The fat of dead pigs, cattle and chickens is being used to make greener jet fuel, but a new study warns it will end up being worse for the planet.
Animal fats are considered waste, so aviation fuel…
A key finding in the latest IPCC climate report has been widely misinterpreted, according to scientists involved in the study.
In the document, researchers wrote that greenhouse gases are projected…
The carbon-cutting promises made at COP26 would see the world warm by just under 2C this century, according to a new analysis.
The study finds that if all the pledges made by countries are…
A new report released this week by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) looks at the causes, impacts and solutions to climate change.
Many of the impacts of global warming are now simply "irreversible" according to the UN's latest assessment.
But the authors of a new report say that there is still a brief window of time to avoid…
The parts of the world suitable for growing coffee, cashews and avocados will change dramatically as the world heats up, according to a new study.
Key coffee regions in Brazil, Indonesia, Vietnam…
So how much progress has really been made in the opening days of COP26 and what are the main challenges that lie ahead?
To paraphrase COP26 president Alok Sharma, this is the moment when the rubber…
The build-up of warming gases in the atmosphere rose to record levels in 2020 despite the pandemic, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
The amounts of CO2, methane and nitrous oxide…
Carbon emissions are rebounding strongly and are rising across the world's 20 richest nations, according to a new study.
The Climate Transparency Report says that CO2 will go up by 4% across the G20…