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05 02 2019 | 11:19

Big farmers use climate-resistant seeds. Most small farmers can’t get them.

Half of all humans owe their lives to small farmers, because that’s who grows most of the food in Africa and Asia. But it turns out that small farmers in poorer countries are stuck with seeds that…

05 02 2019 | 09:11

Climate change will change the colour of Earth’s oceans by the end of the 21st century

A new study by MIT has found that climate change could affect the colour of the ocean, intensifying its blue and green regions. Climate change is causing significant changes to phytoplankton in the…

04 02 2019 | 15:51

Renewable energy, explained

There are many benefits to using renewable energy resources, but what is it exactly? From solar to wind, find out more about alternative energy, the fastest-growing source of energy in the world–and…

04 02 2019 | 15:23

Honda to test electric scooters, wind power in Romblon

Honda Motor Co. will soon start testing its newly launched PCX Electric scooters on Romblon Island in the Philippines to showcase its technological prowess amid a rapid shift in consumer preference…

04 02 2019 | 13:39

Extreme weather shatters records around the world

US cities as cold as the Arctic. An Australian inferno. The UK covered in snow. It's only one month into 2019 and meteorologists are already talking in superlatives as extreme weather patterns have…

04 02 2019 | 12:36

Three Things We Don’t Want To Understand About Climate Change.

Thinking about climate change is not something that comes naturally to humans — or ‘consumers’ as we have called ourselves for decades. It is not only emotionally unpleasant but mentally extremely…

04 02 2019 | 12:05

Analysis: Why the UK’s CO2 emissions have fallen 38% since 1990

The UK’s CO2 emissions peaked in the year 1973 and have declined by around 38% since 1990, faster than any other major developed country. Here, Carbon Brief presents detailed analysis of the reasons…

04 02 2019 | 11:42

‘The devastation of human life is in view’: what a burning world tells us about climate change.

I was wilfully deluded until I began covering global warming, says David Wallace-Wells. But extreme heat could transform the planet by 2100

04 02 2019 | 10:56

Climate-heating greenhouse gases at record levels, says UN

The main greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change have all reached record levels, the UN’s meteorology experts have reported. Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are now far above pre-…

04 02 2019 | 10:29

Cañete: ‘No way around it’, climate neutral EU is needed

EU climate Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete is in no doubt that the EU has to achieve ‘climate neutrality’ by 2050 and wants to use his final months in the job to push the bloc towards meeting the…

04 02 2019 | 10:15

Townsville flooding: boats, helicopters and garbage trucks used in rescues – as it happened

Thousands of homes at risk as Townsville braces for ‘once-in-a-century’ flood. This blog is now closed

04 02 2019 | 09:54

These dumpsters of old nuclear waste are costing taxpayers a fortune

ROWE — The nuclear plant deep in the woods of this Western Massachusetts town stopped producing power 27 years ago when George H.W. Bush was still president. It was dismantled, piece by piece. Buried…

01 02 2019 | 13:07

“Missing –14 Billion Tons of Antarctica’s Ice”

  NASA found a giant underground cavern two-thirds the area of Manhattan and almost 1,000 feet (300 meters) tall – growing at the bottom of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica –one of several…

01 02 2019 | 11:50

Q&A: How is Arctic warming linked to the ‘polar vortex’ and other extreme weather?

The past week has seen some brutal weather hitting the US and Canada. With cold Arctic air plunging south down to the US midwest, six states have seen temperatures lower than the south pole and at…

01 02 2019 | 11:44

The Difference Between Weather and Climate

Let’s get one thing straight: Weather is not climate. Look, I get it. It’s easy to conflate the two. After all, climate is the average of all the weather recorded over a period of time. But it’s …

01 02 2019 | 11:24

Teenagers Emerge as a Force in Climate Protests Across Europe

BRUSSELS — Tens of thousands of children skipped school in Belgium on Thursday to join demonstrations for action against climate change, part of a broader environmental protest movement across Europe…

01 02 2019 | 11:02

The Debate Over America’s 2050 Energy Mix

What will the U.S. grid mix look like in 2050? It depends on which models you follow. The future according to the Energy Information Administration's latest report: Wind will stop growing, coal will…

01 02 2019 | 10:00

January was Australia's hottest month since records began

January was Australia’s hottest month on record, with the country’s mean temperature exceeding 30C for the first time since records began in 1910. The Bureau of Meteorology released its climate…

01 02 2019 | 09:53

Tesla’s Musk sees ‘gigantic’ potential in energy storage

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk says the Tesla big battery in South Australia has been so successful it will likely pay for itself within a few years, and has prompted interest from other governments…

01 02 2019 | 09:38

Renewable energy continues to take market share from coal in Europe

New wind, solar and biomass power generation displaced hard coal last year – especially in Germany, France and the UK – according to a 2018 review of European electricity statistics by two leading…