Climate change news headlines

The top peak bodies for the renewables sector have estimated that Australia needs 2 million new jobs to reach "net zero" by 2050.

A report warns "profoundly distressing scenes of suffering" will unfold as records tumble.

The City of Sydney and City of Melbourne have both agreed to build no council facilities with fossil fuel connections by the end of the decade.

The region is home to the so-called "doomsday glacier". The author of the study said "It appears that we may have lost control."

A bushfire in the Darling Downs region and another at Cypress Gardens and Millmerran Downs are at emergency level with locals told to evacuate immediately.

Australia's Antarctic explorers often say your first expedition is for the excitement, your second trip is for the money. The third time you go? You must be crazy.

Amazon's growing fleet of electric delivery vehicles are helping power it towards achieving net zero by 2040, but the online retail giant admits long haul trucking, maritime and air transport remain tough emissions problems to solve.

There are no government-enforced temperatures that force outdoor workers to down tools when it gets too hot.

A fire at Willi Willi National Park near Port Macquarie, one at Springwood Park Road near Kempsey, and another near Byron Bay have been downgraded.

New research suggests Mont Blanc, known as 'the roof of Europe', has been impacted by the continent's exceptionally dry summer.

Vision shows resorts at Hotham, Falls Creek and Perisher covered in a thick blanket of snow.

And the warning is of more to come as weather records melt like ice under the summer sun.

More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say.

LIVE: Residents in multiple locations across NSW have been told to prepare to evacuate as rain sweeps into the Gippsland region of Victoria where at least one home has been lost to bushfire.

Arguing that their rights are being violated, the plaintiffs hope a favourable ruling will force governments to accelerate their climate efforts.

Scientists found it would be extremely hot, dry and virtually uninhabitable for humans and mammals, who are not evolved to cope with prolonged exposure to excessive heat.

Some of the world's biggest polluters have been deliberately left off the speaking list at a major summit.

The temperature in Sydney soared to more than 15C above average, while parts of the NSW Far South Coast reached a "catastrophic" fire rating.

Australia is officially in an El Niño event after a La Niña pattern brought three years of cool temperatures and record-breaking rain.

Conditions are forecast to worsen again by Thursday and there is a possibility of a high or extreme fire danger rating being announced.

Scientists are concerned the dramatic drop means the vast continent could be starting to heat the ocean.

Human actions have pushed the world into the danger zone on several key indicators of planetary health, threatening to trigger dramatic changes in conditions on Earth, according to a new analysis from 29 scientists in eight countries.

Australia is set to go through its worst bushfire season in four years this spring and summer, as three years of wet give way to below-average rainfall and above-average temperatures.

But not all observers were wholly impressed by the commitment.

Scientists blame human-caused climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas with an extra push from a natural El Nino.

A spate of attacks on SUVs internationally suggest the group is not going away anytime soon.

Australia's east coast will likely have a drier and warmer than average spring that will increase the bushfire risk this season.

Michele Bullock says climate change poses a "particularly acute" challenge to the Australian economy.

Researchers said it is likely that no chicks survived in four of the five breeding colonies they examined.

'Changes to planning rules' have been flagged to ensure more all-electric homes.

The wildfire is the worst the region has seen in a decade and has ripped through almost 30,000 acres.

Search crews are expected to find more bodies in coming days, but the operation still has a long way to go, officials said.

Search crews are expected to find 10 to 20 bodies of victims over coming days, authorities warned.

Australians are at an increased risk of having to abandon their home insurance after premiums soared by 28 percent in the last year - the highest rise in more than two decades.

Harrowing stories are emerging as authorities the number of deaths will continue to rise.

The announcement comes two months out from an election, with the government hoping to burnish its green credentials.

Official results show the world hit never-before-seen temperatures but scientists warn it "won't be a record for long".

The federal government has put an emphasis on equality and climate change in future development projects.

Researchers at the Australian National University have found that too much air conditioning may be harming our health in hot climates.

A significant proportion of Australian homes are so inefficient to heat and cool that they are hurting our health, our household budgets, and our chance of reaching our net-zero by 2050 emissions target.

Greece's prime minister is offering a "do-over" for travellers whose trips to the holiday island of Rhodes were cancelled or truncated due to the country's wildfires this summer.

Five Greenpeace demonstrators have been arrested after a remarkable manor house protest.

A swirling tornado has been captured over Iceland's newest volcano as lava and explosions ripple through the valley where it formed.

It's been t-shirt weather across many parts of the country. So, what's going on and is it a troubling sign of what's to come?

A massive fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior, spawning "fire whirls" and creating dangerous conditions for firefighters, authorities said.

Fierce battle lines have been drawn as farmers try to stop a massive multibillion-dollar renewable electricity line carving through their properties.

The same factors limited rainfall across much of the country's south.

The bureau has painted a grim picture of the weather Australia will face in the coming months.

UNESCO has recommended that one of the most popular and fragile tourist destinations in Italy be added to its heritage danger list.

Since the start of July the records have been tumbling, one-by-one.