The Latest Breaking News from Climate Change

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has backed Climate Change Minister James Shaw after he was stripped of his Greens party leadership by members.

As the new parliament sits for the first time this week, one issue will be in sharpest focus: enshrining a climate target into law. The Albanese government’s pre-election promise was to cut Australia’s emissions 43% on 2005 levels, by 2030.

WASHINGTON — Hours after Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., delivered a fatal blow to climate change legislation championed by Joe Biden, White House officials began making plans for the president to take matters into his own hands.

Protesters have turned out on the streets of London and Glasgow to demand faster action against climate change

Hundreds of people have descended on Parliament to protest against climate change and the cost-of-living crisis.The coalition of groups, including Just Stop Oil and Insulate Britain, staged a 15-minute sit-in on Parliament Square.One organiser described it as a way of getting people to “dip their toe” in civil disobedience.

New Jersey has been hit by powerful storms that climate scientists predict will only increase in severity

One organiser described it as a way of getting people to ‘dip their toe’ in civil disobedience

One organiser described it as a way of getting people to “dip their toe” in civil disobedience

A British firm says it has produced the world's first bioplastic vinyl record, which it hopes will reduce the need for highly toxic PVC. Bioplastics are derived from sources such as sugars and starches -- rather than oil or gas -- and do not create any toxic waste in their…