A groundbreaking peer reviewed study from researchers at Harvard University and Greenpeace International has revealed that around 50,000 lives a year could saved by 2030 if no...
Pressure is now building for a deal to be reached during OECD negotiations that will be held in Paris during the week of 16 November 2015. Most...
Greenhouse gas emissions could hit an early peak and then be reduced with five viable key measures to promote clean energy and cut fossil fuels subsidies...
Barack Obama is set to reveal one of the most significant action plans on climate change in US history, pledging to significantly cut carbon pollution from...
The Chinese government plans to decommission almost 6m cars that do not meet exhaust emission standards, in an effort to cut pollution from road vehicles and...
Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) have signed an estimated $400 billion deal, which will supply 38 billion cubic meters of...
The Netherlands has vowed to stop financing new coal projects overseas, in an announcement that has been hailed as another positive sign for the fossil fuel...
The Chinese government has begun a “war on pollution” in order to improve the quality of life of its citizens. Under new measures, polluters could be...
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...
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions from older diesel vehicles and power pants have exceeded 300 micrograms per cubic metre in some areas of Hong Kong – a...
Chinese premier Li Keqiang has said that the country will begin allowing private capital to be invested in renewable energy and environmental protection as part of...
US business magnate Warren Buffett’s holding company has taken a $3.7 billion (£2.3 billion) stake in oil giant Exxon Mobil. This follows the $2 billion (£1.2...
The UN’s Green Climate Fund is about to launch three renewable energy pilot projects in developing countries to help them adapt to climate change while getting...
The Chinese government has launched a new plan to reduce the number of coal-fired power plants and improve air quality in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong regions....
Governments should focus on energy efficiency and the phasing-out of fossil fuels in order to keep temperatures within 2C warming and limit the financial implications of...