Greenland is melting at an unprecedented rate, causing vast quantities of ice to disappear and global sea levels to rise. The fate of the ice sheet is not sealed, but unless CO2 emissions are sharply cut, the long-term existence of Greenland’s ice is in doubt. By Jon Gertner • June 27, 2019 Greenland is melting […]

By DuncanDollimore Friday, 23 August 2019 You can think what you like about whether we should invest more in cycling and walking, but is that opinion based on fact or fiction? Cycling UK’s Head of Campaigns Duncan Dollimore suggests the facts are clear – investing in active travel is an economic no-brainer – so why

Philip OltermannSun 25 Aug 2019 08.59 BST As Berlin tries to switch to greener transport, people are choosing the bike, not the electric car – and it’s becoming a status symbol In a fashionable corner of the capital of Germany, Europe’s “car nation”, parents picking up or dropping off their offspring have lined the edge

Ian TuckerSun 25 Aug 2019 07.00 BST The journalist and author on the climate crisis and how the US and China will be key to averting disaster David Wallace-Wells: ‘Incremental policy isn’t going to be adequate to avoid terrible levels of warming.’ David Wallace-Wells is the deputy editor of New York magazine. In July 2017,

1 / 6 Indigenous people from the Mura tribe show a deforested area in unmarked indigenous lands inside the Amazon rainforest near Humaita By Jake Spring CANUTAMA, Brazil (Reuters) – Members of Brazil’s Mura indigenous tribe painted their bodies with orange-red paint and took up long bows and clubs as they headed into the jungle

Saturday, 24 August 2019) A myth has grown up about the Dutch being enthusiastic cyclists who live in green cities and rarely drive. In reality, the majority of journeys are made by motorized vehicles and people who live car-free are in a small and shrinking minority. A life without motorized vehicles Over the last year

Scathing report says Tory governments have held back progress on clean energy goals Jonathan WattsThu 22 Aug 2019 06.00 BST Based on expert testimony, MPs found little progress had been made since the 2008 Climate Change Act. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA The government should discourage personal vehicle use and reward energy-efficient homebuilding to meet its legally

By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst People will have to get out of their cars if the UK is to meet its climate change targets, MPs say.The Science and Technology Select Committee says technology alone cannot solve the problem of greenhouse gas emissions from transport. It says the government cannot achieve sufficient emissions cuts by

Damian CarringtonMon 12 Aug 2019 06.30 BST Bright Blue calls for zero VAT on electric cars and rewards for reporting idling vehicles The report said the freeze on fuel duty rises should end as it contributed to an increase of traffic by 4%. Photograph: milehightraveler/Getty Images Vehicle fuel taxes should rise to combat the air

From power cuts to infrastructure failure, the impact of climate change on US cities will be huge – but many are already innovating to adapt Pam Radtke Russell in New Orleans Last modified on Tue 20 Aug 2019 23.19 BST Between record heat and rain, this summer’s weather patterns have indicated, once again, that the