climate change
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25 Oct
France and China are teaming up to better predict the weather and combat climate change
This year’s Atlantic hurricane season — which has already rocked the Americas and Europe — could have been better handled if the storms and hurricanes it brought could be better predicted.
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18 Oct
Why the long-term future of your morning coffee is uncertain
People all over the world often say that they can’t live without chocolate and coffee, but climate change could be putting the future of these staples at risk.
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22 Sep
San Francisco teams up with Californian cities suing oil companies over climate change
At least five cities in California, including San Francisco and Oakland, are suing major oil companies for their roles in climate change.
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18 Sep
UN General Assembly 2017: Here’s what to expect
The 193-member United Nations (UN) will gather in New York this week for the annual General Assembly meeting of diplomats and world leaders.
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14 Aug
Olive oil prices are soaring but are we at peak olive oil?
Olive oil prices have skyrocketed this year as unfavourable weather conditions, and persistent droughts restrict supply; while demand has been rapidly growing in emerging economies, such as Brazil and China.
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12 Jul
A 1trn ton iceberg — one of the biggest ever — has just broken off from the Antarctic peninsula
An iceberg — twice the size of Luxembourg and a quarter the size of Wales at an estimated 6,000 square kilometres — has broken off from the Antarctic peninsula.
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10 Jul
Can cities really fight climate change on their own?
As the largest carbon emission contributors, urban areas should be capable of tackling climate change without government support.
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5 Jul
Volvo becomes first major car brand to go all electric
Swedish car company Volvo has become the first major car brand to announce it will exclusively make electric models from 2019.
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14 Jun
Climate change study is brought to a halt. Why? Because of climate change
Scientists in Canada had to abandon a $17m research expedition to Hudson Bay this week owing to dangerous weather conditions arising from warming temperatures in the region.
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2 Jun
Climate change: five of the worst economic problems caused by pollution
Car pollution, coal power, plastic pollution, rising sea levels and food scarcity are all big issues.
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2 Jun
Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris Agreement — what does this mean?
US president Donald Trump has pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the agreement that almost every country in the world adopted in December 2015.
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31 May
As the US mulls reneging on the Paris Agreement, Exxon shareholders back historic vote on climate change
Shareholders in Exxon Mobil, the world’s biggest oil company, today backed a motion requiring the company to disclose the impact of climate change on its business.
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30 May
Modi’s European visit: what will be discussed this week?
India’s prime minister Narendra Modi is visiting Europe this week.
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27 May
Here’s what happened at the G7 meeting
Leaders of the G7, seven of the world’s biggest industrial nations, met at a summit in Taormina, Sicily on Friday to discuss issues ranging from terrorism to climate change.
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10 May
What will happen to the UK’s energy industry during the Brexit process?
The effect Brexit could have on the UK’s energy industry has been at the forefront of concerns recently.
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2 May
The UK’s nuclear industry is at risk because of Brexit, warns MPs
If the UK ends up with “no deal” in the Brexit negotiations, the country’s nuclear industry will be at risk according to MPs.
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28 Feb
Oil giant Shell knew about climate change, but chose to ignore it
Royal Dutch Shell, the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, knew about the ‘catastrophic risk’ of climate change 30 years ago but continued to invest in oil and lobbied against environmental action, The Guardian reported today.
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7 Feb
China’s solar energy budget will be more than double Japan’s in 2020
China looks set to maintain its position as global leader when it comes to solar energy.
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6 Feb
China is now the world’s biggest producer of solar power
After doubling its solar energy capacity in 2016, China has been crowned the world’s biggest producer of the renewable energy resource.
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31 Jan
Brick by brick, Donald Trump’s wall will destroy the environment
US president Donald Trump looks set to follow through with his campaign policy to build a wall between the US and Mexico, a border which spans roughly 2000 miles.
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27 Jan
Trump’s raised the stakes: can the market take the strain?
Belgian economist Paul de Grauwe is the author of The Limits of the Market, which looks at the tension between the market and the state.
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26 Jan
Trump has pushed the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight
Today the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight amid what they called mounting “threats” to global security.
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13 Jan
The wind energy market is in for a shock
The wind energy market is forecast to peak at $81bn in 2019, before experiencing a sudden drop the following year to $71.21bn, according to a report published today by consulting firm GlobalData.
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11 Jan
Three things that will change the world today
These three things are going to have an impact on the wider world.
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11 Jan
World Economic Forum 2017: Climate change is climbing the ranks of global risks
Climate change is set to rank alongside income inequality and societal polarisation as a top trend for 2017, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks Report 2017.