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12 10 2020 | 10:26

Record 16 climate disasters have hit US in 2020 costing more than $1billion each.

The first nine months of 2020 are tied with the annual records of 2011 and 2017 - with at least two more months of hurricane and wildfire season to go this year. The number of climate change-driven…

10 10 2020 | 09:46

China's 2060 carbon neutral goal bill could hit over $5 trillion.

SINGAPORE  - China’s goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2060 would require investments of more than $5 trillion, which would include renewable power generation capacity, consultancy Wood Mackenzie…

10 10 2020 | 09:34

Fragile Planet: documenting the impact of the climate crisis – in pictures.

Fragile Planet is a record of the dramatic changes that are shaping our planet. Containing more than 230 photographs, the book documents the effects of climate systems and forces of nature on our…

10 10 2020 | 09:21

All eyes on China: what to look out for at the UN biodiversity summit.

Everything you need to know about who will be there, who’s staying away and what the hot topics will be at Wednesday’s virtual event in New York.

10 10 2020 | 09:20

Climate Crisis: Is It Time to Ditch Economic Growth?

It was only in the mid-20th century, in the wake of the shattering impact of World Wars and when capitalism and communism were competing for global dominance, that we began to measure the success of…

10 10 2020 | 09:19

Caution and optimism over climate pledges.

Dr Robin Russell-Jones on China’s carbon emissions, Kit Hill on renewables, and Penny Kent on the Guardian’s climate promise. Re Barbara Finamore’s article (What China’s plan for net-zero emissions…

10 10 2020 | 09:15

How Can We Remove CO2 From the Atmosphere?

The world is, on average, 1.1 degrees Celsius warmer today than it was in 1850. If this trend continues, our planet will be 2 – 3 degrees hotter by the end of this century, according to the …

10 10 2020 | 09:14

Narrabri gas project: do we need it and what's at stake for Australia's environment?

The NSW independent planning commission is due to hand down a decision on the proposed gas development at Narrabri. Here’s what is at play. The New South Wales independent planning commission is due…

10 10 2020 | 09:14

The Clean Energy Expert Bringing Black Voices to the Table.

The topic of energy rarely came up during Alexis Cureton's childhood, split between Tulsa, Oklahoma, Duluth, Georgia, and Indianapolis. Nevertheless, Cureton can still recall his mother's reminders…

10 10 2020 | 09:12

Antarctica could melt 'irreversibly' due to climate change, study warns.

The change will take thousands of years, but we only have a century to stop it. Antarctica contains more than half of the world's freshwater in its sprawling, frozen ice sheet, but humanity's…

10 10 2020 | 09:08

Trump's Latest EPA Rollback Lets Polluters Spew More Lead, Arsenic, Mercury

Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has weakened yet another safeguard against air pollution in the midst of a respiratory pandemic.

10 10 2020 | 09:07

VP debate: Mike Pence refuses to say climate change is an 'existential threat'.

Mr Pence also claimed that Mr Biden would ban fracking which Senator Harris strongly refuted Mike Pence refused to say that climate change is an existential threat and repeated Donald Trump’s claim…

10 10 2020 | 09:06

The EU is cheating with numbers — and stealing our future.

”We know we’re not in line with the Paris Agreement, we never said we were. But we have to bring the public along slowly”. Between the four of us, we have met quite a number of world leaders during…

10 10 2020 | 09:00

Trouble breathing: 'We all breathe the same air, but we don't breathe equally'.

The question of who breathes, and who suffocates, is a question of who deserves to live. It’s a question that will only become more urgent as the climate crisis develops

10 10 2020 | 08:59

Biden Vows to Bar Fossil Fuel Leaders From Transition Team.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday vowed to bar from his transition team any "leaders" of fossil fuel companies, a pledge environmentalists cautiously applauded while urging the…

10 10 2020 | 08:38

Carbon capture 'moonshot' moves closer, as billions of dollars pour in.

  While some say CO2 capture is part of the problem, big projects are being invested in as a part solution to the climate crisis.  As the world dices with the climate emergency, businesses and…

10 10 2020 | 08:28

Planetary ‘safety net’ could halt wildlife loss and slow climate breakdown.

Researchers have drawn up a blueprint of areas that need additional conservation to stem biodiversity and climate crises. World leaders are preparing to join a key summit on biodiversity being…

10 10 2020 | 08:14

The Ulez countdown: Londoners have a year to ditch old polluting cars.

A £12.50 a day charge will affect 350,000 motorists from next October when the Ultra Low Emission Zone is expanded. The streets of London are set to become cleaner. And drivers who have cars that do…

09 10 2020 | 15:31

Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Is One of the Biggest in 15 Years.

The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is one of the largest and deepest in the past 15 years, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Tuesday.

08 10 2020 | 11:51

‘Green hydrogen’ from renewables could become cheapest ‘transformative fuel’ within a decade.

Government has nominated ‘clean hydrogen’ using gas and CCS but for many countries ‘clean’ already means without fossil fuels. “Green hydrogen” made with wind and solar electricity could become the…