Rightwing governments have denied the problem and been slow to act. With coronavirus and the climate, this costs lives

Study indicates human fossil methane emissions have been underestimated by up to 40%

Projected production surge in next 12 years to be led by Shell despite climate crisis.

New data shows how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers

Biodiversity chief calls for countries to unite to halt rapid degradation of nature

One day last summer, aged 15, she skipped school, sat down outside the Swedish parliament – and inadvertently kicked off a global movement

Many towns claiming to be the birthplace of Santa Claus have seen unseasonal temperatures

Carbon pollution would have to be cut by 45 per cent by 2030 – compared with a 20 per cent cut under the 2C pathway – and come down to zero by 2050, compared with 2075 for 2C. This would require carbon prices that are three to four times higher than for a 2C target. But the costs of doing nothing would be far higher.

Usually frozen waters open up twice this year in phenomenon scientists described as scary.

Rising arctic temperatures mean we face a future of ‘extreme extremes’ where sunny days become heatwaves and rain becomes floods, study says.