Yesterday’s German election victory for the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), whose leader Friedrich Merz is set to become the next chancellor ...

More than half of countries have not committed to protecting 30% of their land and sea for nature by 2030 in plans submitted to the UN.

China added some 277 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, up 28% year-on-year from the previous year’s 216GW, which was also a record. This increase included strong growth from both ...

The IPCC's forthcoming special report on climate change and cities has more women than men on its authorship team, for the first time ...

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa urged the Group of 20 (G20) nations to set aside their differences and focus on tackling global challenges ...

As shown in the chart below, China’s new or resumed construction of coal-power plants declined steadily from 84.3GW in 2015 to 32.1GW in 2021. However, it has since risen from 2022, driven by a wave ...

Freshwater, essential for ecosystems and human well-being, is becoming increasingly scarce. Population growth, urbanisation ...

According to the “most comprehensive scientific analysis to date”, the world’s glaciers are melting faster than “ever recorded under the impact of climate change”.

China’s solar and windfarms would no longer be guaranteed sales at a fixed price linked to coal benchmarks, under a new policy released by the central government. The policy asks local governments to ...

“Atmospheric rivers” are bringing rain to the frozen slopes of the West Antarctic ice sheet, hitting the ice shelves that play a major role in holding back rapidly retreating glaciers.