The Latest Breaking News from Climate Change

The G7 summit in Alberta, hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney, has ended with only passing mention of fighting climate change, including a statement on wildfires that is silent on the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Many parts of England are expecting their first heatwave of the year this week, as the Met Office warns that hotter summers are on the way.

In a bid to counter climate change, California is subsidizing thousands of e-bikes as part of its new e-bike incentive project.

The meteorological experts said climate change is making 40C temperatures more likely.

Australia is among the world’s top three exporters of LNG and second-largest exporter of coal. When burned overseas, these exports result in 1.1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year – almost three times Australia’s domestic emissions.

Despite provincewide protests, Ontario’s Bill 5 officially became law on June 5. Critics warn of the loss of both environmental protections and Indigenous rights.

Warmer temps could contribute to worsened obstructive sleep apnea, research shows.

The world’s most developed economies have also burnt the most oil and coal (fossil fuels) over the years, causing the most climate change damage. Preventing further climate change means a global fossil fuel phase-out must happen by 2050. Climate change mitigation scientists Sven Teske and Saori Miyake analysed the potential…

In Europe, the fastest-warming continent, the intensification of extreme weather events and changes in precipitation patterns have led to widespread and catastrophic flooding. Last year, storms and flooding affected an estimated 413,000 people, resulting in the loss of at least 335 lives. Material damage is estimated to amount to at…

Climate scientist Michael Mann explains the complex connections between climate change, atmospheric waves, and extreme weather.

Extreme events such as floods and droughts are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting and more severe, study says