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…
Proposals to accelerate electric car rollout also call for grants towards buying secondhand electric vehicles.
Oil companies should be required to install rapid chargers for electric cars in all…
One year ago Jessica Hamilton divested from fossil fuels. Here’s what she has learned since
This time last year I changed my banking and superannuation, and I did it out of climate anxiety. Was it a…
The Atlantic Ocean is getting wider and, after a uniquely ambitious expedition, scientists finally think they know why.
The reason? An upwelling of matter from much deeper below Earth's crust than…
The spring lockdown brought butterflies and biodiversity to the Spanish city, and inspired a reimagining of its relationship with nature
When Barcelona’s inhabitants emerged from a six-week…
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2 February 2021 - The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy…
Offshore seabed auction lands £4bn over 10 years for Treasury and Crown Estate prompting calls for green sovereign wealth fund.
The Queen and the Treasury are in line for a multibillion-pound…
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