September 7, 20150Comments

Climate talks are stuck in the slow lane to Paris

Lack of progress at the close of “unbearably tardy” negotiations in Bonn undermines hopes of a meaningful deal being agreed at this year’s crucial UN climate summit, writes...

September 4, 20150Comments

Global tree census highlights need to restore forests

Mapping the density of forests reveals that there are far more trees on the planet than previously thought – but humans are destroying 15 billion a year, writes Tim Radford....

July 29, 20150Comments

Fossil fuel industry still winning the investment war

The campaign to convince investors not to use their money to support the extraction and use of fossil fuels is failing to gain enough converts, according to experts, reports...

July 10, 20150Comments

Warming planet heightens plight of the bumblebee

Scientists warn that human intervention may be needed to protect bees as climate change overheats their southern habitat range, writes Tim Radford. The humble bumblebee is...

July 7, 20150Comments

Fifteen-year-old activist addresses the UN

Xiuhtezcatl Roske Martinez is 15 years old. And he has just taken world leaders to task over climate change at a meeting at the United Nations building in New York. When...

July 5, 20150Comments

Coal investment is the most urgent climate threat

Head of the OECD says wealthy countries should help poorer nations that cannot afford to replace coal with low-carbon alternatives, writes Alex Kirby. The future of coal has...

June 29, 20150Comments

Stress on water resources threatens lives and livelihoods

Satellite data raises red-flag warning about the draining of underground aquifers to meet the demands of expanding populations, writes Tim Radford. The planet’s great...

June 18, 20150Comments

Pope calls for moral campaign on climate crisis

Hard-hitting message from the Vatican warns of the threat global warming poses to the world’s ecosystems − and to everyone on the planet, writes Kieran Cooke. Pope Francis has...

May 15, 20150Comments

Weather events taken to extremes by climate change

Scientists warn that global warming could greatly increase the likelihood of droughts, floods and heatwaves reaching record levels of frequency and intensity, writes Tim...

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May 2, 20150Comments

UK set for big increase in record warm years

Research using records dating back to 1659 indicates at least a 13-fold rise in the likelihood of human-influenced climate change pushing up temperatures in central England,...

March 9, 20150Comments

Energy giant’s bleak outlook is 25% rise in CO2

The British-based oil and gas “supermajor” BP says it expects global emissions of carbon dioxide to rise by a quarter in the next 20 years, writes Alex Kirby. It may come as a...

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January 16, 20150Comments

Forget Charlie, focus on the real threat

One hundred years from now, people will look back and ask – what were they thinking? The horrific murder of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists and others caught up in the attack in...

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