The Latest Breaking News on Environment

Keir Starmer’s pledge to cut the UK’s emissions by 81% by 2035 is undoubtedly ambitious. However, his assertion at the Cop29 climate conference that it can be achieved without “telling people how to live their lives” is probably not true – at least, not according to what scientists who study…

The European Parliament on Thursday approved a one-year delay on implementing the bloc's landmark anti-deforestation rules, while also voting to loosen some requirements of the controversial law.

Authorities in the worst-hit Punjab province launch mobile clinics and shut schools amid record pollution levels.

Defra data shows lower income for most farm types but small boost from payments for nature-friendly schemes

The gentle, slow-moving Florida manatee has no natural predators.

These days, it’s hard to escape news stories discussing how climate change is contributing to extreme weather disasters, including the recent U.S. hurricanes. Aid agencies are increasingly worried about the widespread damage.

Human-caused global warming has just nudged past 1.5°C, according to a new method we have developed. That’s approaching 0.2°C higher than previously thought.

Gigantic multicoloured organism is visible from space and has grown for between 300 and 500 years

Report urges $6.5 trillion annual investment in climate action by 2030 to meet targets and avoid future costs.

NatureScot to allow shooting estates to greatly reduce area of grouse moors affected by licensing regime

I was part of the firefighting group. Then the fire overtook us. This is Panagiotis’ story