Joe Biden’s win gives the globe a better chance of averting climate catastrophe, but major obstacles remain
Environmentalists have been heartened by Joe Biden’s victory as, if the US rejoins the…
Former senior officers of renewable energy agencies say government’s bill would undermine Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s independence.
Former leaders of Australia’s renewable energy agencies…
The U.S. Federal Reserve for the first time called out climate change among risks enumerated in its biannual financial stability report, and warned about the potential for abrupt changes in asset…
In a decision seen by some as a subtle acknowledgement of President-elect Joe Biden's victory even as President Donald Trump still refuses to concede, the Federal Reserve has applied to join what…
The White House has instructed senior department officials to rebuff overtures from the Biden team to get the transition process underway while Mr Trump refuses to concede, writes Louise Boyle
We cordially invite you to attend this webinar on sustainable development goals, their fate and what it means for us if we fail to achieve them.
The discussion will be by Dr Ioannis Tsipouridis,…
In a last-ditch attempt to make good on promises to the oil and gas industry, the Trump administration is rushing to formalize plans to drill for oil in the Arctic national wildlife refuge before Joe…
A new study claims we may have already reached a hypothetical ‘point of no return’, but other researchers say this is ‘at odds’ with what we know about climate science. Daisy Dunne examines the…
Exclusive: The group was set up by chair of a pro-Brexit think tank on behalf of a ‘private client’, an investigation reveals.
An anonymous “news and media” organisation using sophisticated adverts…
With global travel curtailed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are finding comfort in planning future trips. But imagine that you finally arrive in Venice and the “floating city” is flooded.…
Offshore wind capacity in the EU “should be multiplied by 25 times by 2050” as the European Commission looks for all possible ways of boosting the share of renewables in energy consumption, according…
Photo: Assam state, India, 2020/Indian Red Cross Society
Geneva, 17 November 2020 – Global efforts to tackle climate change are currently failing to protect the people who are most at risk,…
Boris Johnson among leaders to explicitly mention climate while congratulating president-elect.
Leaders from across the world have used their first messages to president-elect Joe Biden to draw…
Water companies discharged raw sewage into bathing water beaches almost 3,000 times in the past year, polluting the environment and risking public health, new analysis shows.
The discharges took…
Conservation volunteers find PPE items in nearly a third of areas targeted in annual drive.
Discarded masks and other items of personal protective equipment were found on nearly a third of beaches…
Kamala Harris on Saturday paid tribute to generations of women who "throughout our nation's history have paved the way for this moment" of her being elected as vice president of the US.
Harris, the…
The wildlife crime underworld in Britain is rampant, with “shockingly low conviction rates”, experts say, as a new report reveals the exploitation of wildlife is going unabated.
The science is clear. If we continue to emit greenhouse gases at the same rate we have been doing for the past decades, 80 years from now, our planet will be at least four degrees warmer than pre-…
WASHINGTON — The White House has removed the scientist responsible for the National Climate Assessment, the federal government’s premier contribution to climate knowledge and the foundation for…