Extreme heat can kill or cause long-term health problems – but for many unendurable temperatures are the new normal
The impact of extreme heat on the human body is not unlike what happens when a…
In part two of Climate Fight: the world’s biggest negotiation, a series from The Anthill podcast on the UN climate summit in Glasgow, we’re talking to experts about the grand goal of the negotiations…
Children’s rights body rejects landmark case by group of activists including Greta Thunberg
A group of youth activists say they have been spurred to fight even harder after their landmark case…
The protest comes a day after Joe Biden appeared ready to settle for a smaller environmental proposal ahead of the COP26 summit.
With little more than sun hats, placards and folding chairs, five…
Critics call the ‘carbon-negative’ drink a distraction but makers say it points a way forward to tackling the climate crisis
The disastrous consequences of the unfolding climate crisis is enough to…
Himalayan state of Uttarakhand suffers heaviest rain in more than 100 years, with Nepal also badly affected
More than 150 people have died in devastating floods across India and Nepal, after some of…
The 2021 Production Gap Report, by leading research institutes and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), finds that despite increased climate ambitions and net-zero commitments, governments still plan…
As world leaders prepare for the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November, soaring gas prices in Europe have exposed the continent’s deep dependence on fossil fuels. Young climate activists in…
Iraq is one of the most climate-vulnerable places on Earth. In Baghdad, traffic police sergeant Sa’d Saddam Abdulhasan is responsible for one of the city’s busiest junctions. He keeps the city moving…
Government says strategy would create 440,000 jobs, but Treasury warns taxes may need to rise to fund changes.
The UK government’s long-awaited strategy for reaching net zero emissions falls short…
Campaigners say museum ‘doubling down’ on ‘reckless’ choices of funder with backing from arm of coal giant Adani.
The UK’s Science Museum has “doubled down” on its sponsorship of climate exhibitions…
Public development banks are directly undermining UN and Paris climate goals by channeling billions of taxpayer dollars into multinational meat corporations
It's two weeks until the start of the crucial COP26 climate summit in Glasgow - one of the biggest ever world meetings on how to tackle global warming.
But what's it all about? BBC News environment…
Scott Morrison says it is ‘important’ to be in Glasgow for climate conference but notes there is no agreement yet with the Nationals
The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, has confirmed he…
Following the revelations, Notre Affaire à Tous and 350.org call for the multinational to be held responsible for its past and present behavior in the climate crisis.
In 2009, developed countries committed to jointly mobilize $100 billion annually in climate finance by 2020 to support developing countries in reducing emissions and adapting to climate change.
This…
Large parts of Pacific country’s capital would be permanently flooded and islands would disappear, according to new projections
Projected sea level rise would mean 40% of the buildings in the…
Systematic partisan lying and misinformation from the media, both mainstream and social, has done enormous damage to liberal democracies, the former PM writes
The United States has suffered the…
The mayor of Imperial Beach, California, says big oil wants him to drop the lawsuit demanding the industry pay for the climate crisis
Serge Dedina is a surfer, environmentalist and mayor of…