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Met Office: 'Undeniable warming trend' impacting UK weather
Met Office: 'Undeniable warming trend' impacting UK weather

Climate study reveals average UK temperature in 2019 was 1.1C higher than between 1961 and 1990, with evidence of seasonal shifts already impacting the natural world

  • Climate change
  • 31 July 2020
Refreezing the poles and greening the oceans: Centre for Climate Repair launches in Cambridge
Refreezing the poles and greening the oceans: Centre for Climate Repair launches in Cambridge

Cambridge University has created a research unit dedicated to exploring radical approaches for repairing the Earth's climate, but concerns over geo-engineering remain

  • Technology
  • 10 May 2019
'Each year's CO2 is higher than the last': Flurry of reports raise fresh alarms over soaring global emissions
'Each year's CO2 is higher than the last': Flurry of reports raise fresh alarms over soaring global emissions

Met Office warns concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions are set to rise sharply, as major new reports warn world is running out of time to avert dangerous levels of warming

  • Climate change
  • 25 January 2019
As the world bakes, more than a billion people lack access to cooling, UN warns
As the world bakes, more than a billion people lack access to cooling, UN warns

UN report points to huge health risks from heatwaves, but also highlights economic opportunities from developing green cooling systems

  • Climate change
  • 18 July 2018
Trump calls for some 'good old global warming' as US experiences bad weather
Trump calls for some 'good old global warming' as US experiences bad weather

US president again conflates weather with climate to pour scepticism on climate change and criticise the Paris agreement

  • Climate change
  • 29 December 2017
Global carbon emissions set to rise for first time in four years
Global carbon emissions set to rise for first time in four years

Data from Global Carbon Project suggests bump in China's coal use has driven a two per cent rise in global carbon emissions in 2017, spelling bad news for climate targets

  • Climate change
  • 13 November 2017
2017 set to rank as one of the hottest years ever recorded
2017 set to rank as one of the hottest years ever recorded

World Meteorological Organisation says 2017 likely to be one of three hottest years on record with year marked by catastrophic hurricanes, floods, heatwaves and droughts

  • Climate change
  • 06 November 2017
Patricia Espinosa opens COP23: 'Never before have we met with a greater sense of urgency'
Patricia Espinosa opens COP23: 'Never before have we met with a greater sense of urgency'

UNFCCC Executive Secretary calls for a 'very successful' international climate summit at opening ceremony in Bonn

  • Climate change
  • 06 November 2017
Governments agree plans for 1.5 degree research report
Governments agree plans for 1.5 degree research report

IPCC gets green light to investigate feasibility of halting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees, despite growing concerns that target has already slipped out of reach

  • Climate change
  • 21 October 2016
Is climate change putting elderly Londoners at risk?
Is climate change putting elderly Londoners at risk?

Arup study highlights Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets as having populations with highest health risk from rising temperatures

  • Climate change
  • 18 August 2016
Your need to know business guide to escalating climate risk
Your need to know business guide to escalating climate risk

The Committee on Climate Change's latest climate change risk assessment highlights the many potential impacts of global warming on the UK - but what are the major threats for businesses?

  • Risk
  • 12 July 2016
Paris climate deal will be legally binding, EU insists

EU reacts strongly to John Kerry's suggestion any Paris climate treaty will not be legally binding

  • Climate change
  • 13 November 2015
Two-thirds of people want legally-binding climate deal

UN-backed global survey also shows 97 per cent want goal for zero emissions by the end of the century to be included in Paris agreement

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  • 25 September 2015
Business leaders back Global Apollo clean energy R&D plan

Global research programme endorsed by host of high profile figures, including broadcaster David Attenborough, former energy secretary Ed Davey and Unilever CEO Paul Polman

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  • 16 September 2015
Wave of studies highlights escalating fears over climate risks

Middle Eastern drought, ocean acidification and European heatwaves all linked to worsening climate change in flurry of new reports out this week

  • Climate change
  • 28 August 2015
Global sea-levels hit record high

Record ocean warming contributes to highest sea-levels since records began

  • Climate change
  • 17 July 2015
England set for more record-breaking warm years, scientists warn

Chance of exceptionally warm year is 13 times more likely due to human impact on climate change, study suggests

  • Climate change
  • 01 May 2015
Global 500 emissions continue to rise despite efforts to slash CO2
Global 500 emissions continue to rise despite efforts to slash CO2

New Reuters analysis shows world's largest companies saw 3.1 per cent increase in emissions from 2010 to 2013

  • Carbon Accounting
  • 24 December 2014
Humanity takes an unexpected journey
Humanity takes an unexpected journey

Humans may have to shrink to the size of a Hobbit in order to survive a warming world

  • Climate change
  • 08 January 2013
Review: Chasing Ice - catch it while you can

New documentary brings James Balog's time lapse images of melting glaciers to a wider audience

  • Climate change
  • 04 December 2012
Five green things we learnt this week

From Warren Buffett's wind farms to stirring up climate sceptics, BusinessGreen runs down the best of the week's news and analysis

  • Climate change
  • 05 October 2012
US leads charge on black carbon reduction

US contributes $12m to new UN project to cut substances that accelerate climate change and damage health

  • Climate change
  • 16 February 2012
UN takes on black carbon in attempt to slow climate change
UN takes on black carbon in attempt to slow climate change

Low cost options to reduce particles could save lives, protect crops, and limit global temperature rise, report says

  • Climate change
  • 25 November 2011
World's fastest growing cities at greatest risk of climate change

Report warns major cities in emerging economies will have to cope with soaring climate risks

  • Risk
  • 26 October 2011
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