Oliver Milman in New York

People cool off at a fountain during a heat wave in Madrid, Spain, on 13 July. Photograph: Óscar del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images The world just had its hottest July ever recorded, elongating a string…

The US supreme court has decided to put a hold on an attempt by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce harmful air pollution that drifts across state lines.

The head of ExxonMobil told to “eat shit” as he was about to receive an award. A US senator and coal boss called a “sick fuck”, almost sparking a brawl. Theatre shows interrupted. As the climate…

If Qatar exploits all its reserves it will add 50bn metric tons of CO2 to atmosphere, more than entire annual emissions of whole world