Climate change projected to outpace rates of niche change in grasses
Experts reveal global warming is typically occuring 5,000 times faster than the estimated speed at which grasses could adapt
Climate Change
The London parks with illegal levels of pollution have been revealed
Hyde Park, Regent's Park and Green Park have some of worst air quality in the capital
May 2016 was the hottest on record
'The state of the climate so far this year gives us much cause for alarm'
Arctic ‘could become ice-free for first time in over 100,000 years’
Professor Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University predicts we could see ‘an area of less than one million square kilometres for September of this year’
Norway to 'ban the sale of all fossil fuel-based cars by 2025'
'What an amazingly awesome country', Elon Musk tweeted in response to the plan
Developing world 'invests more in renewable energy that rich nations'
Last year broke records for investment in renewable energy with countries like China, India and even Mauritania in the forefront
UMass becomes latest university to divest from fossil fuels
It's been a big week for fossil fuel divestment at universities in the UK and abroad
UK universities confirm fossil fuel divestment plans
Melbourne university this week becomes first in Australia to announce it will divest within the next five years
Donald Trump called global warming a hoax - until it affected him
The billionaire’s organisation has submitted a permit to build a sea wall at Trump International Golf Links Ireland, which cites rising sea levels from climate change as a threat
Black cabs are going to go electric
The capital will require all new taxis to be zero-emission capable by the beginning of 2018
Unstable Antarctic glacier could cause seas to rise by three metres
Experts say the melting of the Totten Glacier over the next century would ‘have a huge impact’
Paris climate agreement has ‘failed’ poor countries, report finds
'If global cooperation on climate change is to be inclusive, durable and fair, it must leave no one behind'
Global warming is making the Earth tilt on its axis
The 'polar rotation' of the planet has been shifting in recent decades due to the melting of the giant ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica
Soil crisis caused by climate change ‘may hit global food production’
Study of microbes – the tiny bacteria, fungi and other micro-organisms that determine soil health – reveals them to be far less adaptable to changing conditions than expected
Global temperatures 'a warning nations must unite to lower emissions'
World Meteorological Organisation warns rate of change is 'unprecedented in modern records'
Lights go out all over the world for Earth Hour
Hundreds of landmarks in a record 178 countries went dark
US scraps plans to allow drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean
Surprise decision is a blow to the oil lobby but was instantly hailed by environmental groups
Carbon dioxide levels 'exploded last year to reach record highs'
Last time there was such a sustained increase was at the end of the last Ice Age
-
Arctic's 'pristine' seas under threat from fishing trawlers
-
Why record-breaking Arctic melting is just the beginning
-
Rapidly warming Arctic is 'possibly catastrophic' for planet
-
Seas 'could rise by more than a metre if global warming isn't tackled'
-
Warmer seas linked to disease outbreaks in marine life in two oceans
Organic farming 'could help feed world as global warming takes hold'
Major study finds chemical-free agriculture restores the soil and can produce higher yields than ‘conventional’ methods
Climate change to slow transatlantic flights, study suggests
Researchers say global warming is likely to speed up jet stream winds - adding thousands of hours a year to journey times
Grimsby being reborn as the renewable energy capital of England
It makes an astonishing 28 per cent of the electricity it uses from green sources