Converting cattle farms in the western Andes of Colombia, one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems, into forests could help tackle climate change whilst still paying...
China and the United States, the two most polluting countries in the world, have entered a new phase of talks around how to cut carbon emissions,...
The single biggest threat to the UK may not be terrorism, nuclear war, economic collapse or even climate change, but the eruption of an Icelandic supervolcano,...
It is often observed that extreme weather events provoke public discussion on climate change, causing some climate sceptics to listen to the evidence. However, new research...
The BRE National Solar Centre and conservation groups have announced new guidelines to make solar farms the ideal habitats and corridors for wildlife – including species...
Plans by a Canadian mining firm to extract ores of copper, gold and other metals from the seabed have been approved for a site in Papua...
A business professor at Harvard University has claimed that almost 75% of a UN climate report’s section on climate negotiations was deleted on the request of...
The British government has announced that it will invest £200m in one of the most advanced polar research vessels ever made to support scientists in both...
The Wildlife Trusts have published a report showing how “large scale restoration” along the proposed HS2 route could help “heal blighted communities and damaged countryside”. The...
As a warming climate opens up new waters to shipping and fossil fuel exploitation, researchers have warned that the US is completely unprepared to deal with...
The Chinese government has passed the first amendments to its environmental protection laws since their introduction 25 years ago, adding tougher penalties for polluters in the...
A study on nitrogen assessment has concluded that people in Europe should reduce their consumption of meat and dairy by 50%, in order to tackle both...
The Chinese state media has reported on a study made on China’s underground water, which confirmed that 59.6% of sites in 2013 had poor or extremely...
Mark Shand, the younger brother of the Duchess of Cornwall, has died after he fell and sustained a head injury whilst celebrating after a fundraising campaign...
You probably don’t need to be one of the 8.3 million people who live in London to instinctively raise an eyebrow at the idea of “the...