climate change
COP21: Ministers in final push for Paris climate deal
The BBC has been reporting on how Ministers from all over the world have gathered in Paris on Monday in a final push to hammer out a deal for a new global climate compact.
Politicians are attempting to hammer… Continue reading
Heatwave health warning as Britons told to stay indoors
Britons are advised to stay indoors after forecasters warned that much of the country would be hotter than Barbados during a two-day heatwave.
Hospitals and care homes have been put on alert for an increase in admissions with health and… Continue reading
China ready to set out climate pledges
China is set to reveal how much it intends to cut its carbon emissions by beyond 2020, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said.
Mr Li is on an official visit to France where a UN-led climate summit will be held… Continue reading
Climate change progress 'too slow'
International talks in Bonn have made progress towards a new global deal on climate change, says the UN, amid calls from NGOs for a faster pace.
Countries are working towards options to limit greenhouse gas emissions from 2020 in… Continue reading
China greenhouse gases: Progress is made
China’s greenhouse gas emissions could start to decline within 10 years, according to a report from the London School of Economics.
This would be five years earlier than expected and would offer a boost towards efforts to protect the climate.… Continue reading
¾ of fossil fuel reserves must be kept in the ground to avoid climate change
In a statement timed to correspond with ‘Earth Day’, The Earth League have announced that three quarters of known fossil fuel reserves must be kept in the ground if humanity is to avoid ‘the worst effects of climate change’.
The… Continue reading