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There's a far more scientific way of understanding the climate, and that involves observing the actual climate system directly from space or in situ.

Researchers applaud move away from fossil fuels but say more must be done to mitigate effects on endangered species

Climate groups and MPs criticise proposals for consumers to foot bill to support biomass plant after existing scheme ends in 2027

Guerrilla leader turned president says, faced with having to reduce their carbon consumption, upper classes fear ‘the barbarians are coming’

Coal must be phased out seven times faster and deforestation reduced four times faster to avoid worst impacts of climate breakdown, says report

Eight South American presidents including Brazil’s Lula say rich countries need to pledge more resources to help protect rainforest

Almost half of all global forests are under deforestation and forest degradation threats. The consequences of these threats endanger both humans and non-human organisms. This is because of the negative impacts on biodiversity,...

From mining to cattle ranching and soya farming, some of the world’s largest companies exploit the region, though many also claim to be giving something back

Today, the global food system supports the livelihoods of 600 million farmers and employs almost one-third of the global workforce. However, the agriculture industry is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse...

Villagers in the Congo basin rely on the forest for food, medicine and spiritual wellbeing, but an auction of exploration rights could threaten that way of life

Satellite images presented that an illegal road through the Brazilian Amazon's protected land is about to connect two of the worst deforestation regions of the rainforest...

As gas prices rise Somalis are turning to the affordable energy source, driving unsustainable logging – as al-Shabaab condemns but profits from the trade

Personally, I called a local firewood dealer earlier in the week. They told me they have none left and that they could put me down on a waiting list.

“What’s the point of paying a parks department that cuts down trees?” asked Karen Kapnick, one of a small group of protesters who watched in horror, peeking through a chain link fence next to Franklin Delano Roosevelt...

Billionaires, princes and prime ministers are among those keen to learn from the Central American country, which has long put nature at the heart of its policies