While northern Australia is no stranger to cyclones, Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is the strongest to hit the region in 14 years. The "very destructive core" of the storm will bring "extreme" wind gusts of up to 315km/h in parts of the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

Overnight U.S. President Joe Biden's administration unveiled new proposed auto emissions rules, aiming to accelerate the electric vehicle transition with a target of two-thirds of the new US car market by 2032. Greenpeace Australia Pacific says the policy decision shows what’s possible for the...

As a crucial deadline looms for a new frontier of mining in the deep Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islanders are worried that deep-sea mining could go ahead before proper regulations are in place. Residents say any damage to ocean ecosystems would be devastating for their countries, where the sea is...

Australia’s parliament has passed the country’s most significant emissions reduction legislation in more than a decade after the government won backing from Greens and independent MPs for a plan to deal with pollution from major industrial sites.

In a monumental win for climate justice, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) overnight unanimously moved to refer a Vanuatu-led resolution on the human rights impacts of climate change to the world’s highest court - the International Court of Justice. 

Samoa’s prime minister has issued a desperate plea for action, calling for the world to save the people of the Pacific from climate disaster. The plea comes on the eve of a landmark report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which is expected to deliver a scientific “final warning” on...

In a monumental win for ocean protection, a historic UN Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed at the United Nations after almost two decades of negotiations and almost 20 years of relentless campaigning by Greenpeace and many others. The agreement of this Treaty keeps the target alive of protecting...

Australia must set targets for amount of CO2 to be removed from our air, scientists sayAustralia should set targets for the amount of carbon dioxide that could be pulled permanently from the atmosphere using “carbon drawdown” techniques like tree planting and direct air capture, according to a...

An area roughly the size of Germany is set to be added to Australia's protected marine zones, safeguarding the future of millions of penguins, seals and sea birds on Macquarie Island.

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has quietly approved a Santos gas expansion in Queensland, which will operate until 2077 and has documented public concerns over threatened species and impact on water resources.