global warming

Scientists say global warming could have a catastrophic effect on the planet. Human activities have increased carbon-dioxide emissions, driving up temperatures. Extreme weather and melting polar ice…

The Great Barrier Reef could be heading for a third major coral bleaching outbreak in the space of five years if high ocean temperatures in the region do not drop in the next two weeks, scientists…

In the first half of this special two-part episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, take’s Zach…

Leading climate scientists say in order to stop global warming from exceeding 1.5C and causing a "climate catastrophe" urgent steps need to be taken now. Research by the UN Intergovernmental Panel…

This morning in Geneva, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its special report on climate change and land. The land provides the “food, feed, fibre, fuel and freshwater”…

The overwhelming consensus on climate change in the scientific community is that it's real, and it's man-made. The most commonly-cited figure is that 97.1 percent of scientific studies support the…

The European Commission is working on a first-ever methane strategy that could play a “very significant role” in enabling the EU increase its climate ambitions for 2030, EU officials have said. New…

Until recently, for most people, climate change was firmly in the realm of the hypothetical.

Head of World Meteorological Organization says ‘no sign of a slowdown, let alone a decline’ The concentration of climate-heating greenhouse gases has hit a record high, according to a report from…

Millions of tonnes belched into atmosphere as bad as shipping and aviation emissions combined, researchers find The methane emissions leaking from the world’s coalmines could be stoking the global…

A seismic shift is under way. According to author and futurist, Jeremy Rifkin(The Third Industrial Revolution, The Zero Marginal Cost Society), we are in the final phases of the fossil fuel era. In…

Almost 400 all-time high temperatures were set in the northern hemisphere over the summer, according to an analysis of temperature records. The records were broken in 29 countries for the period…

In a nation that’s become used to operating in the shadows, sometimes even the mention of sunlight can be met with disbelief.

On behalf of The Economist Events and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Greecein association withUN SDSN Mediterranean,UN SDSN Black SeaandEIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece…

Climate issue: Replacing the fossil-fuel technology which is reshaping the climate remains a massive task.  

"Global greenhouse gas emissions need to decline today rather than tomorrow, and global CO2 emissions should be brought to net zero." New climate models unveiled by French researchers Tuesday showed…

Independent planning commission refuses South Korean company Kepco’s $290m proposal. The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has rejected the development of a coalmine near Mudgee…

This summer has been another one for the record books. This June was the hottest June worldwide since records began, and the World Meteorological Organization has said July could be the hottest month…

Here are seven ways of understanding the IPCC’s newest climate warning.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Almost 400 people more died in the Netherlands during Europe’s recent record-breaking heatwave than in a regular summer week, Dutch national statistics agency CBS said on Friday…