Greenhouse Gas

Coldplay no-tour plan highlights growing climate awareness

Activists say international music tours heavily impact the environment, with concerns about the amount of electricity used to power stadiums.

New Zealand passes law aimed at combating climate change

With the new Zero Carbon bill, the country aims to reduce all greenhouse gases except methane to net-zero by 2050.

Seas to rise dramatically even if greenhouse gases are curbed

According to research, emissions between 2015 and 2030 would be enough to raise sea levels by eight centimetres by 2100.

Thunberg tells UN 'you've stolen my dreams' – climate action summit

Some 60 world leaders gather at UN for a "climate emergency" summit aimed at reinvigorating the faltering Paris agreement, at a time when mankind is releasing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than at any time in history.

Climate Change panel warns of negative impact of food production methods

Special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns of a connection between global warming and the way land is used for agriculture.

Eat less meat, stop exploiting land to avoid hungry future, UN warns

In a landmark report, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the need to protect what remains of tropical forests as a bulkhead against future warming.

Teen climate activist warns EU it's time to panic

Sweden's Greta Thunberg told lawmakers, "I want you to act as if the house is on fire," as she warned about species extinction, deforestation and ocean pollution.

Ocean heat hits record high, UN says

In its latest State of the Climate overview, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reaffirms that the past four years have been the hottest on record - figures previously announced in provisional drafts of the flagship report.

2018 spike in energy demand spells climate trouble: IEA

Natural gas accounts for 45 percent of the rise in energy consumption, helping drive record-high greenhouse gas emissions.

Ocean temperatures rising faster than previously thought

Scientists say oceans absorb most of the world’s growing climate-changing emissions rising due to human activities, helping fuel more intense hurricanes and other extreme weathers.

Global warming exceeds efforts to contain it – UN

With only a single degree Celsius of warming so far, the world has seen a crescendo of deadly wildfires, heatwaves and hurricanes, a UN report says.

Measures to limit climate change a heavy burden on developing countries

IPCC says limiting global warming to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels could reduce the number of people exposed to climate risks and poverty by up to several hundred million by 2050. But can poorer nations afford it?