Greens warn of a return to era of 'dirty coal'
27 May 2012 12:00 AM
Coal-fired power stations trialling 'carbon capture' technology could be exempt from regulations
Whatever happened to Cameron, the idealistic young eco-warrior?
13 May 2012 12:00 AM
After spending five years in opposition trying to detoxify the Tories' image, David Cameron promised to lead 'the greenest government ever' when he entered No 10, exactly two years ago. Matt Chorley investigates what became of that pledge
Protestors target energy conference
03 May 2012 03:14 PM
Climate protesters and anti-cuts demonstrators have targeted a summit of major power firms over high energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions.
Picture preview: Gideon Mendel – Drowning World
03 May 2012 01:09 PM
In an attempt to search for ways to show the world the effects of climate change through a Drowning World, Gideon Mendel's only other camera on his journey was, alongside the lives affected, paralysed by flood waters.
Asian mosquito 'could bring tropical diseases to Britain'
25 April 2012 12:00 AM
Continent's changing climate raises fears that dengue fever could come to South of England
Danger from the deep: New climate threat as methane rises from cracks in Arctic ice
23 April 2012 12:00 AM
Scientists shocked to find greenhouse gas 70 times more potent than CO2 bubbling from deep ocean
The weatherman caught in a media storm
21 April 2012 12:00 AM
Rogue forecaster brands Met Office 'lying scum' after spat over his latest apocalyptic warning
UK pollution 'outsourced overseas'
18 April 2012 08:57 AM
Carbon emissions from goods imported and consumed in the UK are rising more quickly than greenhouse gases are being cut domestically, MPs warned today.
Painting roofs white is as green as taking cars off the roads for 50 years, says study
13 April 2012 12:00 AM
Painting roofs white and using light-coloured materials to surface roads and pavements would not only make cities cooler in summer, it would save the same amount of carbon as taking all the cars in the world off the roads for 50 years, a study has found.
How the Supergrid could help keep the lights on
13 April 2012 12:00 AM
Plans for a 900-mile cable linking the UK to Iceland could be part of a remarkable European effort to fight climate change and rising energy
Achim Steiner: 'We haven't even begun to understand the damage we are bringing to bear on the sustainability of our planet'
09 April 2012 12:00 AM
Achim Steiner, the UN Environment Programme's boss, fears for our future. But, he tells Michael McCarthy, it is not too late
Global warming issue 'on par with slavery'
07 April 2012 12:00 AM
Dealing with climate change is a moral issue on a par with ending slavery, the world's most celebrated climate scientist, James Hansen, of Nasa, believes.
Matterhorn disintegrating in the face of global warming
04 April 2012 12:00 AM
Cycle of freezing and thawing sees lumps of rock falling off the mountain, say scientists
Sydney switches off lights for 60 minutes
01 April 2012 12:00 AM
Landmarks and buildings around the world were plunged into darkness yesterday as part of a campaign against climate change.
Rivers at lowest for 36 years
31 March 2012 12:00 AM
River levels are as low as in 1976 after another very dry week across England and Wales, the Environment Agency said.
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