Arctic Circle: explore in 360
On average, the world is now about one degree warmer than it was in pre-industrial times. But the Arctic has warmed twice as fast.
The Conservatives made a campaign promise to leave Britain’s nature in a better state than they found it.
The new head of America’s environmental protection agency has told conservative activists he won’t go through with earlier threats to scrap the EPA altogether. But Scott Prewitt said the task of rolling back key climate and clean water regulations could start as soon as next week. And he’s not the only climate change sceptic with…
On average, the world is now about one degree warmer than it was in pre-industrial times. But the Arctic has warmed twice as fast.
As the Thames river gets cleaner, London residents are getting ever more chances to spot animals such as seals and porpoises.
The three-bedroom family home near Bridgend – which took just 16 weeks to construct – can export more power to the grid than it consumes, experts say.
Heathrow flights will be delayed today after 12 activists cut through a perimeter fence and chained themselves together on the northern runway to protest against possible expansion of the airport.
Seven climate change protesters are arrested following a day of wide-spread demonstrations against government fossil fuel policy.
At least 13 people died when a freak tornado hit the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Acuna, while in the southern United States 12 people were listed as missing in Texas after heavy storms and floods.
Living next to a busy road could increase the risk of obesity, according to research into the effects of noise pollution on waistlines.
Work on the Rampion wind farm, which should produce enough energy for 300,000 homes will start early next year off the coast of Sussex.
The amount of wind and solar power being produced in the UK has risen rapidly. But industry bodies fear government plans to cut subsidies could undermine moves to a low carbon future.
Greens leader Natalie Bennett says she plans to build on the surge in party membership in the run-up to the general election, despite her failure to win the Holborn and St Pancras constituency.
The chief executive of electric car maker Tesla launches a networked battery harnessing solar power, which he thinks could herald the end of the conventional power-sharing grid.
The supreme court orders the government to prepare new plans to improve air quality within three months, whoever is in power. The UK has exceeded European air pollution limits every year since 2010.
Britons on mountaineering holidays in Nepal, as well as Nepalese in the UK, have all been affected by the huge earthquake that struck at the weekend. These are some of their stories.