People can fixate on polar bears and say "it's a pity but it doesn't affect me'. They're wrong, a conservation biologist says.

Donald Trump, who called climate change a hoax during his campaign and vowed to pull out of the Paris accord, now says global warming might be real after all.

A threat by the incoming Trump administration to the climate research of US space agency NASA would be disastrous for global efforts to monitor and counter global warming, Australian researchers said.

A senior NASA official has taken the extraordinary step of personally rebuking One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts' claims the agency had falsified key data.

More than 45 countries, mostly developing nations, have said they will switch entirely to renewable energy as soon as possible.

A warming climate means the days of Melbourne's boulevards being lined with exotic elm trees are numbered. Instead, the city's landmark boulevards will be lined with trees that can tolerate the higher temperatures forecast in the future. But don't think that automatically means gum trees.

A "disconnect," between banks, government planning and the insurance industry, is leaving Australian homeowners vulnerable to "climate change foreclosure."

Frog calls that greeted researchers after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires were robust in number. But genetic testing has revealed they are alarmingly limited in diversity, catching researchers on the hop.

Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry have stabilised for a third year in a row.

Climate models may be underestimating how sensitive the planet is to rising greenhouse gas levels .

A Trump presidency could have serious impacts on Australia's climate science and other research including short-term weather forecasts.

(Bloomberg) -- A lawsuit brought by children against the Obama administration may force President-elect Donald Trump to decide how far he'll go to downplay the threat of global warming.

The Turnbull government has ratified the Paris climate agreement, formalising Australia's commitment to a global effort to curb carbon emissions and reduce the risk of dangerous climate change.

Record hot years such as last year's global scorcher will become the norm before 2030 unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed, a new study by Australian researchers has found.

Chicken Littles may be on to something when it comes the effects of global warming.

The world can't afford to be building new fossil fuel-burn plants, a UN scientist says.

Baird government sets an 'amazing' goal, breaking ranks with its federal counterpart.

Climate change has a habit of throwing up some surprising outcomes and this has to be one of them.

Australia is already experiencing an increase in extreme conditions - and it's projected to get worse.

Cutting carbon emissions could generate more than 1 million extra jobs by 2040.

Carbon dioxide concentrations are rising at a record rate,

Outgoing green finance chief Oliver Yates has fired several parting shots at the Turnbull government.

New doubts raised about the effectiveness of the government's centrepiece climate policy.

Take your pick: there's some bizarre weather and climate signals out there.

Nearly 200 nations hammered out a legally binding deal to cut back on greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners

Scientists believe a comet hitting the Earth caused global warming 55.6 million years ago, an event that can help us understand climate change today.

The Paris climate accord negotiated last year has been ratified by enough countries for it to go into force, but Australia has missed out on being part of the historic moment.

European Union countries on Friday agreed to fast-track joint ratification of the Paris accord to combat climate change, pushing the landmark global pact to the brink of reality.

The lights were hardly out in South Australia before politicians and lobby groups were staking out their ground in the argument over climate change and renewable energy.