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Cattle out, camels in as farms forced to fight climate change
15 Jul 2019
Farmers are switching from cattle to camels as some parts of Africa are getting hotter and drier.
Residents sue government over ‘world’s filthiest’ air
12 Jul 2019
A group of citizens is suing the Indonesian government, including the president, over the poor air quality in Jakarta, which in recent weeks has ranked as the worst in the world.
Major cities to face ‘unknown’ climate conditions by 2050
12 Jul 2019
A fifth of the world’s major cities will face “unknown” climate conditions by 205 as rising temperatures heighten the risks of drought and flooding.
UK climate planning ‘like Dad’s Army’
12 Jul 2019
The UK government’s own advisers have declared themselves shocked that the Britain has no proper plans for protecting people from heatwaves, flash flooding and other impacts of the climate crisis.
EC candidate sees carbon first for Europe
12 Jul 2019
Europe should become the world’s first climate-neutral continent, says Ursula von der Leyen, who is chasing the European Commission's top job.
France plans eco tax on plane tickets
12 Jul 2019
The French government announced that it will roll out a tax on all international flights departing from France starting in 2020.
Quarter of biggest firms fail to disclose emissions
11 Jul 2019
About a quarter of the world’s highest-emitting, publicly listed companies fail to report their greenhouse gas emissions, new research has found.
Antarctic melting might become irreversible
11 Jul 2019
Antarctica faces a tipping point where glacial melting will accelerate and become irreversible even if global heating eases, research suggests.
Putin has doubts but Russia will sign Paris pact
11 Jul 2019
The Russian government will submit legislation to ratify the Paris climate agreement by September, but president Vladimir Putin warned against the perils of “absolutist” renewable energy.
WAY TO GO: What’s a greener method of corpse disposal?
11 Jul 2019
Burial uses too much land; cremation releases too much carbon dioxide. So what about composting our loved ones – or even dissolving them?
Alaska swelters in record temperatures
11 Jul 2019
Alaska, part of which lies inside the Arctic Circle, is sweltering under a heatwave, with record temperatures recorded.
Australia’s emissions show another surge
10 Jul 2019
Australia is falling further behind its Paris emission reduction targets. New figures show a surge in the first quarter of 2019, increasing the gap between emissions and the trajectory that the government insists will be met “in a canter”.
Every week, there's a climate crisis happening somewhere
10 Jul 2019
Climate crisis disasters are happening at the rate of one a week, though most draw little international attention, says the UN.
Attenborough: Climate change could be equal of slavery
10 Jul 2019
Climate change and ecological breakdown might one day be viewed with the same universal repugnance as slavery, according to David Attenborough.
Energy giants to cut thousands of petrol and diesel vans
10 Jul 2019
Two of the UK's biggest energy suppliers have pledged to replace thousands of their existing fleet of vans with all-electric models by 2030.
It's a tough one, but hunt goes on for cleaner, greener plastic
9 Jul 2019
The search goes on for solutions to harmful plastic waste but the answer is far from simple.
Heat stress at work could cost $2.4 trillion a year
8 Jul 2019
An increase in heat stress at work linked to climate change is set to have a massive impact on global productivity and economic losses, notably in agriculture and construction, according to UN labour experts.
Europe tackls China’s dominance of rare earth metals
8 Jul 2019
A new industry association has been launched in Brussels with the aim of bringing together all the players in the supply chain of rare earth metals.
Saudi row over 1.5deg science raises frustrations
8 Jul 2019
Diplomats are losing patience with players like Saudi Arabia blocking progress at international climate talks, instead looking to other forums for action.
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.
Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Australian federal and state government subsidies that encourage fossil fuel use and help drive the climate crisis will reach $16.3bn this year after leaping by nearly 10%, according to a new analysis.
US National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
Today 11:30am
State attorneys general won't get climate chapter removed from a legal manual.
What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change?
10 Mar 2026
China’s leadership has published a draft of its 15th five-year plan setting the strategic direction for the nation out to 2030, including support for clean energy and energy security.
Germany misses climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025
Tue 17 Mar 2026
Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany have again missed targets set by the Climate Protection Act and barely fell at all in 2025.
UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low
9 Mar 2026
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.4% in 2025 to their lowest level in more than 150 years, according to new analysis.
Mark Carney just picked his lane on climate change
17 Feb 2026
COMMENT: Mark Carney's time as prime minister has been defined in part by his decision to roll back Trudeau-era climate policies.
'The situation is dire': War on Iran squeezes India's cooking-gas supplies
Mon 16 Mar 2026
The shockwaves of a war being fought nearly 3,000km away are now reaching India's kitchens.
Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition
9 Mar 2026
The Trump administration’s attempt to sink a UN resolution demanding countries act on the climate crisis has caused cuts to the proposal but hasn’t entirely killed it, according to the tiny Pacific island country spearheading the effort.
Limiting warming to 2C is ‘crucial’ to protect pristine Antarctic Peninsula
24 Feb 2026
Keeping global warming to less than 2C above pre-industrial temperatures is “crucial” for limiting damage to the Antarctic Peninsula’s unique ecosystems, according to a new study.
'Blackwater' lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are now emitting ancient carbon into the atmosphere
Mon 16 Mar 2026
Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be nearing a tipping point.
Companies – including Blackrock – retired 2 million carbon credits after Verra suspended project
Thu 12 Mar 2026
Verra suspended the Pacajai REDD project in Brazil in September 2023, pending an investigation into the project’s validity. That didn’t stop Mastercard, BlackRock, Philip Morris International from retiring carbon credits from the project to offset their greenhouse gas emissions.
Iran war should trigger faster exit from fossil fuel dependence, UN climate chief says
Today 11:30am
The disruption to energy markets caused by the Iran war is a lesson on the risks of relying on fossil fuels which should drive governments to wean their economies off oil and gas faster, the U.N. climate secretary told Reuters on Monday.
