Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon

There is no direct monitoring of these forests, no thorough environmental impact assessments and most of the public don’t seem to be aware …

Green energy surge still isn’t enough for 1.5 degrees. We’ll have to overshoot, adapt & soak up carbon dioxide

Economic sectors that produce large volumes of emissions, such as concrete and steel making, are difficult to decarbonise and will take longer

Global emissions almost back to pre-pandemic levels after unprecedented drop in 2020, new analysis shows

From the beginning of 2022, the world can emit an additional 420 billion tonnes of CO2 to limit global warming to 1.5℃, or 11 years of …

We’ve made progress to curb global emissions. But it’s a fraction of what’s needed

Globally, we need to deliver at least ten times more emissions cuts than our pre-pandemic efforts

Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says

The report found while greenhouse gas emissions declined slightly in 2020 due to COVID-19, they remained very high

Global food production threatens to overwhelm efforts to combat climate change

Apart from CO₂, two other potent greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming are methane and nitrous oxide

How strong are the world's new climate targets? Here are four things to consider

58 countries have submitted their climate targets ahead of international talks in Paris. We know the numbers, but not all efforts to combat …