The EU Nitrates Committee meets tomorrow and may extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by up to three years. At the same time we need to protect or restore water quality on a national scale writes ecol...

An EU-wide analysis shows that drained peatlands are major, underreported sources of greenhouse gases. By mapping emission hotspots, the study provides guidance for targeted rewetting and strengthens ...

It could be a sign of what’s to come.

Labour’s Marie Sherlock says young people ‘self-medicating on the black market’

For many Brazilians, the country’s Indigenous peoples are considered the main protectors of nature. This is one of the key findings of a new Greenpeace survey published in October: according to the…

Since 1995, when the first Cop was held, carbon levels have increased from 360.67 parts per million to 426.68 parts now

When the Maui fires ripped through Hawaii, the community came together. For everyone it was a life-changing experience. This is Ryan’s story

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Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.

Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.

Figures of possible fines of between €8bn and €26bn for breaching emissions targets ‘incredible’, President says

Typhoon Fung-wong, with sustained winds of 185 km/h (115mph), made landfall on Sunday evening local time.

The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago. Scientists say Earth's warming has outpaced efforts to reduce fossil fuel pollution that came out of the 2015 accord.

Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger Climate-related disasters forcibly displaced 250 million people globally over the past decade, the equivalent of 70,000 people every day, according to a report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). Floods, storms, drought and extreme heat are among the weather conditions driving conflict and displacement, alongside slow-onset disasters such as desertification, rising sea levels and ecosystem destruction, which are threatening food and water security. Continue reading...