Exclusive: analysis finds countries pouring money into fossil fuels to fight recession
The prospect of a global green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is hanging in the balance, as countries…
We are facing a global fight to address one of the biggest challenges of our time. Five years after committing to eradicate hunger we are not on track to reach our goals by 2030.
Chronic hunger is…
Climate litigator David Barnden had a landmark win this month against a major superannuation fund. He tells Guardian Australia he is just getting started.
In the public imagination, blockbuster…
“The world is changing,” Keighran said. “I came to see that buyers will want this. Buyers will expect this. The mind-set of the younger demographic is to want and demand this.
“This is ahead of its…
Dr Michael Kuperberg was executive director of the US Global Change Research Program for the past five years.
The climate scientist leading the federal government’s program that produces sweeping…
‘It becomes clearer and clearer that it doesn’t seem to end with giving up on empathy, equality, facts and science,’ says Ms Thunberg.
Greta Thunberg has launched thinly-veiled criticism of Donald …
As the prime minister seeks to distance himself from ties to Trump, prioritising climate cooperation could be a ‘natural fit’ for both Johnson and Biden, environment analysts tell Daisy Dunne
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…
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,…
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.…
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…
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…