Warming of oceans due to greenhouse gas absorption may accelerate rise to beyond 1 metre by 2100.
Rising sea levels seem one of the more distant threats of the climate emergency, unless you live in…
Pollution from power plants, vehicles and other sources accounted for one in five of all deaths that year, more detailed analysis reveals.
Air pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels such as…
From 1880, the Earth's average surface temperature has risen by 0.07°C every decade.
Evidence shows that key historical developments such as industrial revolutions contributed significantly to…
New research shows global warming caused by human activity is to blame for a shrinking Andean glacier that threatens to flood 120,000 people and could be used to establish legal liability for…
If we want Europe to go carbon neutral, we must stop manufacturing and selling technologies based on oil and gas – starting with heating systems, write Davide Sabbadin and Melissa Zill.
Davide…
The European Union has set a target of increasing renewables in heating and cooling by 1.3% every year starting in 2021. Given the pervasiveness of gas heat, it may be a struggle.
Why do home…
To safeguard climate targets’ integrity against greenwashing measures, transparent rules should be in place, write Vlasios Oikonomou and Haris Doukas.
Vlasios Oikonomou is the managing director at…
Tipping points could fundamentally disrupt the planet and produce abrupt change in the climate.
A mass methane release could put us on an irreversible path to full land-ice melt, causing sea…
Hydrofluorocarbons, an alternative to the ozone-depleting substances that damage the Earth’s protective ozone layer, are potent greenhouse gases that exacerbate climate change. These chemicals are…
Iceberg A68a was once large enough to hold the five boroughs of New York five times over; now, it's shattering like a broken window.
The world's largest iceberg has shattered into a dozen pieces,…
Analysis: The new president has framed the challenge of global heating as an opportunity for US jobs, saying: ‘We have to be bold’.
For a landmark moment in the global effort to stave off…
Aviva Investors has announced its Climate Engagement Escalation Programme, focused on its investments in 30 ‘Systemically Important Carbon Emitters’.
The investment firm has announced a new climate…
Big companies and lenders ‘failing to halt loss of vital tree cover’, contributing to nature and climate crises.
Shoppers are unknowingly fuelling the destruction of tropical rainforests, as…
Airlines could significantly reduce their fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions if planes become more efficient at riding the wind, a new study in the UK found. This would also directly…
Accurate monitoring is essential if we’re to save the species’, researcher says.
Scientists have been able to identify Elephants from space for the first time - technology that could be used to…
Bottled water is atrocious for the environment. You’re better off buying a water filter for healthier, tastier water
For years, the debate has raged on: which is better, bottled water, or tap?
In 2020 wind turbines provided almost a quarter of electricity, and in EU renewable energy outperformed fossil fuels.
The UK’s renewable electricity outpaced its fossil fuel generation for the first…
Coca-Cola European Partners has announced it is joining EV100, a global initiative uniting companies that are committed to accelerating the transition to EVs.
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has…
Local divisions over Woodhouse Colliery scheme echo rows playing out at national level.
Plans for the UK’s first deep coalmine in more than 30 years have led to local divisions in Cumbria, even as…
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