The Latest Breaking News on Climate

Several states in Brazil are trying to rid themselves of rainforest protections, bowing to pressures from cattle ranchers and soybean growers to cut forest and expand agriculture as much as possible

Negotiators must move "significantly" faster to agree on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks warned Wednesday, as countries lined up to express frustration about the limited progress.

Hydropower production in Canada is plummeting as extreme weather linked to climate change, particularly sudden swings between drought and flood, hampers output while threatening the structure of dams themselves.

Climate change has made wildfires in California more frequent and severe, raising associated health risks

Experts say financial movements mean poor nations will in effect get billions less in value from £300bn pledge

A final week-long round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea, with deep differences between nations emerging almost immediately. The ‘high ambition coalition' – which includes France – will be fighting for a legally binding framework that will definitively curtail global plastic…

Temperatures unlikely to exceed -20C in parts of Canada, while a red weather warning has been issued for Sri Lanka

The hiker was said to be wearing traction devices and well-prepared for winter conditions

Pistachio farmers are having a bumper year – and looking forward to many more. These recipes will help you make the most of the glut