Climate change

Estimated $2.5tr of ocean-based economic activity under 'unprecedented threat' from pollution and plastic waste, report warns

The argument that climate action is too expensive isn't just reductive, it is dangerous and holding back economic development, argues Champa Patel at Climate Group

Report urges aviation industry to enable better collective understanding of contrail impact, even if uncertainty over exact warming effect 'may always be present'

Carbon footprinting study of UK’s 15 national parks is published as parks join Race to Zero campaign

National Lottery-backed scheme to offer poorer and marginalised groups 'cascade of benefits' from wellbeing, education and training in nature

Met Office report catalogues yet another year of 'interesting' and 'significant' weather, with a spate of temperature records sent tumbling across the UK in 2023

Scientists claim fresh approach to restoring tree cover to previously deforested areas could remove more CO2 from the atmosphere and at a lower cost

Presidencies of COP28, COP29 and COP30 summits highlight upcoming UN General Assembly meeting as a key staging post for countries to showcase ambitious new climate plans for period to 2035

Joined-up approach at COP29 and COP16 vital for catalysing bolder action to tackle climate and nature crises, scientists claim

Retail giant to reward members of newly formed producer group for adopting regenerative farming techniques and cutting greenhouse gad emissions