A new film being launched in advance of the Thimphu Ambition Summit underlines how the least developed countries are leading the way when it comes to climate action.
Scientists brand 7% decline a ‘drop in the ocean’ and call on governments to push ahead with structural changes.
Greenhouse gas emissions, which plunged by a record amount this year because of the…
To: President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chairperson of the African Union – Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission – Cristina Duarte, UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Africa…
Production of concrete, metal, plastic, bricks and asphalt greater than mass of living matter on planet, paper says.
The giant human footprint stamped across the world in 2020 is greater than the…
City council keen to maintain a good balance between calm streets and illuminations from next year.
Amsterdam residents wanting to festoon the outside of their home with Christmas lighting may have…
The Marshall Islands sit barely six feet above sea level in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and its people are among the most vulnerable in the world to the complex consequences of climate change,…
Oxfam calls for higher taxes on private jets and SUVs to curb pollution by top earners.
The richest 1 per cent of people in the UK produce 11 times the amount of carbon emissions as those in the…
Representing more than 17,000 claimants who support climate action, the international organization Friends of the Earth on Tuesday opened its case against fossil fuel giant Shell at The Hague by…
Climate action advocates and wildlife defenders celebrated Monday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit rejected the Trump administration's approval of Liberty, a proposed offshore oil-…
Scientists and academics including Prof Gesa Weyhenmeyer and Prof Will Steffen argue that we must discuss the threat of societal disruption in order to prepare for it.
Plans to deliver a better, fairer farming system in England have been set out by the UK government.
The roadmap outlines changes that will come into force over a period of seven years to help…
Analysis: Amid rising trade tensions, Chinese interests are keen to develop a high-quality deposit in Guinea. Analysts warn any restrictions on Australian sales to China would ‘send shockwaves…
After ongoing pressure from environmental groups and Indigenous communities, Bank of America has said it will not finance any oil and gas exploration in the Arctic, making it the last major U.S.…
Rescued women told police the owner hired men to impregnate them and then sell the newborns for profit.
Police in Nigeria have rescued 10 people, including four children, four pregnant women and…
Production must fall by 6% a year to avoid ‘severe climate disruption’ but Covid-19 funding is supporting increases.
The world’s governments are “doubling down” on fossil fuels despite the urgent…
Governments to reduce pollution in oceans and end subsidies that contribute to overfishing.
Governments responsible for 40% of the world’s coastlines have pledged to end overfishing, restore…
The wife of the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is a shareholder in a restaurants business that funnelled investments through a letterbox company in the tax haven of Mauritius, in a structure that could…
What is the most common form of human infrastructure in the world? It may well be the fence. Recent estimates suggest that the total length of all fencing around the globe is 10 times greater than…
"It's easy to feel dwarfed in the context of such a global systemic issue," says psychologist Renée Lertzman.
She says that when people experience these feelings, they often shut down and push…