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MAKING A CRUST: Chainstore puts new life into dead bread
8 Jul 2019
Britain’s largest supermarket chain is launching a drive to reduce food waste from bread by turning unsold bread into new products.
Migration can't be only option on drowning islands
5 Jul 2019
The story of Kiritimati atoll sheds light on the issues facing those living on such islands all around the world, and the inadequacy of current international policy.
Rampant deforestation driven by greed for meat
5 Jul 2019
Brazil’s huge beef sector continues to threaten health of world’s largest rainforest.
China pledges to strengthen climate plan
4 Jul 2019
China has made its clearest signal yet of an intention to ramp up climate action, pledging to increase its climate targets.
US mayors pressure Congress on carbon pricing,
4 Jul 2019
The mayors of hundreds of US cities have called on Congress to pass legislation to put a price on carbon emissions.
Antarctic sea ice records 'precipitous' fall
3 Jul 2019
The vast expanse of sea ice around Antarctica has suffered a “precipitous” fall since 2014, satellite data shows, and fell at a faster rate than seen in the Arctic.
HOT SPOT: Welcome to the fastest-heating place on Earth
3 Jul 2019
In the world’s most-northerly town, temperatures have risen by 4deg, having a devastating effect on homes, wildlife and even the cemetery. Will the rest of the planet heed its warning?
Behind the Oregon walkout lies a sordid story
3 Jul 2019
For a brief moment, the standoff in Oregon over climate change legislation seemed like an amusing bit of Wild West political theatre.
How the climate crisis will change your plate in 2050
2 Jul 2019
In her new book, Amanda Little explores what it will take to continue feeding 7.5 billion people in the world.
Coal waste 'ticking time bomb' across Australia
2 Jul 2019
A report by Environmental Justice Australia has found problems at coal ash dumps in every mainland state.
What did Irish citizens’ climate assembly achieve
2 Jul 2019
Ireland’s Citizens' Assembly process has been praised internationally, but citizens’ assemblies are not without their critics.
Guterres fights to save the climate ... and the UN
1 Jul 2019
When UN chief António Guterres posed knee-deep in a Pacific island lagoon for a Time magazine photographer, he wanted the world to see his determination to tackle the climate crisis.
Denmark raises climate to highest priority
1 Jul 2019
In a deal with other left parties, Denmark's new Social Democrat government has agreed to raise the country’s climate targets and place the green transition at the heart of policy.
'Red alert' France records its hottest temperature in history
1 Jul 2019
A temperature of 45.1deg has been recorded in France, the hottest in the country’s history.
US makes renewable energy breakthrough
28 Jun 2019
The US in April generated more electricity from renewable sources than coal for the first time,, new federal government data has shown.
Doubting Saudis block key climate report
28 Jun 2019
A major report on 1.5deg has been excluded from formal UN climate negotiations, after Saudi Arabia tried to discredit its scientific underpinnings.
Would you eat meat grown from cells in a laboratory?
28 Jun 2019
For those who want something closer to the real thing than fake meat made from plant-based materials, meat cells can be grown in a laboratory. Here’s how it works ...
World faces ‘climate apartheid’, says UN expert
27 Jun 2019
Climate change threatens to undo the past 50 years of development, global health and poverty reduction, a United Nations expert says, citing the risk of a new era of “climate apartheid” where the rich buy their way out of rising heat and hunger.
Investors with $34 trillion demand urgent action
27 Jun 2019
Investors managing more than $34 trillion in assets, nearly half the world’s invested capital, are demanding urgent action from governments on climate change.
Temperatures on the rise ... and so is the rat population
27 Jun 2019
The warmer weather creeping into cities across America is cause for international concern, but there’s one group that loves it– rats.
Greenland could be ice-free in 1000 years
27 Jun 2019
By the year 3000 Greenland could simply be green, with rocky outcrops and its icy mountains will have vanished.
Your coverage unacceptable, climate protesters tell media
26 Jun 2019
More than 70 protesters have been arrested outside the New York Times building as they called for more effective media coverage of the dangers of climate change.
Science looks at turning carbon dioxide into cash
26 Jun 2019
Scientists from around the world are meeting in Germany to improve ways of making money from carbon dioxide.
Labour plans major climate role for Bank of England
25 Jun 2019
UK Labour plans to give the Bank of England powers to help to check the readiness of City firms to cut carbon emissions and invest responsibly to tackle the climate emergency.
Why pursuit of profit won’t solve climate crisis
25 Jun 2019
Resolving the climate crisis demands radical political change, a British author argues: the end of free market capitalism.
Trump buries studies showing dangers to food supply
25 Jun 2019
The Trump administration has stopped promoting US government-funded research into how higher temperatures can damage crops and pose health risks.
Is this the best way yet to tell the global warming story?
25 Jun 2019
One of the biggest problems with global warming has been the failure of science to communicate to people that it is actually happening.
Four countries block EU climate deal
24 Jun 2019
The European Council has failed to agree on a landmark climate strategy for 2050 as the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary and Poland baulked at the mention of a specific date.
Vanuatu eyes ban on disposable nappies
24 Jun 2019
Vanuatu, which has already introduced one of the toughest single-use plastic bans , is believed to be the first nation to propose a ban on disposable nappies.
Gas-guzzling US military one of the world's biggest emitters
24 Jun 2019
Scientists have identified the US military as one of the world’s great emitters of greenhouse gases, an agency which buys as much fuel as Portugal or Peru and emits more carbon dioxide than all of Romania.
Will born-again materials be fashion’s next big thing?
