A grim new assessment of the world's flora and fungi has found that two-fifths of its species are at risk of extinction as humans encroach on the natural world, as The Guardian reported. That puts…
The city plans to build Britain’s biggest zero-carbon housing project, boasting 600 homes in car-free cycling paradises full of fruit trees and allotments. When will the rest of the UK catch up?
An unidentified pollution event may have spilled a slew of toxic chemicals into the water.
Thousands of dead octopuses, starfish and other sea creatures have recently washed up on the shores of the…
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…
Back in March, when the pandemic had just planted its roots in the U.S., President Donald Trump directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to do something devastating: The agency was to …
Number of people living with illegal pollution levels has fallen by 94% since Sadiq Khan became mayor
Air pollution in London has plunged since Sadiq Khan became mayor, with a 94% reduction in the…
Rapid industrialisation in Gujarat threatens the mangroves that kharai camels and their nomadic herders depend on.
Ayub Amin Jat treats his camels like his children. But then his camels are no…
Rising emissions of nitrous oxide from farming are putting world on track to exceed 2C heating.
The spread of intensive farming is threatening to jeopardise the world’s chances of meeting the terms…
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…
Populations of mountain ringlet in Lake District face being wiped out as cooler habitats disappear.
The diversity and resilience of cold-loving butterfly species is threatened by global heating…
Newlight Technologies, a California biotech company, has set its sights on curbing greenhouse gas emissions and marine plastic pollution simultaneously. The startup uses ocean bacteria to create a…
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…
Energy experts say record rise in new gas boilers installed shows UK going in wrong direction
Ministers must come forward with stringent new plans for low-carbon heating, as targets to insulate…
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.
Cartel of oil-exporting nations expects demand to continue rising until late 2030s.
The world’s most powerful oil-producing nations have denied that oil demand may have already reached its peak and…
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…
To preserve its own survival, and secure its own prosperity, Africa must provide global leadership on responsible environmental stewardship and offer the world a novel model of climate led…
Michael Mann, one of the world’s most eminent climate experts, says Earth’s future ‘is in the hands of American citizens.
This article is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a collaboration…
Climate crisis and logging is leading to shift from canopy rainforest to open grassland.
Much of the Amazon could be on the verge of losing its distinct nature and switching from a closed canopy…