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…
Optimism abounds as leaders from Fiji to Papua New Guinea welcome the new US president-elect.
Joe Biden’s presidential ascension had not even been settled when Fiji’s forthright prime minister was…
Study calls for more focus on farming and food waste, behind a third of greenhouse gas production.
Our diets and agricultural production around the world are so carbon-intensive that emissions from…
Biden’s presidency could help reduce global heating by about 0.1C if plans fulfilled, say experts.
The election of Joe Biden as president of the US could reduce global heating by about 0.1C,…
Senior figures from across the world’s major economies have come together to condemn the US after it made its official exit from the Paris Agreement, a major international treaty aimed at delivering…
Tim Flannery has been speaking about climate change for decades – but he’s finding it harder and harder to be the bearer of bad news.
Being a bearer of bad news is never easy. I’ve been writing and…
Food with heavy environmental impact should be taxed by 2025 unless food industry acts voluntarily, says alliance.
A powerful coalition of the UK’s health professions has called for a climate tax to…
The Advancing Net Zero (ANZ) Status Report 2020 highlights leadership action from GBCs and the building and construction sector towards achieving total sector decarbonisation.
We showcase action…
Other nations are stepping up targets to reduce emissions — but the world will struggle to meet its goals.
Regardless of who wins the US presidential election, the United States officially pulls out…
‘Half of the carbon footprint of zero-energy houses occurs before anyone has even lived in them’
The construction material of choice to build a cleaner, greener future may be nothing more technical…
On the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and the 5th anniversary of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals – in the midst of a pandemic radically transforming our economies and…
Barclays has announced that it has successfully closed a £400m ‘Green Bond’ issue. This is the second bond it has issued with a specific intention to support climate-related products and initiatives…
Evidence is now strong enough that preventive action should be taken, scientists say.
A small rise in people’s long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with an 11% increase in deaths from…