Because of climate change, the occurrence and impact of extreme events has risen, he said... READ MORE›
Meanwhile, warming of the oceans is causing water to thermally expand, fuelling sea level rises caused by melting land ice... READ MORE›
Leading coral reef scientists are calling for coalmining and port developments in Queensland to be scrapped... READ MORE›
Poll Should the Abbott government legislate a ban on dumping dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef world heritage area?... READ MORE›
Labor government appoints states first ever reef minister as it steps up plan to avoid the UN listing the ecosystem as in danger... READ MORE›
Environment Minister Greg Hunt will collect his 'best minister in the world' award in person in Dubai... READ MORE›
The World Government Summit describes itself on its website as the primary global forum dedicated to shaping the future of government worldwide ... READ MORE›
The Deputy Premier's approach exemplifies the Newman Government's attitude to climate change... READ MORE›
Methane, primarily emitted from agriculture and the fossil fuel industry, doesn't linger in the atmosphere as long as carbon dioxide... READ MORE›
Adani still has to obtain a mining lease from the Queensland government... READ MORE›
And in light of statements supporting a move away from fossil fuels, banks could always choose not to refinance a loan, he said... READ MORE›
Have also warned of the risk posed to fossil fuel investments by action on climate change... READ MORE›
Great Barrier Reef at risk from 'rushed' sediment dumping plan at Abbot Point... READ MORE›
Australia lobbying to stop Great Barrier Reef making 'in danger' list... READ MORE›
Adani must show financial closure on its project before the Queensland government will allow dredging of Great Barrier Reef waters to expand its Abbot Point port... READ MORE›
Conservationists and traditional owners have been floored by Queensland's decision to grant mining leases for Adani's mega-coalmine while two court challenges are unresolved... READ MORE›
However, Sophie Lewis, lead author of the climate study, said that people have simply become used to warmer temperatures being the norm... READ MORE›
The Greens said the report would fail to allay the concerns of the world heritage committee, maintaining the government's approach was business as usual ... READ MORE›
Tim Flannery says preserving the Great Barrier Reef from coral bleaching linked to climate change should be a central issue in the federal election campaign... READ MORE›
The Australian environment minister, Greg Hunt, has bombarded Ellen DeGeneres with tweets after she appealed to Australia to do more to protect the Great Barrier Reef... READ MORE›
That only left environmentalists worrying about the mine's impact on the world's carbon budget and the Great Barrier Reef... READ MORE›
State of Conservation reports, which are addressed to the World Heritage Committee, help it implement new conservation actions... READ MORE›
Australia getting hotter, faster than climate change rate worldwide CSIRO... READ MORE›
A natural gas leak in the mountains above Los Angeles was one of the worst accidental discharges of greenhouse gases in US history... READ MORE›
Greens senator Larissa Waters said the climate impacts of opening up the Galilee meant effectively signing a death warrant for the Great Barrier Reef ... READ MORE›
He noted the agency had since downgraded its forecast for the Great Barrier Reef and this hopefully proved more accurate... READ MORE›
But it will also make history as marking a new era of climate change reality with record high greenhouse gas concentrations, he added in a statement... READ MORE›
Cattle on farms account for 44 percent of global methane emissions stemming from human activity... READ MORE›
The WMO's Greenhouse Gas Bulletin reports on atmospheric concentrations... READ MORE›
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