climate change

The best thing about the Glasgow agreement is the chance it offers for tougher emissions cuts next year.

A new study quantifies for the first time some of the key implications of trying to use natural gas while pursuing the Paris 1.5°C target, arguing that it should not be a “bridging fuel” but should…

Serious damage has already been done as erosion, fires, floods and cyclones increase in intensity Rock art that has lasted tens of thousands of years is being destroyed by the climate emergency in a…

Rising temperatures are already killing people in Sierra Leone’s Freetown, says Eugenia Kargbo, who is planning how best to protect the hundreds of thousands living in informal settlements. When she…

Deal to reconvene one year after Glasgow gives vital window to compel countries towards less disastrous emissions plans Bringing countries back to the negotiating table with updated national plans…

Hayhoe says people can use their roles in their workplaces and communities to act on the climate crisis Katharine Hayhoe has wrestled with her climate footprint. The climate scientist, who is now…

Thanks to climate change, armadillos, native to southern America, are making their way up north. And there’s no sign of them stopping their relentless march by Oliver Milman in Sapphire, North…

The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow has been billed as a last chance to limit global warming to 1.5C. But beyond the deals and photo opportunities, what are the key things countries need to do in…

The climate crisis could cause mass displacement as land is left uninhabitable – nations have to work together to plan for this.

Analysis released at Cop26 climate summit shows Australia’s per capita emissions from coal power nearly double those of China Australia has the highest greenhouse gas emissions from coal power in…

Marking its participation at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD) announced the launch of Green Events Tool (GET) developed…

COP26 has come to an end in Glasgow after two weeks of meetings on climate change and the environment and with a deal on the table. Around 40,000 people from around the world are estimated to have…

Schemes such as carbon trading favored by polluting nations lead to ecologically destructive projects like biofuels and dams. Indigenous communities facing an upsurge in land grabs, water shortages…

Our project had the opportunity to attend this year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, UK.

New study reveals huge declines in once common species amounting to loss of one in six birds since 1980 There are 247m million fewer house sparrows in Europe than there were in 1980, and other once…

The former US president directed his Cop26 speech at young people, but he made the task of keeping warming to 1.5C far harder

JOHANNESBURG — Like many nations hit by COVID-19, South Africa has seen rising unemployment and hunger since the onset of the pandemic. One school - the Green Business College - is tackling those…

Fiona Harvey dissects the wording of the draft version of the document The draft text is the most important document that will emerge from the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow. Unlike the last major…

Many mining and minerals businesses are already taking active steps on their ESG agenda; identifying their priorities and measuring their performance. But the real benefits come when you move beyond…

From extreme weather obliterating homes to rising sea levels ruining crops, climate breakdown is a terrifying daily reality for many. Daharu Isah in Gusau, Nigeria I knew farming through my father…