Rising temperatures in the air and the water surrounding Greenland are melting its massive ice sheet at a faster rate than anytime in the last 12 millennia, according to a new study published…
Fragile Planet is a record of the dramatic changes that are shaping our planet. Containing more than 230 photographs, the book documents the effects of climate systems and forces of nature on our…
The Earth is changing faster than at any point in modern history as a result of human-caused global heating. From the mid-19th century, when we began burning fossil fuels on an industrial scale, we…
Planning permission granted to Cumbria project that will extract 2.7m tonnes of coal per year.
Plans to open the UK’s first new deep coalmine in 30 years have been given the go-ahead by councillors…
B20 has submitted its 25 policy recommendations to the G20 Leaders imploring bold, collaborative and decisive action to put growth on a resilient and sustainable path that benefits all.
B20 Saudi…
It was only in the mid-20th century, in the wake of the shattering impact of World Wars and when capitalism and communism were competing for global dominance, that we began to measure the success of…
Dr Robin Russell-Jones on China’s carbon emissions, Kit Hill on renewables, and Penny Kent on the Guardian’s climate promise.
Re Barbara Finamore’s article (What China’s plan for net-zero emissions…
The world is, on average, 1.1 degrees Celsius warmer today than it was in 1850. If this trend continues, our planet will be 2 – 3 degrees hotter by the end of this century, according to the …
The NSW independent planning commission is due to hand down a decision on the proposed gas development at Narrabri. Here’s what is at play.
The New South Wales independent planning commission is due…
The topic of energy rarely came up during Alexis Cureton's childhood, split between Tulsa, Oklahoma, Duluth, Georgia, and Indianapolis. Nevertheless, Cureton can still recall his mother's reminders…
The change will take thousands of years, but we only have a century to stop it.
Antarctica contains more than half of the world's freshwater in its sprawling, frozen ice sheet, but humanity's…
Backing for law demanding 60% reduction from 1990 levels puts capitals under pressure.
EU capitals have been put under pressure to agree to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030 compared…
Mr Pence also claimed that Mr Biden would ban fracking which Senator Harris strongly refuted
Mike Pence refused to say that climate change is an existential threat and repeated Donald Trump’s claim…
”We know we’re not in line with the Paris Agreement, we never said we were. But we have to bring the public along slowly”.
Between the four of us, we have met quite a number of world leaders during…
Incidents such as ship stranding in Mauritius stress need for quick and effective solutions.
Special sponges, magnetic soap and autonomous robots are among the latest wave of inventions aimed at…
The question of who breathes, and who suffocates, is a question of who deserves to live. It’s a question that will only become more urgent as the climate crisis develops