At the world’s biggest coal export port in Newcastle, no China-bound ships are waiting or scheduled to load before Christmas
Three years ago, pictures of bulk carriers queued off the coast of Mackay…
Minister tells more than 80 world leaders that not enough is being done.
The world is still not on track to fulfil the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the UK’s business secretary Alok Sharma warned,…
World leaders should declare a "climate emergency" in their countries to spur action to avoid catastrophic global warming, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in opening remarks at a climate…
Wide-ranging review finds whales, dolphins, turtles and seabirds at mortal risk from marine debris.
Plastic bags and flexible packaging are the deadliest plastic items in the ocean, killing wildlife…
More than 30,000 abandoned oil and gas wells litter the floor of the Gulf of Mexico in federal waters, the vast majority of those permanently — with many likely leaking methane and other pollutants…
Carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 fell by 7%, the biggest drop ever, as countries around the world imposed lockdowns and restrictions on movement to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the…
BP, Glencore, Rolls-Royce, Just Eat and B&M among last eight firms yet to provide investors with information.
BP, Glencore and Rolls-Royce are among eight FTSE 100 companies who have refused to…
The giant A-68A iceberg could strike land this month – wreaking havoc near the waters of the South Georgia Island.
Since its ‘birth’ in 2017, the iceberg has travelled thousands of kilometres from…
Governments are pouring resources into economic recovery. It’s an opportunity for visionary climate policies.
In the early hours of 12 December, 2015, I stood together with world leaders to welcome…
The cost of renewable energy is now on par with natural gas.
At a time when the only climate-related news that gets relayed paints a bleak picture of our future on this planet, it feels good to…
Boris Johnson promises to go further and faster by setting target of 68% reduction in annual carbon emissions.
The UK will cut greenhouse gas emissions further and faster than any other major…
DAKAR - Wood and charcoal burning account for 50% of Senegal’s household energy consumption, contributing to air pollution and deforestation. To reduce ecological damage, an association called…
Deep sea mining is leading private mining firms and arms companies to carve up the seabed in plans that should be halted by an international ocean treaty, argues a new report from Greenpeace.
77 businesses including Tesco, BT, Coca-Cola, and Sky are calling on Boris Johnson to announce a substantial emissions reduction commitment.
In the run up to the fifth anniversary of the Paris…
On Wednesday, governments responsible for 40 percent of the world's coastlines and 20 percent of global fisheries announced a series of new commitments that comprise the world's biggest ocean…
Developing and demonstrating technology innovations can be challenging, but doing so during a global pandemic is additionally tough. Paul McKinney, Programme Manager for the BEIS Industrial Energy…
A large and diverse coalition of over 550 organizations came together Tuesday to call on President-elect Joe Biden to tackle the plastic pollution crisis through executive actions that would…
The Bank’s partnership with IRENA will support Africa’s energy transition and our goal to achieve universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy in Africa by 2030.” – Bank VP…