Call comes at event hosted by UK government, which is under pressure over planned coalmine in Cumbria.
All planned coal projects around the world must be cancelled to end the “deadly addiction” to…
Greenhouse gas stored in country’s marine world heritage sites about same as four years of national emissions.
Three of Australia’s world heritage-listed marine sites have more than 2bn tonnes of…
United Nations calls on all countries to have ‘concrete plans to phase out fossil fuels as fast as possible’
Australia has been accused of “shamefully doing nothing” and weighing down global action…
Asset manager tells 30 biggest carbon dioxide emitters in its portfolio to set net zero goals.
Aviva has become the first leading insurer worldwide to set a target to shrink its carbon footprint to…
Government to ensure the inauguration of online trading before the end of June, minister of ecology and environment Huang Runqiu says
China last month approved a futures exchange in Guangzhou,…
Lockdown measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic had the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by around seven percent, or 2.6 billion metric tons, in 2020.
International Energy Agency data shows steady climb over second half of 2020.
The world has only a few months to prevent the energy industry’s carbon emissions from surpassing pre-pandemic levels…
Secretary general António Guterres says first assessment of promises amounts to ‘red alert for our planet’.
The first assessment of countries’ pledges to cut their greenhouse gas emissions in the…
Report says country set to cut carbon emissions by 54% compared with 1990 levels, not 70% as planned.
The Danish government’s efforts towards meeting the country’s ambitious target of reducing…
Exclusive: New global synthesis adds up the hidden social, environmental and health costs of our largely fossil fuel-based energy and transport systems.
The “hidden cost” of our largely fossil fuel-…
Emissions releases affected communities that are already disproportionately exposed to pollution.
Oil refineries, chemical manufacturers and other industrial plants in Texas reported releasing…
Advice to the Biden administration as it seeks to account for mounting losses from storms, wildfires and other climate impacts.
One of the first executive orders US President Joe Biden signed in…
World’s biggest investor wants polluting industries to set targets to cut emissions and reach net zero.
BlackRock, the world’s biggest investor, has said that oil companies and other polluting…
Exclusive: Ángel Gurría says action on environmental crises must be defining focus of wealthy countries after Covid.
The environment, climate change and the protection of nature must be the defining…
Jakarta, Indonesia, 18 February 2021 – PM2.5 air pollution was behind approximately 160,000 deaths in the world’s five most populous cities in 2020, according to a Greenpeace Southeast Asia analysis…
Forests are an important asset in the fight against climate change.
New research has found that they sequester around twice as much carbon dioxide as they emit, classifying them as a carbon sink…
Removing CO2 from air will likely be needed if the world is to meet its climate goals, writes Daisy Dunne, but our options for achieving ‘negative emissions’ each come with a unique set of challenges.
Air quality is improving in one of the continent’s fastest-growing regions, researchers have found. If the trend can be sustained, it would be good news for human health and climate change.
Carbon emission cuts need to be about 80 per cent more ambitious to stay below 2 degree Celsius global warming -- considered a threshold for climate stability and climate-related risks such as…
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