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Atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gas methane, a major contributor to global warming, have risen for the second consecutive year by a record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOOA) said Thursday....

But preliminary data for 2021 find that climate pollution was more than 5 percent below its 2019 level, reflecting the ongoing effects of Covid-19 restraints. Total greenhouse gas emissions climbed 4.7% to 424.5 million metric...

Indigenous Torres Strait Islanders have brought a class-action complaint against the nation’s government for its failure to combat global warming, threatening to turn their inhabitants “climate refugees.”...

Australia remains the most polluting country for the developed world and cannot keep going, even though it is promises to achieve a zero net emissions by 2050, according to a new report by the Council on Climate Change....