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Paris bans old diesels to tackle pollution
Paris on Monday banned all diesel vehicles aged 13 years or over from the city centre, the latest move in a campaign to tackle pollution on the city's streets.
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Hotter than Death Valley: Europe burns, sweats in record heat
Wildfires burned tracts of land in France and Spain at the weekend as Europe sweltered in record-breaking temperatures that pushed the mercury toward all-time highs on Sunday in Germany, killing at least seven people.
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Heat wave hits Iraq and sparks begin to fly
As one of the hottest countries in the world with around half of its terrain covered in desert, Iraq is no stranger to stiflingly hot summers.
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Merkel team talks climate as voters turn up heat
Strong gains by the Greens at the expense of Germany's two ruling parties in Sunday's European Parliament elections were seen as an indictment of Berlin's policy on climate change.
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Grey whale deaths on US West Coast may be linked to Arctic warmth
Fifty-eight grey whales have been found stranded and dead so far this year in sites stretching from California to Alaska, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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UN chief says world 'not on track' with climate change
In a strong message for action on climate change, Guterres said international political resolve was fading and it was the small island nations that were "really in the front line" and would suffer most.
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ANALYSIS: Global inequality 25% higher than it would be in climate-stable world
Never mind the future – rich countries have already benefited from climate change, while poor countries have suffered dramatic economic losses.
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UN report to highlight urgent need for Nature rescue plan
Up to a million species face extinction, many within decades, according to the report, and three-quarters of Earth's land surface has been "severely altered".
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Tropical forest the size of England destroyed in 2018 - report
The pace of the loss is staggering, the equivalent of 30 football fields disappearing every minute of every day, or 12 million hectares a year.
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The countries most ready for the global energy transition
Limiting global warming depends on a rapid transition from fossil fuels to more sustainable energy sources. Yet many countries continue to rely on coal-fired power to meet rising demand for energy.
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SA among top 20 countries mismanaging waste, Parly committee hears
This was revealed during a meeting of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Environmental Affairs on Wednesday, where the possible banning of single-use plastic products was discussed.
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Evidence for man-made global warming hits 'gold standard' - scientists
Mainstream scientists say the burning of fossil fuels is causing more floods, droughts, heat waves and rising sea levels.
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Last year was fourth hottest on record: outlook sizzling - UN
Weather extremes in 2018 included wildfires in California and Greece, drought in South Africa and floods in Kerala, India.
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Plastic is a global problem. It’s also a global opportunity
Antoine Frérot, CEO of Veolia, notes the steep increase in plastic production over the last half-century, from 15 million tonnes during the 1960s to a reported 311 million tonnes in 2014.
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As polar seas heat up, mammals will find less slow, stupid prey
Seals, whales, penguins and other warm-bodied creatures rule polar seas partly because their constant internal temperatures let them put on bursts of speed.
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Feel the heat: 2018 one of earth's hottest years
Map showing the world's temperature anomalies in 2018, according to data from the Berkeley Earth report.
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2018 was fourth hottest year on record: researchers
Temperatures in 2018 were around 1.16°C above the average temperature of the second half of the 19th century, from 1850-1900.
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How a basic income can battle the 8 giants of a faltering economy
The first giant is inequality – the huge growth in income and wealth disparities within countries that goes well beyond what is captured by measures such as the Gini coefficient.
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Climate plans could make Germany's 'no limits' Autobahns history
Germany could be hit with heavy EU fines if it fails to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and poisonous nitrogen oxides.
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Davos assembly faces Brazilian populism and Brexit
US President Donald Trump ruled out a repeat visit, and on Thursday cancelled any representation by US officials at this year's forum.
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Scientists reveal 'ideal diet' for peoples' and planet's health
The proposed planetary diet is the result of a three-year project commissioned by The Lancet health journal and involving 37 specialists from 16 countries.
