Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping could be halved by 2030 without damaging trade, new research has found, as countries prepare to meet to discuss a potential new tax on carbon produced by ships…
The Netherlands has almost the same amount of solar generating capacity as the whole continent of Africa. That must be, in part, because the interest on a loan to set up a windfarm in Africa is about…
UN climate talks this year might skirt the vital question of whether and how to phase out fossil fuels, as nations have not yet agreed to discuss the issue, one of the top officials hosting the talks…
The government’s plans to hit net zero have been comprehensively criticised in a withering report by its own advisers that says targets are being missed on nearly every front.
Fewer homes were…
Greenhouse gas emissions have reached an all-time high, threatening to push the world into “unprecedented” levels of global heating, scientists have warned.
The world is rapidly running out of “…
Over-reliance on carbon capture and storage technology could lead the world to surpass climate tipping points, the head of the world’s climate science authority has warned.
Hoesung Lee, chair of the…
Rich countries are signing a “death sentence” for millions of poor people around the world by failing to phase out fossil fuels, the climate activist Greta Thunberg has told governments.
The world is at a “tipping point” in the climate crisis that requires all countries to put aside their national interests to fight for the common good, the UN’s top climate official has warned.
The world is almost certain to experience new record temperatures in the next five years, and temperatures are likely to rise by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, scientists have warned.…
Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken fresh records, testing new highs for more than a month in an “unprecedented” run that has led to scientists stating the Earth has reached “uncharted…
Report finds ‘relatively small group’ of rich people contribute disproportionately to emissions
The difference between the carbon emissions of the rich and the poor within a country is now greater…
Carbon offsets can help achieve emissions goals, some experts argue, while others say they are actively dangerous
To offset or not to offset? We asked three prominent climate scientists what they…
Countries that fear losing competitive edge could benefit from bolder climate policies, says Nigel Topping
The world could reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the early 2040s,…
Campaigners warn ‘breathtaking conflict of interest’ could jeopardise climate negotiating process
Sultan Al Jaber, the government minister for United Arab Emirates who will preside over this year’s…