Global survey finds spending expected to double in five years in response to climate fears.
Global investors managing nearly $7tn (£5.2bn) of assets plan to almost double their spending on renewable…
9 November 2020, Johannesburg– A Greenpeace scientific report released today reveals that extreme weather events such as heatwaves, floods and intense rain are increasing in intensity, frequency and…
Drop in emissions this year is a ‘tiny blip’ in buildup of greenhouse gases, UN agency says.
Climate-heating gases have reached record levels in the atmosphere despite the global lockdowns caused by…
Former state department chief under Barack Obama to return to White House to address climate emergency.
President-elect Joe Biden has selected former Secretary of State John Kerry to serve as a “…
Amount of ocean heat delivered to the Arctic has increased markedly since 2001, according to research
An underwater heat blob from the Atlantic is delivering more and more warmth to the Arctic,…
The official 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to discuss the international response to the climate crisis has been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. But young people aren't letting that…
Thinktank says deadline of 2026 is needed for government to meet its own carbon budget.
The prime minister’s plan to bring forward a ban on the sale of new fossil fuel vehicles by 10 years to 2030…
Shubham Mani Tripathi, newspaper reporter, India: shot dead in June 2020 for exposing illegal sand mining. Maria Efigenia Vasquez Astudillo, radio reporter, Colombia: struck and killed by a…
There’s a much-memed scene from Nineties action masterpiece, Desperado — Antonio Banderas’ El Mariachi and Salma Hayek's Carolina striding off as the backdrop ignites into a grenade-fueled fireball…
Climate action campaigners applauded Monday after 47 faith institutions from 21 countries announced they would divest from fossil fuels, marking the largest-ever joint divestment by religious leaders…
Greenland’s three biggest glaciers added the equivalent of around 8mm to global sea levels from 1880 to 2012, study says.
Greenland’s largest glaciers are currently melting at levels close to what…
Climate change isn’t just affecting global temperature, it’s also changing the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere with potentially significant impacts, finds a new study looking at global…
The cost of renewable energy continues to fall. In most cases, it’s now cheaper to use renewables than fossil fuels.
$23 billion could be wiped off global bills if we switched from costly coal to…
What do governments across the world need to do to shift economies away from fossil fuels?
What does a green recovery look like? That is the question governments around the world are considering as…
Eigg, West Highlands: The view beneath my feet, of paper-thin exoskeletons of a type of sea urchin, is also captivating.
At Laig beach on the island of Eigg, the tide has withdrawn to reveal a vast…
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you for inviting me to speak today.
I will focus my remarks on the climate crisis and the need for heightened climate action.
Recently, we have seen…
With the formation of tropical storm Theta, 2020 has now logged more tropical cyclones than ever recorded.
Theta is 2020's 29th named storm in the Atlantic Ocean. Theta, which doesn't pose a danger…
An estimated 67 people are dead, floodwaters in some places have reached two stories high, millions were without power, and rescuers were scrambling to keep up after Typhoon Vamco became the third…
Report identifies 935 firms finance industry needs to blacklist to meet Paris goals.
Almost half the companies involved in the thermal coal industry are expected to defy global climate commitments…
COP26 Coalition releases statement signed by over 100 international civil society organisations which urges caution over government climate rhetoric and demands action which truly addresses the…
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