Campaigners have hailed a High Court ruling that the government's 'net zero' strategy breaches its obligations under the Climate Change Act. The strategy commits the UK to slash emissions of the greenhouse gases that are…
Carcasses of goats and sheep strewn across the scrubland of northern Kenya are testament to the devastation wrought by the once-in-a-generation floods that have hit the region. In just one area of Marsabit County, herders…
Climate change played a part in insured losses from natural catastrophes that totalled $130 billion globally in 2021, the fourth-highest on record, broker Aon said in a report on Tuesday. Economic losses - the combination…
Scientists have discovered a pristine, 3-km (1.8-mile) long reef of giant rose-shaped corals off the coast of Tahiti, in waters thought to be deep enough to protect it from the bleaching effects of the warming…
California's giant sequoias are symbols of permanence - with some living for thousands of years. But the fierce wildfires ravaging the state threaten even these mighty trees, which are among the longest-lived organisms on Earth.…
Kodiak - one of the places that has seen record-high temperatures (file photo) The coldest US state of Alaska has recorded its hottest-ever December day, amid an unusual winter warm spell. Temperatures soared to a…
Is the progress that was made at the COP26 Glasgow climate summit already in jeopardy because of challenges in the year ahead? 2021 was a momentous year for climate change. As well as a host…
What is COP26 and what was agreed at Glasgow climate conference? The UK is hosting the COP26 summit in Glasgow - aimed at bringing climate change under control. A number of pledges have already been…
Youth climate activists made a human corridor at the start of the COP26 closing plenaries on Thursday UN chief Antonio Guterres has told the Associated Press news agency that the goal of limiting global warming…
Current plans to cut carbon emissions don't work quickly enough, says the UN National plans to cut carbon fall far short of what's needed to avert dangerous climate change, according to the UN Environment Programme. …