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Ice losses indicate ‘devastating’ future for region and 1 billion people who depend on it for waterThe melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled […]

Program projects state would produce 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2040New York state would launch the most progressive policy in the US to […]

IMF, WTO and World Bank not doing enough to fight climate crisis, shadow chancellor saysFighting the climate crisis should be put at the heart of decisions […]

Administration to roll back Obama-era Clean Power PlanTrump’s EPA chief says he’s ‘leveling the playing field’ Donald Trump’s […]

The Canadian Arctic is raising alarm bells for climate scientists. The permafrost there is thawing 70 years earlier than expected, a research team discovered, […]

Newly adopted guidelines set forth by the European Commission Tuesday aim to tackle climate change by way of the financial sector. The move comes to bolster […]

MELTDOWN – a visualisation of climate change has opened at Natural History Museum of Vienna. Created by the climate crisis charity Project Pressure, the […]

An exhausted, starving polar bear has been spotted wandering around the Siberian city of Norilsk, Reuters reported Tuesday. It is the first time a polar bear […]

They could have shown they have the courage to tackle this crisis. But all I got was platitudes• Erin Curtis is a youth striker from Glasgow and part of […]

State ready to disrupt or phase out the most polluting business activities to meet 2050 targetUK companies must brace for the government to deliberately […]

Research suggests support for urgent measures to tackle crisis is becoming mainstreamNearly 70% of British people want urgent political action to tackle […]

Oil firms are said to have known for decades of the link between burning fossil fuels and climate breakdown. Author Bill McKibben describes how industry […]

Visibly weak female bear spotted in Norilsk in northern SiberiaClimate emergency has damaged polar bears’ sea-ice habitatsA starving polar bear has […]

Gathering aimed at keeping global heating close to 1.5C will be most significant since ParisThe UK is set to host a critical global summit on the climate […]

The annual Arctic thaw has kicked off with record-setting ice melt and sea ice loss that is several weeks ahead of schedule, scientists said, as the New York […]

By Jon QueallyIn yet the latest shocking image depicting just how fast the world's natural systems are changing due to the global climate emergency, a […]

Loss of wildlife | Maternity leave for MPs | Women’s World Cup | Splitting infinitives | EntertainmentPlease could Theresa May, now freed of Brexit, […]

Ice blocks frozen solid for thousands of years destabilized‘The climate is now warmer than at any time in last 5,000 years’Permafrost at outposts […]

The government says any aviation growth must be done sustainably. But this is simply unachievableThe bosses at Heathrow must have been visiting another planet […]

By Julia ConleyGrassroots climate campaigners in New York applauded on Monday after state lawmakers reached a deal on sweeping climate legislation, paving the […]

By Julia ConleyNearly 50 people died on Saturday in one Indian state as record-breaking heatwaves across the country have caused an increasingly desperate […]

By Will J. Grant In an ideal world, people would look at issues with a clear focus only on the facts. But in the real world, we know that doesn't happen […]

Prof David King says would-be PM oversaw ‘devastating’ cuts in efforts to tackle crisisProf David King, the former chief scientist, has expressed […]

Report says plan lacks key details about how UK will cut emissions over next 12 yearsA British government climate action plan is “unclear” and […]

Government backs only voluntary measures for clothing industry despite rising environmental costs Ministers have rejected recommendations from MPs to clean up […]

Australia has been warned it risks ‘drifting into the future’ if it fails to respond to challenges in a fast-changing worldAustralia is at a […]

Countries also raise concerns about rise in Australia’s transport emissions and the use of Kyoto carry-over creditsThe Morrison government has been […]

by Jordan Davidson Taking action to stop the mercury from rising is a matter of life and death in the U.S., according to a new study published in the journal […]

Tim Palmer believes the UK should help with climate adaptation efforts in the developing world. Susan Roaf makes a case for climate-ready buildingsTheresa […]

Pope Francis declared a climate emergency Friday as he met with oil industry executives and some of their biggest investors to urge them to act on the climate […]

Driven by the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil, our world is getting warmer and warmer – putting real people’s lives are in danger. But […]

By Eoin HigginsWe want a climate debate. That's the message from more than a dozen progressive groups and organizations who descended on the headquarters of […]

Four elderly pilgrims died while riding in a non-air-conditioned train car as India's deadly heat wave continues, The Times of India reported Tuesday. NoneThe […]

By Neta C. Crawford Scientists and security analysts have warned for more than a decade that global warming is a potential national security concern. They […]

Britain has a new goal to reach net zero carbon emissions, making it the first G7 country to implement such a target. Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May […]

The British rock band Radiohead announced on Tuesday that it would make public some 18 hours of previously unreleased music from the late 1990s, recorded […]

By Jason BittelPlanet Earth is in crisis, and we're all in it together.One million species could soon face extinction. Climate change is accelerating at a […]

Every year the Gulf of Mexico hosts a human caused "dead zone." This year, it will approach record levels scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]

We encourage anyone and everyone to come out to our Climate Reality Leadership Corps trainings, and recently, we’ve seen a major influx in students […]

By Jeremiah LoweryThe climate crisis is comprised of many issues, which require many solutions. Now is the time for presidential candidates to discuss all […]

If greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise until 2080, dengue fever could spread through much of the southeastern U.S. by 2050. NoneThat's one of the […]

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce a plan to ban single-use plastics by 2021 at a press conference in Montreal Monday, the Associated Press […]

By Julia ConleyThe Trump administration issued one of its most blatant attacks on climate science this past week when it tried to stop a State Department […]

By Julia ConleyThree Greenpeace campaigners halted a British Petroleum oil rig off the coast of Scotland on Sunday as it prepared to leave for the North Sea to […]

The climate crisis is now invading amusement parks. A wildfire that erupted Sunday near Los Angeles forced evacuations from the Six Flags Magic Mountain and […]

Most days, the news on climate can be tough. Carbon dioxide levels reaching new heights. Glaciers melting even faster than we thought. White House officials […]

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a new mission: closing every coal plant in the U.S. by 2030.The goal is part of Bloomberg's new Beyond Carbon […]

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and her Fridays for Future protest movement on Friday won an Amnesty International human rights award for their […]

Seventeen of the world's largest automakers want President Donald Trump to find a compromise with California on his plan to weaken Obama-era tailpipe emissions […]

More than 200 of the world's largest companies see over $1 trillion in costs related to the climate crisis, according to a new analysis of corporate […]