward the coast, threatening destructive winds, torrential rain and potentially dangerous storm tides. The Bureau...
Australia Heatwave

Australia Faces Escalating Fire Danger Amid Extreme Heat, Cyclone Koji, and Climate Change Impacts

Extreme heat and fierce winds, more than 30 fires continued to burn across Victoria and New South Wales as of Sunday evening, raising concerns about the worsening fire season and the role of climate change in shaping Australia’s increasingly volatile...
COP30 Brazil

COP30 Climate Summit: World Leaders Converge in Amazon; Cop30 Opens Amid Division, Doubt, and Defiance

The world’s most consequential climate summit, Cop30, has opened in the steamy Amazonian port city of Belém, Brazil. Amid rainforest heat and political tension, negotiators from nearly 200 countries have gathered to decide the planet’s next steps against climate catastrophe....
COP30 Brazil

Paris Agreement at a Crossroads: As COP30 Opens in Brazil, Climate Diplomacy Faces Its Toughest Test Yet

For a decade, the Paris Agreement on climate change has weathered shocks that could easily have broken it — from the first term of U.S. President Donald Trump to the COVID-19 pandemic and multiple regional conflicts. Yet, despite political turbulence...
renewable energy

Australia and Southeast Asia: A Climate Partnership Waiting to Take Off

The Energy Transition Challenge in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia stands at the crossroads of climate urgency and energy dependence. While governments across the region understand the need to pivot toward clean energy, the pathway remains complicated by politics, financial constraints,...
Icebergs in the High Arctic.

Trump-Putin’s Arctic Ambitions: The End of Circumpolar Cooperation?

In a sweeping 90-minute speech to the U.S. Congress on March 4, President Donald Trump reignited one of his most controversial geopolitical ambitions: acquiring Greenland. Reiterating his administration’s interest in the massive Arctic island, Trump declared that the United States...
Antarctic

Antarctic Circumpolar Current Faces Disruption as Climate Change Intensifies

A Vital Ocean Current at Risk The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, is under threat due to climate change. Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, it is five times stronger than the Gulf Stream and over 100 times...
United Nations climate change conference COP29, Baku, Azerbaijan

“Pay Now or Pay More Later: COP29 Talks Spotlight $1 Trillion Need for Developing Nations to Combat Climate Change”

At the heart of the 29th annual Conference of the Parties (COP29) summit in Azerbaijan lies a clear message: pay up now to help poorer countries face the worsening climate crisis, or face mounting costs later. Experts warned that developing...
Amazon Rainforest

COP29 Opens Amid Record-Breaking Global Temperatures, Worsening Climate Effects, and Rising Pressure on World Leaders

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) opens this week in Bonn during a year that has seen unprecedented global warming and intensified environmental disasters. With the world nearing a critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures, the...
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China Expresses Concern Over Potential U.S. Climate Policy Reversal Under Donald Trump

As the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) climate talks unfold in Baku, Azerbaijan, Beijing has voiced concerns about the impact of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s possible return to office on global climate change efforts. China's top climate envoy,...
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