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People sitting on parched grass in Greenwich Park, London

Environment

With drought in England more frequent, how can it keep water flowing?

Climate change and a growing population mean England needs long-term solutions like new reservoirs and desalination plants, not just short-term fixes like hosepipe bans

Analysis

A landfill in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Environment

Half of Buenos Aires’s methane emissions may come from one landfill

News

Five construction workers wearing yellow and orange vests and wide-brimmed helmets repair a roof, while one worker in the middle spreads hot tar on the roof's surface.

Environment

US government ramps up effort to put in place 'too hot to work' rules

News

A river runs around a damaged bridge

Environment

Climate change impacts are making most infectious diseases worse

News

Steam rises from an oil refinement facility. Two American flags are displayed in an industrial setting with many pipes, tanks, and buildings.

Environment

10 finance firms effectively own half of all future carbon emissions

News

Climate Activists Protest Congressional Baseball Game, Washington, d.c., United States - 28 Jul 2022

Environment

What does the Inflation Reduction Act mean for US carbon emissions?

News

Scuba diver above a coral reef

Environment

Start-up plans 2500 artificial coral reefs to fight climate change

News

A public information campaign on the climate crisis is urgently needed

Environment

A public information campaign on the climate crisis is urgently needed

Comment

Damage is surveyed at homes gutted by fire on 25 July 2022 in Wennington, Greater London, the UK

Environment

Record weather conditions made the UK's destructive wildfires possible

News

Man lying on bed in front of fan

Environment

Greenhouse gas emissions are warming up nights faster than days

Since 1951, the gap between night and day temperatures has closed by 0.41°C, and simulations show that the bulk of this warming is due to greenhouse gas emissions

News

Environment

Climate change made UK 40°C heatwave at least 10 times more likely

News

Health

40°C heatwave may have killed 1000 people in England and Wales

News

Environment

Even 'net zero' aviation could still cause significant global warming

News

Environment

How can the UK keep homes cool without air conditioning?

News