Climate Change

Using new scientific modelling techniques, team finds humanity is dangerously exposed to catastrophe.

Pakistan minister has vowed to approach UN if investigation finds coal-powered facilities in neighbouring India are at fault.

Cutting coal, carbon price, access to renewable energy among recommendations to improve global health.

The World Energy Outlook Special Report details the steps for energy peaking and a climate pact success.

Liberate Tate group aims to cover the hall's 152-metre floor with thousands of words about the dangers of fossil fuels.

Wheat and rice crops show poor nitrogen absorption under high carbon levels.

Apart from settling some aspects of the REDD programme, nothing much achieved at Bonn.

G7 decarbonization pledge "critical turning point" making Paris climate deal "realistic" says UK climate envoy

The maps give an idea of temperature in the world's cities between 2050 and 2100.

Collapse of ice sheet caused planet to warm in unusual way in ice age before last.

LSE analysis shows China emissions may peak five years earlier than promised.

Merkel urges big new measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Aerial photographs showing some of the ecological challenges faced by our planet.

The World Environment Day theme for 2015 is 'Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care'.

Study disputes existence of global warming slowdown described by scientists over recent decades.

World Environment Day is observed on Friday 5 June to raise awareness of environmental problems.

The company is investing €600m in renewable energy sources and €400m in humanitarian help

More than 200 million people worldwide suffer the effects of air pollution

Tweeting seals relay compressed information to scientists for international database.

The warming by carbon emissions exceeds combustion heat in a few weeks.

Photos illustrate the link between environmental and social issues such as climate change and poverty.

The hybrid species found to lead to less genetic diversity.

These targets are still not enough to limit warming to two deg C.

Once found in large numbers, habitat loss is pushing the species to a vulnerable situation.

The intensity of storms could further increase under increased emissions.

Two new species of antechinus discovered that have sex until they die.

Decadal scale change is being caused by Atlantic ocean currents moving heat from tropics to the north.

Glaciers on Mount Everest will experience sustained ice loss over next 85 years.

The conditions are expected to last for a day or two.

Rising global temperatures and El nino effect could worsen the situation.