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17 11 2020 | 16:24

Revealed: The social media campaign spending thousands to promote climate denial online set up by chair of pro-Brexit think tank.

Exclusive: The group was set up by chair of a pro-Brexit think tank on behalf of a ‘private client’, an investigation reveals. An anonymous “news and media” organisation using sophisticated adverts…

17 11 2020 | 16:13

Preserving cultural and historic treasures in a changing climate may mean transforming them.

With global travel curtailed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are finding comfort in planning future trips. But imagine that you finally arrive in Venice and the “floating city” is flooded.…

17 11 2020 | 16:09

EU aims for 25-fold growth in offshore wind by 2050.

Offshore wind capacity in the EU “should be multiplied by 25 times by 2050” as the European Commission looks for all possible ways of boosting the share of renewables in energy consumption, according…

17 11 2020 | 16:05

Climate change: New report shows global response is failing people in greatest need.

Photo: Assam state, India, 2020/Indian Red Cross Society Geneva, 17 November 2020 – Global efforts to tackle climate change are currently failing to protect the people who are most at risk,…

16 11 2020 | 08:45

Scientists relieved as Joe Biden wins tight US presidential election.

The new president has the opportunity to reverse four years of anti-science policies — but he has a hard road ahead as he inherits a nation divided.

16 11 2020 | 08:40

World leaders use their first messages to Biden to draw attention to climate crisis.

Boris Johnson among leaders to explicitly mention climate while congratulating president-elect. Leaders from across the world have used their first messages to president-elect Joe Biden to draw…

16 11 2020 | 08:32

Raw sewage dumped into English and Welsh beaches '2,900 times this year'.

Water companies discharged raw sewage into bathing water beaches almost 3,000 times in the past year, polluting the environment and risking public health, new analysis shows. The discharges took…

16 11 2020 | 08:30

Face masks and gloves found on 30% of UK beaches in clean-up.

Conservation volunteers find PPE items in nearly a third of areas targeted in annual drive. Discarded masks and other items of personal protective equipment were found on nearly a third of beaches…

16 11 2020 | 08:26

Harris: 'I May Be the First Woman in This Office, But I will Not Be the Last'

Kamala Harris on Saturday paid tribute to generations of women who "throughout our nation's history have paved the way for this moment" of her being elected as vice president of the US. Harris, the…

16 11 2020 | 08:25

Wildlife crime underworld rampant, with shockingly low conviction rates, warns report.

The wildlife crime underworld in Britain is rampant, with “shockingly low conviction rates”, experts say, as a new report reveals the exploitation of wildlife is going unabated.

16 11 2020 | 08:19

How Can We Comprehend the Climate Crisis?

  The science is clear. If we continue to emit greenhouse gases at the same rate we have been doing for the past decades, 80 years from now, our planet will be at least four degrees warmer than pre-…

16 11 2020 | 08:19

Trump Administration Removes Scientist in Charge of Assessing Climate Change.

WASHINGTON — The White House has removed the scientist responsible for the National Climate Assessment, the federal government’s premier contribution to climate knowledge and the foundation for…

16 11 2020 | 08:15

Pacific nations herald Biden presidency amid hope for action on climate emergency.

Optimism abounds as leaders from Fiji to Papua New Guinea welcome the new US president-elect. Joe Biden’s presidential ascension had not even been settled when Fiji’s forthright prime minister was…

16 11 2020 | 08:03

Global food production emissions 'would put Paris agreement out of reach'.

Study calls for more focus on farming and food waste, behind a third of greenhouse gas production. Our diets and agricultural production around the world are so carbon-intensive that emissions from…

16 11 2020 | 08:03

UN campaign empowers kids to take climate action and protect the planet.

Superheroes mobilize children under 12 to recycle, save water and energy

16 11 2020 | 08:02

Scatological science: how poo analysis could help save endangered species.

Three separate species of banded langur have been identified after DNA analysis of their faeces, paving the way for targeted conservation strategies

16 11 2020 | 07:56

How African leadership made the Ban Treaty a reality.

Africa’s contribution to the field of nuclear non-proliferation has long been ignored. It is time to recognise and embrace it. On October 24, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (the…

16 11 2020 | 07:56

Fires shaped Mount Kilimanjaro’s unique environment. Now they threaten it

In October, firefighters in Tanzania had to tackle a number of fires on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain and the largest free-standing mountain in the world. The mountain and surrounding…

16 11 2020 | 07:56

Born in the ice age, humankind now faces the age of fire – and Australia is on the frontline.

The bushfires and the plague are symptoms of something momentous unfolding on Earth – an acceleration of our impact on nature.

16 11 2020 | 07:55

Joe Biden could bring Paris climate goals 'within striking distance'.

Biden’s presidency could help reduce global heating by about 0.1C if plans fulfilled, say experts. The election of Joe Biden as president of the US could reduce global heating by about 0.1C,…