With so many votes cast for Trump in US election, some researchers conclude they must work harder to communicate the importance of facts, science and truth.
As the possibility of a landslide victory…
Trump administration set US withdrawal in motion a year ago but it didn’t take effect until 4 November.
The United States on Wednesday officially became the only country in the world refusing to…
This is going to drag on now. There will be challenges and counter-challenges, lawsuits and recounts. Maybe protests, maybe violence. It’s been almost 24 hours since the polls closed and it’s…
China's aggressive policy of planting trees is likely playing a significant role in tempering its climate impacts.
An international team has identified two areas in the country where the scale of…
Exclusive: expedition discovers new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered.
Scientists have found evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean – known as…
Along the Atlantic coast, ghost forests provide haunting signs of sea-level rise. These stands of bleached and broken tree trunks are all that remain after salty water inundates a forest.
Matt…
Arctic Ocean sediments are full of frozen gases known as hydrates, and scientists have long been concerned about what will happen when and if the climate crisis induces them to thaw. That is because…
South Korea relies on coal for about 40% of its electricity generation, with renewables making up less than 6%.
South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, has declared that the country will go carbon…
Bonn, Germany - The recipients of the 2020 United Nations Global Climate Action Awards were announced today, shining a light on some of the best examples of what people across the globe are doing to…
Western Nepal has suffered a long dry spell, harming rice harvests and pushing farmers across the border to seek work even amid the pandemic
NARAINAPUR, Nepal - As an exceptionally wet monsoon…
Supermarket giant has opened its new sustainability trial store and unveiled a new plastics reduction strategy with a promise that customers will not pay more for greener options.
In partnership…
Environmental campaigners raise concerns over sustainability of some eco-friendly items.
Disposable nappies, cotton buds , pet food and novelty Donald Trump toilet paper were among the products on…
On 4 November, the US officially exits the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
As the US election hangs in the balance, the consequences of four years of President Trump continue to take effect.
Whatever…
First documented evidence of large-scale release of potent greenhouse gas from region may have ‘serious climate consequences’
Scientists have found alarming new evidence that large quantities of…
A new UN report says the world needs to rapidly raise investment in early warning systems for extreme weather events.
Over the past 50 years, recorded disasters have increased five-fold, thanks in…