24 Jun 2019
The $2.5 trillion fashion business produces more carbon emissions than aviation and shipping combined.
Trudeau signs off on fuel pipeline - again
21 Jun 2019
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given the green light for a second time to a $5.5 billion pipeline expansion that has attracted strong opposition from environmentalists and some indigenous groups.
US seawalls come with $416 billion price tag
21 Jun 2019
Defending against rising seas could cost US communities $416 billion in the next 20 years, according to a new report.
Australia's north has a powerhouse vision
21 Jun 2019
Australia's Northern Territory has a multi-billion dollar opportunity to invest massively in renewables, create a new hydrogen export industry, and create thousands of jobs, says a new report.
Leftover spy satellites reveal Himalayas melt
21 Jun 2019
US spy satellites that secretly kept watch over the Himalayas during the Cold War are helping researchers piece together the most detailed view yet of the region's accelerating ice loss.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of climate battle
20 Jun 2019
Morocco, Gambia, Bhutan, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, India and the Philippines are the good guys.
New York approves ambitious climate plan
20 Jun 2019
New York politicians have reached a deal to create one of the most ambitious climate bills in the US, putting the progressive state on the front lines of fight over the environment.
UK to host critical 2020 UN climate summit
20 Jun 2019
The UK is set to host a critical global summit on the climate crisis at the end of 2020, at which the world’s 190 nations must commit to deep cuts in emissions.
Can Australia avoid drifting into a slow, painful decline?
20 Jun 2019
Australia has been warned it risks "drifting into the future" if it fails to respond to challenges in a fast-changing world.
Floridians set record for underwater cleanup
20 Jun 2019
The Florida city of Deerfield has put 633 divers into the water in what it claims is the world’s largest underwater clean-up.
More countries back EU neutrality goal
19 Jun 2019
Germany, Greece, Italy and Slovenia have added their names to a growing list of EU countries supporting a carbon neutrality objective for 2050, increasing the chances that a deal will be struck at a summit later this week.
Deaths rise among reporters telling environment stories
19 Jun 2019
Thirteen journalists who were investigating damage to the environment have been killed in recent years and many more are suffering violence, harassment, intimidation and lawsuits.
Warmer world will be more dangerous
18 Jun 2019
A warmer world will be more dangerous. As the thermometer rises, so does the risk of conflict and bloodshed in more vulnerable regions.
Ireland has bold plan to tackle climate crisis
18 Jun 2019
Ireland has unveiled an ambitious plan to tackle the climate emergency by weaning the state, businesses, farms and households off fossil fuels.
Drought forces Namibia to sell wild animals to highest bidder
18 Jun 2019
Drought-hit Namibia has authorised the sale of at least 1000 wild animals – including elephants and giraffes – to limit loss of life and to raise money for conservation.
Poor nations could be future species guardians
18 Jun 2019
Developing countries are better than richer nations at promising to protect important agricultural species in the future, but do less well in safeguarding existing biodiversity.
Arctic permafrost melting 70 years ahead of time
17 Jun 2019
Permafrost has begun thawing in the Canadian Arctic more than 70 years early because of climate change, according to new research.
Australia gives go-ahead to Adani mine
14 Jun 2019
Australia has given the final approval for construction to begin on a controversial coal mine to be built by Indian company Adani.
Coal-dependent Japan sets neutral goal
14 Jun 2019
Heavy on tech, light on any plans to tackle its coal dependency, Japan has released its climate legislation.
UK commits to 2050 emissions target
13 Jun 2019
Greenhouse gas emissions in the UK will be cut to almost zero by 2050, under the terms of a new government plan to tackle climate change.
Australian rainforests no longer a carbon sink – study
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Australia's tropical rainforests are among the first in the world to start emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb, scientists said Thursday, linking the "very concerning" trend to climate change.
States sue to stop Trump cancellation of $7 billion solar grant program
Tue 21 Oct 2025
Nearly two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7 billion grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers.
In China, climate litigation starts with the state
Thu 16 Oct 2025
With thousands of dedicated courts and more than a million recent cases, environmental and climate litigation is booming in China, but it often looks different to the trend seen elsewhere.
How one country’s Russian gas crisis became a green energy boom
Tue 21 Oct 2025
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Moldova quickly empowered its small towns to produce their own renewable energy so no one could push it around.
UK Prime Minister will attend Brazil climate summit
Tue 21 Oct 2025
Keir Starmer will travel to the Amazon rainforest for the COP30 United Nations climate summit next month, Downing Street has confirmed, after weeks of speculation that he would not.
Renewables are a global economic engine, not a culture war threat
2 Oct 2025
Energy companies are learning this lesson faster than Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
Indonesia restarts international carbon trade after four years
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has issued a new decree to restart international carbon emission trading after a four year hiatus.
Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new record
Tue 21 Oct 2025
The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on record, according to BBC analysis of a mysterious marine heatwave that has confounded climate scientists.
Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica
13 Oct 2025
Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate".
Angola lowers climate ambition in blow to spirit of Paris Agreement
14 Oct 2025
Angola has scaled back its targets for reducing emissions in its new national climate plan, saying it chose “realism and implementability” over the Paris Agreement's calls for governments to set progressively more ambitious goals.
Four Brazilians to watch at COP30
15 Oct 2025
Influential Brazilians, from government figures to Indigenous activists, will take center stage during UN climate talks in the Amazon next month.
New UN carbon market rules could reshape how investors value nature
Mon 20 Oct 2025
A debate over carbon permanence – how long CO2 must stay stored to count towards offsetting emissions – is reshaping global carbon markets and could determine whether nature remains investable.
