Violence and aggression increase as temperatures rise, according to new studies
If you find yourself more irritable as summer temperatures soar, there’s a reason for that: New research reveals that…
With the stark “code red” warnings from the world’s climate experts in the most recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) still ringing in our ears, it’s vital to give as…
Communities on the frontline of the climate crisis say radical solutions must be on the table – before it’s too late
Ayisha Siddiqa doesn’t want fossil fuel companies to determine her future…
We need a just and fair transition to limiting our emissions - and one that doesn’t push people towards fuel poverty
Climate breakdown is starting to take hold and the link to rising levels of …
Nearly a third of Britons now see environmental issues as a big worry for the country.
Concern over the climate crisis is at a 30-year high in the UK, a poll finds.
Nearly a third (32 per cent) of…
Urban green spaces like parks with lawns and trees have well-known benefits for people who live in cities. They help improve air quality, manage floods, reduce noise and keep temperatures down. The …
HURUNGWE, ZIMBABWE - The impact of the pandemic has increased wildlife poaching around Zimbabwe’s national parks, as people who lost their jobs hunt the animals for food. To help protect the animals…
The giant tortoise, one of nature's vegetarians. Or is it?
This video shows the astonishing moment an Aldabra giant tortoise hunts and kills a noddy tern chick.
It's the first time this behaviour…
U.S. thermal coal producers watched their domestic customer base shrink in 2020 as utilities continued to announce coal-fired power plant closures and transition to less expensive renewable and…
Global study calls for urgent action to prevent ecosystem collapse, with farming the biggest cause of die-off
Between a third and half of the world’s wild tree species are threatened with extinction…
The average global citizen loses 2.2 years of life with the current levels of air pollution, with residents in the most polluted cities lose up to five years of their lives, according to a new study…
Government to open more coal mines to boost power supply and jobs, but plan sparks fears over harm to wildlife and rising carbon emissions
In contrast to the growing number of countries seeking to…
SA, like most of Sub-Saharan Africa, stopped using leaded petrol in 2006
Leaded petrol, a staple of motoring for nearly a century but blamed for more than 1-million premature deaths annually, has…
Dirty air is a far greater killer than smoking, car crashes or HIV/Aids, with coal burning the leading cause
Air pollution is cutting short the lives of billions of people by up to six years,…
State power minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that Delhi government is planning to create a 600 MW network of ‘power banks’ around the national capital on the lines of the 10 MW ‘Battery Energy…
U.S. coal production bounced back in the first half of 2021 from early pandemic lows set in the first half of 2020, but average quarterly employment in the sector has not similarly recovered.
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., which supplies almost all South Africa’s electricity from coal-fired power plants, is considering spending 106 billion rand ($7.2 billion) on wind and solar energy by 2030.…
Rooftop solar systems are going to have such an impact in coming years that they will meet up to 77 per cent of total grid demand on occasions within five years, sending minimum operating demand down…
Most of New Orleans went dark on Sunday after Hurricane Ida took out transmission lines and forced power plants offline. It was an all too familiar scene in a city that has often lost power during…