The Government has a “ramshackle, Dad’s Army” approach to making sure England can cope with the impacts of rising temperatures, its climate advisers warn. And UK action to slash the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change is lagging far behind what is needed, even before the Government set a tougher ...
A failure to tackle climate change will bring great “social unrest” and increased pressure from immigration, Sir David Attenborough has warned. The TV naturalist told MPs that dealing with environmental problems will cost money and will require changes to people’s lifestyles, such as in their diet and with regards to ...
Demonstrators forced their way into Amazon offices in northern Paris.
The wispy, artificial clouds triggered by condensation may look pretty - but they are fuelling global warming.
Conservative Party politician Mark Field appears to leap from his seat and grab a climate protestor round the neck in this shocking video clip many are calling to be referred to the police. The Member of Parliament for Cities of London and Westminster and Minister of State at the Foreign ...
A keen reader of graphic novels, nine-year-old Zayne Cowie has a bookshelf laden with tales of the struggles of imaginary superheroes. Now, a real-life role model has inspired him to join a battle for his own planet's future. Kept awake some nights by fears that rising seas will devastate his ...
Europe sought to increase the flow of money into businesses that tackle climate change on Tuesday with the publication of European Commission guidelines on what qualifies an investment as environmentally friendly. The European Union has agreed to substantial reductions of carbon emissions by 2030 and its executive wants the bloc ...
Bill McKibben, a U.S. author and leading figure in global climate activism, has challenged adults to join a youth-led general strike in September, saying bold action may yet prevent civilisation being cut off "at the knees." Inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg's success in mobilising hundreds of thousands of ...
The teenager has built a world wide support base for her uncompromising message