environment

Younger people have been more aware of the risks compared with older groups, but over the past decade that has changed On his early morning bike rides to school, David Yockney would deliberately…

A torrent of melted snow has flooded rivers and streams near Mount Rainier following record-setting heat throughout Washington. “We had a huge amount of snowmelt over a short period of time,” said…

While fossil fuels were powering wealthy nations’ economic growth in the 19th and 20th centuries, many countries across the Global South remained largely impoverished.

Commonwealth research says UVI is better measure of small island states’ aid needs, especially on climate Small island nations on the climate crisis frontlines have been overlooked in overseas aid,…

Scientists say agreement must cover extraction of raw materials and pollution that blights seas and land A binding global treaty is needed to phase out the production of “virgin” or new plastic by…

From 1 October 2024, Great Britain will no longer use coal to generate electricity, a year earlier than planned. The move is part of ambitious government commitments to transition away from fossil…

Communities ‘are being killed as they seek to uphold their environmental, human and spiritual rights’, one defender tells The Independent Frontline defenders of the land and natural world in Latin…

‘Toothless’ policy and lack of expertise among long list of failures identified in existing efforts to reverse catastrophic impacts on natural world A damning report by MPs has described government…

UN Climate Change News, 6 July 2021 – The Virtual Thematic Sessions of Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2021 (APCW 2021) kicked off today. APCW 2021 will be held from 6 to 9 July and is hosted by the…

Like humans, trees need water to survive on hot, dry days, and they can survive for only short times under extreme heat and dry conditions. During prolonged droughts and extreme heat waves like the…

There is now so much ocean plastic that it has become a route for invasive species, threatening native animals with extinction Seascape: the state of our oceans is supported by

The official inauguration of the Renewable Energy & Climate Change Research Center (RECCReC) of the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) took place on the 24th of June 2021, in the grounds of…

“It passed through like a whirlwind, it destroyed everything,” says community leader Four people were found dead as Cyprus battled to contain the worst forest fire in its history after homes burnt…

Group of reef and climate scientists say world heritage warning merited and Australia has not ‘pulled its weight on emissions’. Five of the world’s leading reef and climate scientists have thanked…

Wildfire season came early this year in the Bay Area after a meager rainy season left the landscape tinder-dry, offering an abundance of fuel for wildland blazes. In just the past few years,…

Eleven stories high in the heart of the City of London, there is a hidden haven for wildlife. Around 159 species of plants are flourishing on the rooftop of Nomura, a Japanese bank. By day, orchids,…

The whole town is on fire,’ says the mayor as Canadian village is evacuated due to wildfires. A town in Canada’s British Columbia province where temperatures recently hit 49.5C, has been ordered to…

XR said they want ‘an end to media corruption that suppresses the truth from the public for profit’ Six people were arrested after Extinction Rebellion (XR) dumped a pile of manure outside the…

On the same day last year, air temperatures in the area blazed past 100 degrees F for the first time in recorded history. On the summer solstice (June 20 — the longest day of the year) two European…

Tiny hedge fund Engine No 1 says a strong climate strategy simply makes good business sense. The activist hedge fund behind ExxonMobil’s boardroom coup last week has claimed another seat from the…