Climate Change

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified climate change as a serious hazard to social, mental and physical health.

Iceland has finally decided to suspend the practice of whale hunting until the end of August.

Climate change may not just lead to a drastic change in weather patterns across the world but can also lead to the transmission of viruses.

A new study by the scientists at Reading University in the UK has found that the flight turbulence has increased due to climate change.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has said that the failure to phase out fossil fuels will prove to be a "death sentence" to millions of poor people

Following the COP27 climate summit, a ceremony that commemorated the start of construction for the Menengai Geothermal Power Plant occurred with officials in Kenya.

Independent takeaways and restaurants in London, Paris and Madrid can apply for new grant funding for sustainable packaging.

The UN reported that reaching Sustainable Development Goal 7 by 2030 is unrealistic. Achieving the goals would benefit the world, in terms of health, well-being, and protection from environmental and social risks.

The detailed Climate Action Plan underlines the ETC's agenda of making the plan fully operational by 2030. Earlier in May 2022, the non-profit organisation committed to such a plan at the Glasgow COP26 conference.

Two climate scientists have issued a dire warning about the consequences the planet might face if humans did not limit the global temperature rise.

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry has appeared before the UK Defence Committee to discuss the security risks posed by the climate crisis.

The WMO report says that extreme weather conditions have killed 2 million people since 1970, "impacting the poorest of the poor".

The world's temperature is likely to surpass the 1.5C limit for the first time, scientists predict, warning that the development of El Niño will "most likely lead to a new spike in global heating".

British PM Rishi Sunak has been urged to increase the cost of both food and immigration, believing that this will solve the current food crisis.

As AI innovation makes the possibility of superintelligent machines seem ever more real, governments and societies around the world face the regulatory challenge of ensuring AI is aligned with human interests.

A new exhibition at Prague's National Museum is addressing ways we can adapt our environments for them to be healthier and economically sustainable.

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that countries should agree to phase out fuel emissions - not the production of oil, gas and coal

Just Stop Oil marches continue in London after more than 20 protestors were arrested on Wednesday, to show their defiance against the new anti-protest legislation.

The 30-tonne fin whale that washed up on the shores of Bridlington, England, died as authorities tried to return it to the sea on Tuesday.

Addressing the financial demands presented to the international community by climate change, the EU has announced new investments as part of its Global Gateway Strategy.

The International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has delivered a key speech at Chatham House outlining the future of Britain's approach to international development.

Water company South West Water has been slapped with a £2.15 million fine for dumping sewage into water bodies in Devon and Cornwall counties.

The 2015 pact aims to limit global warming to below 2C and if possible 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.

Britain and France had suggested a new goal of ending "unabated" coal power -- which does not take steps to offset emissions -- in G7 power grids this decade.

Britain has launched a 12-week consultation on measures such as a potential carbon border tax in an effort to protect businesses against cheaper imports from countries with less strict climate policies.

Thousands of dead shellfish washed ashore on a beach in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire on Tuesday.

Cambodia declared tigers functionally extinct in 2016 and has since been trying to reintroduce them into the country.

The strike call by the offshore oil and gas workers is set to hit several rigs from March 29 and until June 7 in a series of 24, 48 and 72-hour stoppages.

Millions of dead fish were found in a river in the Australian Outback after the country saw record temperatures.

As many as 43,000 people may have died in Somalia last year due to the ongoing drought in the country.