Carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 fell by 7%, the biggest drop ever, as countries around the world imposed lockdowns and restrictions on movement to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the…
The giant A-68A iceberg could strike land this month – wreaking havoc near the waters of the South Georgia Island.
Since its ‘birth’ in 2017, the iceberg has travelled thousands of kilometres from…
Governments are pouring resources into economic recovery. It’s an opportunity for visionary climate policies.
In the early hours of 12 December, 2015, I stood together with world leaders to welcome…
The cost of renewable energy is now on par with natural gas.
At a time when the only climate-related news that gets relayed paints a bleak picture of our future on this planet, it feels good to…
Boris Johnson promises to go further and faster by setting target of 68% reduction in annual carbon emissions.
The UK will cut greenhouse gas emissions further and faster than any other major…
On Wednesday, governments responsible for 40 percent of the world's coastlines and 20 percent of global fisheries announced a series of new commitments that comprise the world's biggest ocean…
Developing and demonstrating technology innovations can be challenging, but doing so during a global pandemic is additionally tough. Paul McKinney, Programme Manager for the BEIS Industrial Energy…
The Bank’s partnership with IRENA will support Africa’s energy transition and our goal to achieve universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy in Africa by 2030.” – Bank VP…
CCC recommendation includes half of cars being electric by 2030, gas boilers phased out and 10,000 wind turbines.
The world’s first detailed route map to ending a nation’s use of fossil fuels is…
The much-loved combination of beer and crisps is being harnessed for the first time to tackle climate change.
Crisps firm Walkers has adopted a technique it says will slash CO2 emissions from its…
New York state's pension fund will sell all its fossil fuel stocks in the next five years and all shares from companies that contribute to climate change by 2040, the state comptroller Thomas…
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is unlikely to meet its goal of eliminating greenhouse gases by 2050, a majority of firms in the country said in a Reuters poll, underscoring the challenges Prime Minister…
UN Climate Change News, 4 December 2020 - The Climate Dialogues, a series of virtual events to help pave the way towards next year’s climate change conference (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, wrapped…
Project hopes to influence policymakers at Cop26 UN climate change conference in Glasgow.
People around the world will have a chance to discuss responses to the climate crisis in a planned global…
The fifth annual report on the climate crisis and human health also found millions of lives could be saved by tackling emissions and the Covid pandemic together.
Exposure of the most vulnerable…
The unprecedented fires aren’t just caused by the climate crisis. Land use –especially real estate and animal husbandry – have a lot to answer for
Agood, natural fire can be a cleansing force. Yet,…
This year’s spring temperatures would be ‘virtually impossible’ without human greenhouse emissions, according to new report.
Australia’s hottest spring on record, which saw temperatures more than 2C…
It takes thousands of years for soils to form, meaning protection is needed urgently, say scientists.
Global soils are the source of all life on land but their future looks “bleak” without action to…