BeyondKONA: Climate

Hundreds of thousands walk out of lessons in 110 countries demanding urgent action Hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren across the world have gone on strike […]

Plantations are an excellent way to combat climate breakdown, writes Andrew Weatherall, of the National School of Forestry. And Rachel Kerr says heather […]

Hundreds of thousands of young people walk out of lessons around the world as the movement snowballsLatest school climate strikesContinue reading... […]

By Collin ReesWe know that people power can stop dangerous fossil fuel projects like the proposed Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline in Minnesota, because we've […]

Today I am climate striking with my pupils. This policy puts the greatest threat to their future at the heart of their learningIt’s no longer possible to […]

Say “renewable energy” and most people think of wind and solar . . . and stop there. But today, there are a host of exciting new developments […]

By Julia ConleyScientists at the United Nations' intergovernmental body focusing on biodiversity sounded alarms earlier this month with its report on the […]

Organisers say more than 1.4 million young people are set to protest about the climate crisisHundreds of thousands of children and young people are walking out […]

Students around the world are walking out of lessons to demand politicians take urgent action on climate changeAre you taking part? Share your photos, videos […]

The climate crisis is a major concern for American voters with nearly 40 percent reporting the issue will help determine how they cast their ballots in the […]

President Donald Trump has agreed to sign a $19.1 billion disaster relief bill that will help Americans still recovering from the flooding, hurricanes and […]

Violent tornadoes tore through Missouri Wednesday night, killing three and causing "extensive damage" to the state's capital of Jefferson City, The New York […]

Got a question for the Swedish 16-year-old who started a youth climate revolution? Here’s your chance to ask her...On 20 August 2018, Greta Thunberg, […]

Use of terms ‘climate crisis’ and ‘global heating’ prompts reviews in other newsroomsWhy the Guardian is changing the language it uses […]

We’re calling for a global strike on 20 September. Disrupting our normal lives is the only way to secure our futureOn 20 September, at the request of the […]

Young activists around the world are planning to strike for climate action on 24 MayYoung people calling for immediate action on the climate emergency are […]

As part of a new initiative, playwright Bess Wohl was tasked with writing a play about climate crisis, a daunting proposition that’s morphed into the […]

Angela Rayner says a Labour government would make it a core element at primary schoolLabour has pledged to make the global climate emergency a core element of […]

By Jennifer MolidorOne million species are at risk of extinction from human activity, warns a recent study by scientists with the United Nations. We need to […]

Everyone loses when we sideline the people at the forefront of the transition to a zero-emissions economy After the shocking – for some – results […]

Vast quantities of carbon would be saved if the UK moved away from primary productionRecycling steel could provide a much-needed lifeline for the UK’s […]

Global general strike on 20 September could be historic turning point, say activistsRead the call to action by Greta Thunberg and other youth climate […]

BlackRock and the environment | Prime ministerial spouses | Antigone | Judith Kerr | BrowniesSo BlackRock’s Larry Fink (Report, 21 May) says “Our […]

Maryland congressman wants to capture carbon dioxide pollution heating the planet and transport it in pipelines criss-crossing USThe first three Democratic […]

We can’t stave off global heating by ourselves. Together, on 20 September, we can unleash mass resistanceTomorrow, schoolchildren and students will be […]

By Grant SmithFrom 2009 to 2012, Gregory Jaczko was chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which approves nuclear power plant designs and sets safety […]

By Brett WaltonWhen Greg Wetherbee sat in front of the microscope recently, he was looking for fragments of metals or coal, particles that might indicate the […]

We asked children around the world to tell us why they will be taking part in Friday’s climate strikes. Here’s what they saidI’m taking part […]

If people in three European countries want to fight the climate crisis, they need to chill out more. That's the conclusion of a new study from think tank […]

Amazon shareholders voted down an employee-backed resolution calling for more aggressive action on climate change at their annual meeting Wednesday, The Los […]

Republican officials and their industry benefactors are sowing doubt about the wildlife extinction crisis that threatens as many as one million speciesMaybe […]

By Julia ConleyTwo months after what was reportedly the largest international climate demonstration ever, young people around the world are expected to make […]

Colorado senator and 2020 hopeful Michael Bennet introduced his plan to combat climate change Monday, in the first major policy rollout of his campaign. […]

When Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its replacement for the Obama-era Clean Power Plan in August 2018, its own estimates said the […]

When it comes to the consequences of climate change, some have a way of seizing the headlines – while others simply don’t. Or at least they […]

Extreme weather spawned 18 tornadoes across five states Monday, USA Today reported. Tornadoes were reported in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Arizona, […]

A new study has more than doubled the worst-case-scenario projection for sea level rise by the end of the century, BBC News reported Monday.In its fifth […]

The Guardian is changing the way it writes about environmental issues.In an update to its house style guide reported Friday, the paper now recommends writers […]

By Tara LohanIt's been the wettest 12 months on record in the continental United States. Parts of the High Plains and Midwest are still reeling from deadly, […]

By Brenda EkwurzelWhen temperatures hit the 80s Fahrenheit in May above latitude 40, sun-seekers hit the parks, lakes, and beaches, and thoughts turn to […]

Australia re-elected its conservative governing Liberal-National coalition Saturday, despite the fact that it has refused to cut down significantly on […]

The UK government will fund the planting of more than 130,000 trees in English towns and cities in the next two years as part of its efforts to fight climate […]

Plastic pollution across the globe is suffocating our planet and driving Earth toward catastrophic climatic conditions if not curbed significantly and […]

By Julia ConleyA new climate action plan put forth by Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday is being praised for highlighting the […]

Yet another study has shown that glaciers in Antarctica are melting at accelerating rates. Almost 25 percent of the West Antarctic ice shelf is now thinning, […]

The climate crisis will not wait for us. It will continue to exacerbate existing threats to our well-being – from stronger hurricanes to rising seas […]

By Andy RowellEarlier this month, we collectively walked into the unknown.We are all now a living experiment. Never before in human history have carbon dioxide […]

Power lines owned by Pacific Gas and Electric were the immediate cause of the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California state history, a California […]

What we call something matters. We recently described why we’re calling what fossil fuels and climate change are doing to our climate a climate […]

By Daniel RossThe 150 mph winds that Hurricane Michael blasted through Tyndall Air Force Base last October left a trail of destruction, ruin and exorbitant […]