Without large new water-related investments many societies will soon confront “rising desperation and conflicts over life’s most essential resource”, according to a new report published by...
Sea levels from New York to Newfoundland increased by four inches between 2009 and 2010 because ocean circulation changed, according to a new study. The findings...
Farming leaders have warned that by 2040 the UK will need to import almost half of its food to meet demand as the population rises. A...
Greater resilience and benefits for the UK economy could be achieved through a green Budget, that considers that the natural environment and responds to global challenges,...
With Foo Fighters being confirmed as a headline act at Glastonbury this summer, we take a look at the steps the festival is taking to ensure...
The UK government is being urged to create vast marine reserves around three overseas territories from a group of more than 100 individuals and organisations, including...
Extreme climate change has been listed as one of the global challenges that pose the greatest threat to human civilisation in a new report. The paper...
Energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey has said that “real progress” on climate change can only be achieved if there is political consensus, leadership and...
Climate change is causing the appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, according to a study. Researchers warn that climate change shifts habitats...
Senior US climate scientist Professor Alan Robock, from Rutgers University in New Jersey, has expressed concern the geoengineering, manipulating the climate, could be used as a...
In an unusual move of political consensus the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition have agreed to work together across party...
A new study calculating the amount of plastic waste going into the ocean finds that 8 million metric tons of plastic enter the ecosystem every year....
Increasing greenhouse gas emissions drive up the risk of severe droughts, or megadroughts, in the US southwest and central plains, according to a study by NASA....
As world leaders move towards a climate change agreement, that is set to be signed at the end of year, WWF is calling on countries to...
Food retailers Marks & Spencer and Waitrose have both scored top marks in a global annual farm animal welfare benchmark. The benchmark can be used as...