Plastic pollution is changing the processes of the entire Earth system, exacerbating climate change, biodiversity loss, ocean acidification, and the use of freshwater and land, according to scientific analysis.

The claimants argue lack of adequate action is a breach of human rights in the largest climate legal action to date.

Friederike Otto, a member of the world’s only rapid reaction force of climate scientists, on looking into the apocalypse of extreme weather.

U.K. households recycle just 12 per cent of single-use plastic, according to a new survey by Greenpeace.

Research ‘exposes litany of misleading claims’ by household names, including Coca-Cola and Unilever

A recent survey conducted in 16 countries — including Canada — finds just over half of consumers believe their own behaviour can help.

Production of concrete, metal, plastic, bricks and asphalt is greater than the mass of living matter on the planet, new research says.

Lobbying in US and Europe has tried to block and delay moves to cut emissions, study shows