The net ecosystem service of an urban tree is worth thousands of dollars.
Thanks to Victorian street planners, many British streets were designed to be full of big trees and, with 84% of the…
Analysis by transport group says battery electric vehicles are superior to their petrol and diesel counterparts.
Fossil fuel cars waste hundreds of times more raw material than their battery…
Swedish carmaker also says it will sell its vehicles to consumers online only.
Volvo plans to sell only electric cars by 2030 in the latest move by a legacy carmaker to abandon fossil fuels that…
Anj Sharma, 16, and her team hope to force change they say is not coming quickly enough from government.
Eight teenagers and an octogenarian nun head to an Australian court on Tuesday to launch what…
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-Infants and young children are particularly sensitive to chemical exposure due to their rapid metabolic rate, high surface area to body weight ratio, and fast growing organs and…
Beyond the questions surrounding the availability, effectiveness and safety of a vaccine, the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to question where our food is coming from and whether we will have enough.
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Accusing California regulators of "reckless disregard" for public "health and safety," the environmental advocacy group Center for Biological Diversity on Wednesday sued the administration of Gov.…
Sir David Attenborough joined the UK Prime Minister this week at the UN Security Council telling its 15 members that it it is too late to avoid climate change.
Sir David Attenborough said: "There is…
‘Ending coal use, whether for power generation or for industry, is crucial for facing down the climate emergency,’ said one campaigner.
The government has been accused of “rank hypocrisy” as it…
The condor, a vulture threatened by giant wind turbines, may be helped by energy company’s breeding project.
An energy company in California is teaming up with federal wildlife officials and the…
The Catholic leader used the Bible story of Noah to address the potential devastating impacts of increased global heating.
Pope Francis has warned that humanity is facing a “great flood” if the…
Secretary general António Guterres says first assessment of promises amounts to ‘red alert for our planet’.
The first assessment of countries’ pledges to cut their greenhouse gas emissions in the…
Research produces ‘very broad estimate’ of the number of deaths from the 2003 and 2018 UK heatwaves that can be attributed to human-caused climate change.
At least 1,500 heatwave deaths in the UK…
Last year was a record breaker for the UK's wind power industry.
Wind generation reached its highest ever level, at 17.2GW on 18 December, while wind power achieved its biggest share of UK energy…
Tanzania and Uganda have signed an agreement allowing for the construction of a 1,445 km (898 miles) crude oil pipeline.
The $3.5bn (£2.7m) project will connect Uganda's oil fields to Tanzania's…