The Latest Breaking News on Climate

Just cutting carbon emissions will not prevent climate breakdown, says Susana Muhamad before Cop16 in Colombia

A major new study published Thursday on the effectiveness of climate measures such as taxes or subsidies in reducing greenhouse gases has found stand-alone measures fail to make a big difference.

Extreme heat affecting nearly 23m people across US south-west and pushing Texas’s electrical grid to the limit

It would be the first in 20 years.

Dry, tropical forests are often overshadowed in popular and scientific perception by wet and tall rainforests. They are less obviously charismatic or exotic and so may seem less important. But dry tropical forests are vital ecosystems that support the livelihoods of millions of people.

Approval of a huge renewable-energy project could establish Australia as a leader in the field, but there's no start date in sight for the solar farm.

The Met Office has issued a brand new weather warning for 60 mph winds across much of Central and Southern Scotland.

The data is clear: The village of Loving in the Permian Basin has been hit hard by waves of pollutants from Big Oil, yet the EPA hasn't acted to force a cleanup.

Criticism arises over lack of inclusivity in international treaty negotiations on plastic pollution in Bangkok.