Response from leaders and key climate figures comes after PM’s aides advised non-attendance over concerns Reform may attack him

It is China's first firm goal to reduce emissions but falls well short of what is needed to meet global targets.

A boom in artisanal gold mining in Ghana has driven mercury contamination to dangerous levels in host communities, with soil readings in some areas reaching 134 times amounts deemed to be safe, a government-backed study has found.

The US is applying pressure to lenders to drop restrictions on projects contributing to climate change

Global agreement will become international law after ratification by more than 60 countries

Greatest damage from heat, drought and flooding done in Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Bulgaria

New research suggests that a tiny phytoplankton that is an essential part of the marine food web may decline sharply as oceans warm.

Exclusive: Experts decry lack of nationally determined contributions in negotiating document with weeks to go before UN-set deadline

Brazil’s flagship initiative for COP30 is ambitious and innovative — but will face risks

India’s clean energy appetite is helping the country’s solar power industry wean itself off imported Chinese parts and continue growing even as it faces a tougher sell to its biggest foreign customer,...

Germany's current energy transition strategy could cost as much as 5.4 trillion euros ($6.3 trillion) by 2049, heavily burdening businesses and households and weakening competitiveness, the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) said on Wednesday.

Research reveals huge disparity between perceived and actual willingness of public to contribute to fixing climate

A court in Switzerland will decide on Wednesday whether to hear a legal complaint against Swiss giant Holcim , one of the world's biggest cement makers, that alleges the company is doing too little to cut carbon emissions and so contributing to global warming.

In the cradle of the industrial revolution, Britain's only aluminium coil mill has spent millions of pounds to save energy, reduce its carbon footprint and shield itself from some of the highest electricity costs in the world.

One morning in June, an ocean surge swept through the village of Apakin, one of Lagos' last indigenous coastal communities, washing away fishing boats, nets and graves. It was only the latest event in the settlement of roughly 3,000 people that is losing homes and livelihoods to rising seas.

Report finds regenerative approach could yield economic benefits while helping to meet environmental targets

Workers, employers and governments need to adapt to a more extreme climate, the organisation says.

“We are not causing climate change, yet we are the ones heavily affected,” says 26-year-old Solomon Islands health worker Matthew Bibao Paikea, as he expresses ongoing frustration over failing crops, ...

Scientists say the damage was caused by the

Long-unloved nuclear and geothermal are experiencing a boom in interest as data center developers seek carbon-free resources capable of delivering round-the-clock electricity to power artificial intel...

And how scientists are scrambling to stop it

Brazil is resisting calls to move the global COP30 climate summit, scheduled for November, out of Belem, even as it faces mounting pressure over soaring accommodation prices in the Amazonian city.

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

A new report has revealed how political figures, fossil fuel interests and foreign states are shaping climate denial worldwide.

Sea level rise is putting islands underwater

Experts warn the move will severely curb the federal government's ability to combat climate change.

Government launches licensing round for 52 fossil fuel blocks, potentially undermining a flagship conservation initiative and affecting an estimated 39 million people

Death toll rises to more than 250 people in Pakistan, with rains destroying crops and stranding tourists

Growing up on a farm in a remote part of Cameroon, I learned at my mother’s side about the conditions needed for plants and crops – and the women who care for them – to thrive.

Twenty-seven trunks symbolise child flood victims: ‘They died as a result of choices – terrible and deadly choices’

High cost of staples due to extreme weather could lead to more malnutrition, political upheaval and social unrest

Scientists say inconclusive results in a climate attribution study on deadly floods and landslides in Colombia and Venezuela expose inequality in climate research.

The billionaire venture capitalist said the Middle East, India and Europe are among the places that will benefit from the president’s crackdown on immigration.

India said on Monday it has achieved 50% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources — five years ahead of its 2030 target under the Paris Agreement, signalling accelerating momentum in the country's clean energy transition.

The UK has a notably different climate compared with just a few decades ago, the Met Office says.

Sarah Breeden cites evidence that extreme weather events push up inflation in ways central banks find difficult to combat

Mass lobby in Westminster kicked off with giant image on white cliffs of Dover stating ‘89% of people want climate action’

A family of giant river otters was released into the Iberá National Park in northeast Argentina on July 1. The endangered species, with no known breeding populations in Argentina over the past 40 year...

The heat wave searing Europe is making a compelling case for one of the most ambitious climate targets ever set by Brussels. Many in the European Union, however, have yet to be convinced.