Spending on renewable power is set to overtake oil and gas drilling for the first time next year as clean energy affords a $16 trillion investment opportunity through 2030, according to Goldman Sachs…
International Energy Agency chief warns of need to prevent post-lockdown surge in emissions.
The world has only six months in which to change the course of the climate crisis and prevent a post-…
Exclusive: Milk giants’ climate impact rising and production caps needed, say researchers.
The biggest dairy companies in the world have the same combined greenhouse gas emissions as the UK, the…
World Environment Day sees the launch of “Race to Zero” that will run up to COP26 -- an international campaign for a healthy, resilient zero carbon recovery.
Busier roads to blame, with fears of worse to come as workers shun public transport.
Carbon dioxide emissions have rebounded around the world as lockdown conditions have eased, raising fears that…
About 4,000 mine workers infected in 18 countries
Virus spread to indigenous communities near mines
Mining sites in Canada, the US and around the world have become hotspots for the spread of…
Fiduciary duty is driving financial change.
A striking development has occurred in the world of corporate finance.
The past few months have seen a string of corporations divest from thermal coal,…
Cleaner skies were a silver lining of pandemic but data indicates air quality receding as lockdowns eased.
Air pollution in China has climbed back to pre-pandemic levels, and scientists say Europe…
The global coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on economies worldwide. However, one of the few positive consequences of travel restrictions and industrial downturn has been a…
Rwanda is banning the use of charcoal for cooking in the capital, Kigali, and restricting supplies to the city from rural areas.
The ban is aimed at protecting forests by clamping down on the…
Scientists find coronavirus crisis has had little impact on overall concentration trend.
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have risen strongly to a new peak this year, despite the impact of…
Renewable power is increasingly cheaper than any new electricity capacity based on fossil fuels, IRENA's newly launched Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019 finds. The report highlights that new…
South Africa is currently one of the world’s largest carbon emitters. And it’s increasingly being viewed as a pariah that isn’t contributing as much as it could to the international fight against…
Exclusive: The report does not consider alternatives to gas, or mention climate change and the financial risk of investing in fossil fuel as emissions are cut
Australian taxpayers should underwrite…
The coronavirus lockdowns have had an “extreme” effect on daily carbon emissions, causing a whopping 17% drop globally during peak confinement measures by early April – levels last seen in 2006.…
Environmentalists say the Morrison government is directing emissions reduction funding to polluting companies.
Fossil fuel industry groups and companies have applauded new climate change measures…
Health crisis pushed emissions down public agenda – but there’s growing appetite for global reset.
When 110 people gathered at a hotel in Birmingham in January for the UK’s first citizens’ assembly…
Earth had several periods of high carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and high temperatures over the last several million years. Can you explain what caused these periods, given that there was no…