Portugal runs for four days straight on renewable energy alone
Portugal kept its lights on with renewable energy alone for four consecutive days last week in a clean energy milestone revealed by data analysis...
World’s poorest people are being poisoned by their basic foods
As global temperatures creep inexorably upwards, the warming helps toxins to thrive, with dire consequences for human health. There are millions of stunted children...
Progress Urged As Bangkok Climate Talks Open To Prepare Paris Agreement Implementation
Against the backdrop of severe and record heatwaves, bushfires, droughts and floods across the world, governments are convening a supplementary meeting in Bangkok to...
Record climate heat means fiercer hurricanes
Fiercer hurricanes are rapidly becoming more frequent than they were 30 years ago. The cause may be entirely natural, scientists say.
But Hurricane Harvey, which in...
Country Pledges Still Long Way from Meeting Paris Goals (UNEP Report)
Governments and non-state actors need to deliver an urgent increase in ambition to ensure the Paris Agreement goals can still be met, according to a new...
Future climate change may not adversely affect seafood quality
The eating qualities of UK oysters may not be adversely affected by future ocean acidification and global warming, new research has suggested.
Scientists have previously...