Pittsburgh in ‘extreme embrace’ with fossil fuel lobbyists, research finds

Several of the city’s governmental, environmental and cultural institutions share lobbyists with fossil fuel companies

Deforestation has big impact on regional temperatures, study of Brazilian Amazon shows

Research highlights benefits forests bring surrounding regions in terms of cooler air and more rainfall

Doctors from around the world unite to call for urgent climate action

Health bodies demand all governments immediately cease expansion of new fossil fuel infrastructure and production

Stop locking young people out of legal process in climate cases, say experts

Children are particularly vulnerable to climate crisis yet have little say politically or legally in most of world Young climate activists should be able to fully take part in legal cases that affect them, say campaigners.

How to tell if it’s time to replace your solar panels and what to do with your old ones

More than 3.5m Australian rooftops are turning the sun into electricity with solar panels and more than 1m of those have been at it for over a decade. So, how long can you expect your solar panels to last?

Rich countries should stop pushing fossil fuels on Africa – don’t we deserve a renewable future too?

It’s official: we’re about to reach peak fossil fuels.

At what threshold is Greenland ice cap’s melting irreversible?

Melting of the 3km-thick ice cap is one of the biggest contributors to sea level rise but can be halted

Recipe for disaster: how good cooking shows can be terrible for the planet

Awhole dessert unceremoniously dropped into the trash on the Great British Baking Show. Piles of raw chicken used to create a dramatic decorative tableau on Iron Chef.

Banks pumped more than $150bn in to companies running ‘carbon bomb’ projects in 2022

Exclusive: Projects that risk 1.5C heating target operated by companies receiving financing from European, Chinese and US banks

The right is firing misinformation bullets in its climate war on renewables – here’s a way to fight back

In the disinformation age it’s not enough for us to shake our heads about the lies the other side perpetrates

UN Sustainable Development Goal of the Month

After a Decade of Fossil Fuel Investing, Can China Fulfill Its Promise of a "Green" Belt and Road Initiative?

A decade ago, China launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an ambitious effort to finance infrastructure around the world.

The Shipping Industry Won’t Meet its Decarbonization Goals without Investing More in Low-carbon Fuels

International shipping keeps the world’s economy afloat, carrying approximately 80% of all global trade from port to port — and emitting substantial greenhouse gases along the way.

6 Things to Know About Direct Air Capture

As the effects of climate change are increasingly felt through more severe storms, wildfires and flooding, the need to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions — such as by switching to electric vehicles, deploying solar panels and reducing deforestation — is critical.

10 Big Findings from the 2023 IPCC Report on Climate Change

March 20 marked the release of the final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), an eight-year long undertaking from the world’s most authoritative scientific body on climate ch

Fires are the most polluting way to heat British homes this winter

Winter is coming and lorries are delivering logs in streets near my house. Wood and smokeless fuels are being sold in local DIY shops and garages, and once again my neighbourhood is filled with the smell of smoke.

In 2023 we’ve seen climate destruction in real time, yet rich countries are poised to do little at Cop28

As another big climate conference looms and global ‘loss and damage’ takes hold, we must keep pressure on the biggest emitters  Prof Saleemul Huq died on 28 October, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was 71. This is his final piece of writing

Climate groups launch national tour for Green New Deal

Exclusive: multistate tour, launching in Michigan on Sunday, aims to pressure Biden on climate action before 2024 election

World ill-prepared to stop climate crisis reversing progress on health, says study

The climate crisis threatens to roll back decades of progress towards better health and governments are ill-prepared to stop it, the World Meteorological Organization has said.

Flash droughts are likely to become increasingly common, say researchers

Scientists have been studying the increasingly common phenomenon, which can intensify wildfires and affect crop yields