Slow formation of ice north of Siberia comes after record-breaking heatwave earlier this year
It is mid-November and the Arctic has already been plunged into 24-hour darkness for the winter, but two…
The Trump administration has finalized yet another environmental rollback that would allow more logging in national forests without environmental review.
Huge road, energy and mining projects driving into heart of world’s remaining forests.
Infrastructure megaprojects risk pushing the world’s remaining forests past a “dangerous tipping point” and…
Academics call for urgent changes to Bank’s mandate to help UK hit carbon zero target.
Urgent reforms of the Bank of England are needed to help decarbonise the financial system and boost green…
Rishi Sunak looking at how to recoup lost revenues after ban on new petrol and diesel cars potentially from 2030.
The government is exploring options for dealing with a £40bn black hole in the…
Glass bottles could have an even bigger impact on the environment than plastic ones, a new study has found.
Researchers at the University of Southampton in England set out to determine which common…
Crucial fish stocks could disappear within five years without urgent action, so desperate fishers are using a new smartphone app to log alleged crimes.
Illegal and destructive practices by…
The Sunrise Movement helped reach 3.5m voters in swing states and are determined to hold the president-elect to his promises.
Joe Biden will have to navigate a path for the most ambitious climate…
A coalition launched the Zero Emission Transportation Association on Tuesday with plans to push for 100% EV sales across all sectors by 2030.
The coalition of corporate entities that stand to…
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how vulnerable the world is to a truly global catastrophe. But another, bigger, catastrophe has been building for many decades, and humanity is still lagging far…
Expansion of energy-from-waste incineration could stop UK hitting its net zero carbon target, campaigners warn.
Carbon emissions from waste disposal are increasing because of the expansion of energy…
Key goals include powering city buildings on renewables and curbing urban sprawl.
It was another scorching summer this year in Tucson, Arizona, the second hottest city in the United States, where…
How can the objectives of the 10-point plan be achieved?
Boris Johnson’s £12bn plan for a “green industrial revolution” spans renewable energy, nuclear power and countryside restoration. However,…
Exclusive: Chris Stark says cost is surprisingly low but criticises government for absence of a plan
Reaching net zero carbon emissions in the UK is likely to be much easier and cheaper than…
In the autumn of 2019, I joined an expedition to the Arctic. We set sail from Tromsø, Norway, on 20 September, on the Polarstern icebreaker. There were 100 people on board – 60 scientists and 40 crew…
Indian capital records highest single day rise in cases as monitor says pollution is at 14 times WHO safe level.
Delhi’s 20 million residents are facing a double health crisis as high levels of…
‘It could be that the apparent stability today is hiding a future collapse’.
A rapidly warming climate will spell disaster for swathes of life on earth, including many bird species.
A new study…
Scientists have discovered an ancient lakebed buried under more than a mile of ice that may hold secrets to Greenland's past climate.
The lake formed when northwest Greenland was ice-free, sometime…
Evidence is not so much in the number of tropical storms the Atlantic has seen, but in their strength, intensity and rainfall.
Paddling in a canoe through the flood waters left by Hurricane Eta in…
Carvey Maigue, from the Philippines, used a substance made from crop waste.
A novel material made from rotting fruit and vegetables that absorbs stray UV light from the sun and converts it into…