Climate
10 stories, 86 sources cited
Paris court finds TotalEnergies misled consumers on carbon neutrality, orders 180 days of notice
On 23 October 2025 the tribunal judiciaire de Paris held two TotalEnergies companies liable for misleading commercial practices, ordering 8,000 euros
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Copernicus called 2025 the third warmest year at 1.47C, NASA called it a tie for second
The Copernicus Climate Change Service published its 2025 figures on 14 January 2026: 14.97C globally, 1.47C above 1850 to 1900, third warmest in ERA5.
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Australia's emissions regulator recorded 13.4 million offset units surrendered under the safeguard scheme
The Clean Energy Regulator's 15 April 2026 data put covered emissions at 132.8 million tonnes against baselines of 126.2 million tonnes, with 13.4 mil
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Canberra set a 62 to 70 per cent 2035 climate target, then projected a 48 per cent cut
Australia adopted a 2035 target of 62 to 70 per cent below 2005 levels in September 2025. On 27 November 2025 the government tabled projections showin
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Attribution study finds Canada's peak fire week is now five times likelier than in a cooler climate
A World Weather Attribution report dated 6 August 2026 finds the worst week of fire weather in the Northwest Territories is now about five times likel
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Integrity Council rules 58.4 million forest carbon credits cannot carry its quality label
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market decided on 30 April 2026, publishing on 11 May, that ART's TREES 2.0 high forest crediting level
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NSW audit finds $980m flood adaptation programs began with no business case
The NSW Auditor-General's report of 20 May 2026 found the $880 million Resilient Homes Program and the $100 million Resilient Lands Program were not e
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Australia's biggest gas plant was approved to 2070 with 48 conditions, and is now in court
Environment Minister Murray Watt approved Woodside's North West Shelf extension on 12 September 2025 with 48 conditions, among them a 60 per cent cut
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The IEA's 113 million barrels a day figure is one scenario of four, not a 2050 forecast
World Energy Outlook 2025, published 12 November 2025, put oil demand at 113 million barrels a day in 2050 under its Current Policies Scenario. Its ot
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Paris court orders TotalEnergies to put customer emissions in its vigilance plan
The Paris Judicial Court ruled on 25 June 2026 that France's 2017 duty of vigilance law covers climate risk, and that emissions from burning TotalEner
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