The Swedish teen activist may have been too young, or come up against disagreement over whether environmentalism counts as a peace activity
Accelerating melting in Antarctica coupled with heating and acidification will push world’s oceans into ‘unprecedented’ condition, the UN science panel said
Reporting on latest science around climate change and land use focused on rich nations’ eating habits, but did it miss the bigger picture?
The latest science shows the impacts of global warming – and solutions to it – risk worsening inequality if not coupled with support to the world’s poor
In a special report, the UN’s climate science panel warned use of land to store carbon or grow fuel crops risked worsening food insecurity if poorly managed
The UN climate science body is expected to warn of increasing pressure on land use to meet climate and development goals. Here are ways to limit the conflict
Models suggest large areas of land are needed for forests and biofuel crops to halt climate change, but this risks worsening hunger, draft tells policymakers
There will be no further formal discussions of the IPCC’s findings at the UN after Saudi Arabia fought to undermine the findings of the global scientific community
The rhetoric of extinction and emergency does not adequately describe the situation we find ourselves in and is counter-productive
Hosts of UN climate talks push ocean health up political agenda in year when IPCC scientists will deliver major report on climate link
In a moment of drama in Poland, countries closed ranks against a push by oil producers to water down recognition of the UN’s report on the impacts of 1.5C warming
A major climate report in October found shifting to a green economy risked social disruption, but French senators told a scientist they were ‘powerless’ to respond
Last month’s landmark UN science report underlines why vulnerable countries must demand funding to cover their climate-induced losses
African experts explain the barriers they face to taking part in influential climate science assessments like this month’s blockbuster on 1.5C global warming
MEPs are calling on the EU to bump its 2030 target in light of this week’s scientific report of 1.5C of global warming
Scientists have warned that warming more than half a degree above now is dangerous, but can we stop it?
Lawyers have long planned to use a report released on Monday to lend weight to calls for climate damages or redress through the courts
William Nordhaus originated the idea of a 2C global warming limit but last year cast doubt on our ability to reach it. He shares the prize with Paul Romer
The UN climate science panel has released its summary of the evidence around the tougher climate goal demanded by vulnerable countries. We break it down
Warming beyond 1.5C will unleash a frightening set of consequences and scientists say only a global transformation, beginning now, can avoid it