Global temperature increases, caused by climate change, are likely to be nearer to the worst case scenario than has previously been suggested, a new study has...
If politicians do not “step up” efforts to tackle pollution, Scotland’s marine life faces long-term damage, the WWF has said. The warnings come just a day...
Five of the six Britons detained by Russian authorities for 100 days after a Greenpeace protest at an Arctic oil rig have arrived back in London....
Scientists have discovered a huge reservoir of liquid water hidden beneath the Greenland ice sheet, which could help them more accurately predict the effects of climate...
US environmentalist Bill McKibben has argued that the Obama administration has continued to promote the extraction of polluting fossil fuels – the majority of which need...
Last month was the hottest November experienced on earth in recorded history, scientists have confirmed. According to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in...
The government has set out measures to provide “certainty” to shale gas investors and local communities as fracking firm Cuadrilla announced it would be leaving the...
Climate change may be causing the North Pole to drift, scientists have claimed. Computer simulations have suggested that as glaciers and ice sheets melt, the distribution...
New research has suggested that global warming has not stopped since 1998, as many climate deniers argue. Instead, it has simply manifested in different ways. According...
A number of famous figures, including designer Vivienne Westwood, fine artists the Chapman brothers and musician Jarvis Cocker, have designed environmentally-themed Christmas cards for a new...
The threat of abrupt climate change disasters, such as the poles melting or mass extinctions, is serious enough to warrant the development of an early warning...
Population increases and changing diets means the world needs to produce 70% more food, as measured by calories, in order to meet demands in 2050. A...
Around 4.5 million people in Britain are members or supporters of environmental groups, a new report has revealed. It adds that the majority of charitable funds...
The US is emitting 50% more methane – an extremely potent greenhouse gas – than its government estimates, according to a new study. The research, published...
New research published in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Metrological Society has explained that the global warming ‘pause’ is a result of gaps in the...