Climate change
Study: Worst case climate scenarios point to 'near unlivable' heat for one-third of humans by 2070
Vast swathes of the Tropics could end up as hot as the Sahara within 50 years unless emissions fall sharply, report warns
Watching the clock
The net zero transition is a race against time and regardless of the coronavirus crisis there is no time for delay
We must protect nature's balance in order to survive
Nature is crucial for our survival, our mental health, and also our economy, argues WWF's Gareth Redmond-King
This is climate tech
The stunning array of technologies emerging to decarbonize the world and make it more habitable for flora, fauna and humans goes far beyond cleantech 2.0
WRI: Number of people affected annually by flooding set to double by 2030
WRI warns that flooding could aggravate coronavirus crisis in South and Southeast Asia and Africa, urging for increased investment globally in flood prevention
From Google to North Face: Six of the best Earth Day announcements
On its 50th anniversary and in the midst of the worst global crisis in living memory, this year's Earth Day had a particular power and resonance
Alok Sharma: 'We must also follow the best scientific advice on climate change'
COP26 President steps up calls for 'clean, inclusive and resilient recovery' that delivers on the goals of the Paris Agreement, as polling reveals huge support for accelerate climate action
Gallup: One in three people globally are unhappy with environmental protection efforts
Poll findings released by Gallup on Earth Day show that countries' environmental records have little bearing on citizens' satisfaction rates.
Obituary: Climate science pioneer and former IPCC chair Sir John Houghton
Editor of landmark IPCC reports – who famously called global warming "a weapon of mass destruction" – has passed away in his native Wales at the age of 88.
A defence of geoengineering
Fantasy or nightmare? If you look beyond extreme ideas such as space shades, there's much to like about this fast-evolving category of climate tech
Environmental charities fear huge nature and climate cost from coronavirus crisis
Green groups come together to warn that welcome financial support from government is failing to go far enough
Earth Day vows to deliver 'world's largest' online climate conference
Annual event to mark its 50th anniversary later this month with a major virtual event
Chile beefs up national climate action plan, but when will China follow?
COP26 may have been delayed in response to the coronavirus crisis, but diplomatic efforts to ratchet up national decarbonisation goals are continuing - with some mixed results
Coronavirus could trigger 'largest ever annual fall in CO2' in 2020, study suggests
But tentative analysis from Carbon Brief points out likely reduction in CO2 this year would still be far off goals of the Paris Agreement
Are the climate and coronavirus crises really so alike?
There are similarities between the coronavirus and the climate emergencies, but what should really scare us are the differences
COP26 postponed: The reaction
All the reaction from politicians, green business, academia, NGOs and think tanks on the momentous decision to postpone this year's critical UN climate change summit
'Essentially unchanged': Japan prompts outcry with underpowered climate action plan
Japan becomes first major economy to submit updated national climate action plan to UN, but campaigners are left outraged by 'shameful' lack of ambition
SDG14: Life Below Water
All BusinessGreen's coverage on SDG14 and the global effort to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
COVID-19, Climate, Civilization
E3G's Tom Burke reflects on three key lessons from the coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus Response: We Mean Business' María Mendiluce on resilience, fragility, and on-going climate targets
In the first of a new series on how figures across the green economy are responding to the coronavirus pandemic, We Mean Business CEO María Mendiluce reflects on how businesses have moved into rapid response mode
'Extraordinary progress': UK emissions fell 3.6 per cent in 2019 amid clean power record
Provisional data shows greenhouse gas emissions have fallen more than 45 per cent since 1990, as low carbon power again reached record levels in 2019
'Promote international co-operation in health': UK and China hint at opportunity for COP Summits
Boris Johnson and Xi Jinping agree to continued co-operation in face of coronavirus crisis and hint at plans for climate and biodiversity summits
Coronavirus: Earth Hour goes digital, as UN warns 'nature is sending us a message'
Organisers of this weekend's global event urge participants to mark Earth Hour online as global pandemic continues to escalate
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