Nations at the UN climate summit have for the first time taken explicit aim at the use of fossil fuels.
The talks in Dubai came close to collapse but in a dramatic turn-around, nations agreed to "…
With the COP28 climate talks drawing to a close, three mothers from different continents tell the BBC how their love for their children has motivated them to take their arguments to the people in…
Earlier this year Professor Jacques Pironon was searching for methane in the Lorraine Basin, northeast France, when his team made an unexpected discovery.
Around 3,000m underground they found a very…
We are about to pass a civilisational milestone, say forecasters.
In the next few years we will pass 'peak' fossil fuels - it may have already happened.
It will mean the world has reached its…
The UN climate talks start haggling over how to protect the oceans on Saturday - and one woman will be closely watching.
Mervina Paueli, 25, has come to Dubai to negotiate a future for her home,…
An innovative UK climate satellite has failed in orbit just six months after launch.
HotSat-1 was put up to map heat loss from buildings and was doing so successfully until its camera stopped…
North Yorkshire church officials are hoping to install a heat pump and solar panels in a bid to become more environmentally friendly.
Grade I listed Holy Trinity Church in Skipton could have its…
Plans to build a hydrogen facility powered by renewable energy have been awarded government funding.
The Barrow Green Hydrogen project, run by energy company Carlton Power, would supply green…
A proposed pilot project to replace home gas supplies with hydrogen will not go ahead, the government has said.
Redcar, on Teesside, was the remaining area bidding to host the trial after proposals…
Barriers to Northern Ireland reaching its decarbonisation goals are to be examined by MPs.
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster has announced a new inquiry in the wake of COP28.…
Will he, or won't he? That has long been the question asked of Moïse Katumbi.
He is one of the most powerful people in the Democratic Republic of Congo - a man whose presidential ambitions were…
Russian energy giant Gazprom earned €45m (£39m) from its gas field in the North Sea last year, accounts show.
Gazprom has been producing gas from the Sillimanite field, which is spread across UK and…
To the ancient Maya, the cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula were sacred as they believed them to be portals to the gods of the underworld.
These underground caves are also one of the most unspoilt…
Not many of us like talking about death. It's dark, and sad, and prone to throwing us into an existential spiral. But the uncomfortable truth is that, as someone who cares about the environment, I…
Record-setting spending on clean energy in the US. A clean energy milestone in the world's power sector. A surge in lawsuits against polluters. A treaty for the oceans 40 years in the making.
This…
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Hundreds of miles off the coast of South America lie the rocky, volcanic islands of the Galapagos. Teeming with unusual creatures – from jaunty, blue-footed birds to dragon-like iguanas – these…
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The assignment seemed simple enough: in a one-week experiment, two BBC Future Planet journalists, one in Britain and one in the US, would eat only local food to try and cut their carbon footprint…
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Trine Krebs adores vegetables. "When I get a plant in my hands that I can feel is healthy, I can smell it, feel it, almost taste it in my mouth," the 47-year-old, cardigan-clad farmer enthuses…
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You might have read it in news headlines in the run up to COP28, the UN climate talks held this year in Dubai, UAE. You might have heard it as part of your nation's climate pledge. You might know…
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Every time the wind blows in gusts, 55-year-old Noor Alam remembers the devastating tropical cyclone that hit Bangladesh's Kutubdia Island in 1991, killing 20 members of his family.
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