Total is 20% higher than thought and may have implications for collapse of globally important north Atlantic ocean currents
The Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30m tonnes of ice an hour…
Ministers missed crucial opportunities but should use energy windfall tax to speed up insulation efforts, committee says
A national “war effort” on energy efficiency is required to cut energy bills…
Deadly floods in Pakistan and record heat in the UK were just two symptoms this year of the global crisis
Two events in 2022 symbolised the climate breakdown that humanity is careering towards and…
António Guterres announces a climate ambition summit to confront ‘existential threat’ facing the planet
The goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C is “gasping for breath”, the UN secretary general…
Research suggests climate crisis may contribute to increased gun violence by pushing temperatures beyond normal ranges
Almost 8,000 shootings in US cities in recent years were attributable to…
Climate crisis increases risks for subsistence farmers in Africa who usually work throughout pregnancy
Rising temperatures driven by climate breakdown are causing distress to the foetuses of…
Report from chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty finds air pollution kills up to 36,000 people a year in England
“Ecodesign” wood burning stoves produce 450 times more toxic air pollution than…
Free allowances ‘in direct contradiction with the polluter pays principle’, WWF report says
Big polluting industries have been given almost €100bn (£86bn) in free carbon permits by the EU in the…
First global analysis follows discovery of toxic pollution particles in lungs and brains of foetuses
Almost a million stillbirths a year can be attributed to air pollution, according to the first…
Exclusive: Support for developing countries will be critical issue at Cop27 but new data shows rich countries are lagging
The US, UK, Canada and Australia have fallen billions of dollars short of…
Analysis released at Cop27 climate summit shows plans would thwart chances of keeping global heating to 1.5C
Oil and gas companies are planning a “frightening” expansion that would result in 115bn…
Nearly 200 countries gathering for the U.N. climate conference in Egypt are expected to lock horns over whether rich nations should pay compensation to vulnerable states hit by climate-fuelled…
Every fraction of a degree increases human suffering, so the fight to end the fossil fuel industry must ramp up
When the history of the climate crisis is written, in whatever world awaits us, Cop27…