Viruses carried by commercial bees, used for honey or to pollinate crops, risk spreading diseases to wild pollinator populations with potentially “devastating effects”, researchers from the...
Leading environmentalist and founder of Forum of the Future Jonathon Porritt argues that it is “impossible” for major companies in the oil and gas industry to...
Pope Francis has said that the majority of climate change is man’s fault and criticised climate negotiations for failing to progress quickly enough during his tour...
A group of scientists have warned that human activity is destabilising the Earth system that we depend on, with four of the nine planetary boundaries now...
Sea level rise is accelerating at a much faster pace than previously estimated, according to a new study from Harvard University. The findings have implications for...
The EU has voted to give individual member states the final say on whether or not genetically modified (GM) crops can be grown within their borders...
A new report from think thank The Adam Smith Institute argues that the housing crisis in metropolitan areas, and particularly London, should be solved by reforming...
The world’s second-largest emission trading scheme began trading on Monday in South Korea. The scheme imposes emission caps on the country’s largest 525 companies. The cap-and-trade...
Friends of the Earth Scotland has called on the government to treat air pollution like the “public health crisis it really is” after analysis revealed some...
Ban Ki-moon, the UN’s secretary general, has called on the international community to work together to tackle issues, from climate change to poverty, to create a...
Former deputy mayor of London Nicky Gavron has described air pollution in the capital as the “most deadly” environmental challenge and heavily criticised the current leadership...
Energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey has revealed that the UK will be seeking a legally binding climate change agreement at negotiations later this year....
Experts have warned governments that migration is set to increase in the coming decades as climate change impacts become more frequent and intense. According to data...
Oil giant Shell has agreed to a £55 million settlement with residents of the Bodo community in the Niger Delta over two oil spills that occurred...
London’s Oxford Street had breached its nitrogen dioxide (NO2) limit for the whole of 2015 by 5 January, according to campaign group Clean Air London, which...