Greg Hunt first denied knowing about the removal of all mentions of Australia and the Great Barrier Reef but then justified the move with reasons that went beyond those provided by the environment department. Photograph: Paul Miller/AAP

The full draft of the Unesco report on climate change reveals many mentions of Australia were actually positive...

The view north from a bluff in Westchester down to the Ballona Wetlands, which is surrounded by dense residential and commercial development, crucial roadways, and a drainage channel to the Pacific Ocean several miles to the west. Los Angeles International Airport is nearby, as are active oil fields and the largest yacht marina on the West Coast. credit- Mitchell Hartman/Marketplace

“The three basic options are defense, accommodation and retreat,”

The Bonn Conference Center, site of May 2016 UNFCCC discussions.

"High-level political attention can help ensure that the negotiations stay on track – and, perhaps more importantly, that countries push forward with the domestic policies needed to deliver on their commitments..."

Alberta's oil sands: The 'smell of money' more toxic than thought. Photo by Dru Oja Day

Air pollution report in Nature shocks even Canada's top researchers...

Too hot to step out. (Reuters/Amit Dave)

On May 19, India’s all-time temperature record was smashed in the northern city of Phalodi in the state of Rajasthan. Temperatures soared to 51℃, 124F, beating the previous record set in 1956 by 0.4℃...

Many are concerned cuts at the CSIRO will mean Australia's ability to prepare for climate change will be undermined.

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Remarks made by the head of Australia's peak science body in a secret recording will do little to assuage fears the country will lose much of its climate science capacity amid severe budget cuts...

“The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”
– Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

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On Thursday, Donald Trump shared his views on America’s energy future in a North Dakota speech...

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This weekend, America will pause to honor the thousands of men and women who fought and died to preserve ExxonMobil’s First Amendment rights, and protect it from the tyranny of justice.

California, the alarming statistics about your historic drought are not fooling Donald Trump!

The fossil fuel industry’s professed doubt about climate change has not been an honest attempt to discern the facts, but PR spin intended to confuse consumers and fend off competition from lower-carbon energy sources...

The just released State of North America’s Birds report is grim reading.  Based on a comprehensive evaluation of species population size and trends, ranges and threat severity the assessment reaches a stark conclusion...

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A new experiment looking at clouds is about to change the way we think about climate change...

Dear EarthTalk: Why does Donald Trump think we should renegotiate the Paris climate agreement? And will he be able to pull it off if he does get elected President – Betsy Edgewater, Dayton, OH

Shell’s chief executive, Ben van Beurden, insisted the company was ‘not the opposition’ to renewables. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shell will avoid investing too heavily in solar or other technologies until they can make financial profits, its chief executive has said...

Under the Paris Agreement, 195 nations vowed to hold average global warming to well under two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), and even 1.5 C if possible (AFP Photo/Janek Skarzynski)

Bonn (AFP) - Even after the world sealed a historic climate deal in Paris, the UN's climate chief is worried humanity won't be able break its fossil fuel habit in time to avert catastrophe, she told AFP Thursday...

Donald Trump Unveils His Energy Platform...

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Leaving most of the world’s remaining fossil fuels in the ground could prevent worst-case warming, study says...

An open pit where tar sands are mined, with a heavy hauler truck that is used to transport oil sand to processing facilities.
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In one of the first studies of its kind, scientists have found that tar sands production in Canada is one of North America’s largest sources of secondary organic aerosols — air pollutants that affect the climate, cloud formation and public health...