Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP25?
Thousands of negotiators, policymakers, researchers, journalists and campaigners have been descending on Madrid over recent days for a fortnight of UN climate negotiations at...
Emissions from Chinese aviation ‘could quadruple by 2050’
Carbon emissions from China’s aviation sector could be almost four times higher by the middle of the century, according to new analysis.
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Climate change has ‘worsened’ North America’s pollen season
The pollen season in North America is starting earlier and lasting longer than it did four decades ago, a new study says.
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China’s 2060 climate pledge is ‘largely consistent’ with 1.5C goal, study finds
New research has found that China’s pledge to achieve “carbon neutrality” before 2060 is “largely consistent” with the Paris Agreement’s aim of limiting global...
The 1981 TV documentary that warned about global warming
On the evening of Tuesday, 8 December, 1981, the UK’s only commercial TV channel, ITV, broadcast an hour-long documentary called “Warming Warning”.
It was among...
Guest post: How climate change drove food insecurity in the 2007 Lesotho drought
Lesotho is one of the least developed countries in southern Africa and has a precarious food security balance. Almost all of its main staple...
Europe ‘could get 10 times’ its electricity needs from onshore wind, study says
An increased rollout of onshore wind turbines across Europe could technically provide the continent with more than 10 times its existing electricity needs, according...
Study: Ending extreme poverty and limiting warming to 2C still possible
Bringing “extreme” poverty to an end will not jeopardise the chances of limiting global warming to 2C above pre-industrial levels, a new study says.
Pulling...
Global sea level rise began accelerating ‘30 years earlier’ than previously thought
Global sea level rise began to accelerate in the 1960s, 30 years earlier than suggested by previous assessments, a new study finds.
The study, published...
Global solar capacity grew faster than fossil fuels in 2017, says report
For the first time in 2017, global solar capacity grew faster than all fossil fuels combined, including coal, oil and gas-fired power stations.
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