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Global hub launched to help countries slash methane emissions

Global hub launched to help countries slash methane emissions

Chilean ex-minister Marcelo Mena will lead the hub, urging governments to tackle methane from fossil fuel, waste and farming sectors in updated national plans

Scientists warn seawalls can make rising waters worse in the long run

Scientists warn seawalls can make rising waters worse in the long run

Green buffers like mangroves are generally better for protecting coastal communities than concrete defences, although they are not always an option

IPCC report spotlights mental health impacts of climate change

IPCC report spotlights mental health impacts of climate change

Mental health risks are predicted to increase as temperatures continue to rise and people experience more extreme weather events, the report warns

IPCC report prompts calls to tackle methane emissions at Cop26

IPCC report prompts calls to tackle methane emissions at Cop26

Only 13 countries have methane emission targets in their climate plans, despite evidence of the gas’s potent role in global heating

Five takeaways from the IPCC's 2021 climate science report

Five takeaways from the IPCC’s 2021 climate science report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has published its first update on the physical science of climate change since 2013. Here are the key messages

Timeline: How the science linking climate change to extreme weather took off

Timeline: How the science linking climate change to extreme weather took off

Attribution science, which quantifies the influence of human activity on specific heatwaves, droughts and floods, has developed rapidly in the past decade

'Star Wars without Darth Vader' - why the UN climate science story names no villains

‘Star Wars without Darth Vader’ – why the UN climate science story names no villains

As the next blockbuster science report on cutting emissions goes to governments for review, critics say it downplays the obstructive role of fossil fuel lobbying

Next UN climate science report to consider lessons from coronavirus

Next UN climate science report to consider lessons from coronavirus

UN climate science reports due in 2021 will examine the links between pandemics and human pressures on the natural world to guide policymakers

Climate scientists reject 'offensive' claim of US, Saudi meddling in landmark report

Climate scientists reject ‘offensive’ claim of US, Saudi meddling in landmark report

An article claiming a landmark report on the consequences of warming past 1.5C had been watered down at the behest of big polluters has been slammed by authors

Warming of 2C 'substantially' more harmful than 1.5C - draft UN report

Warming of 2C ‘substantially’ more harmful than 1.5C – draft UN report

Latest version of major UN science report concludes the upper temperature goal of the Paris Agreement does not represent a climate safe zone

Leaked final government draft of UN 1.5C climate report – annotated

Leaked final government draft of UN 1.5C climate report – annotated

A draft summary of the most important climate science report of 2018, published here annotated with changes from the previous version

Irma forces Caribbean delegates to abandon UN climate science meeting

Irma forces Caribbean delegates to abandon UN climate science meeting

Representatives from Caribbean island nations want to put extreme weather damage on the agenda for the next IPCC comprehensive report

US senate committee votes to reinstate funding to UN climate treaty

US senate committee votes to reinstate funding to UN climate treaty

The committee passed an amendment to give $10m to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, an organisation Donald Trump wants to cut off

EU and others to fill UN climate science funding gap left by Trump

EU and others to fill UN climate science funding gap left by Trump

Donald Trump’s decision to axe US donations has left the IPCC with an urgent cash crunch. Sources say some governments are set to increase their contributions

Climate negotiators rally to protect IPCC science funding

Climate negotiators rally to protect IPCC science funding

National delegates in Bonn rejected a proposal by UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to stop funding science reports from its core budget

Adaptation takes centre stage as IPCC prepares 1.5C study

Adaptation takes centre stage as IPCC prepares 1.5C study

New report by world’s foremost authority on global warming likely to major on how countries can adjust to rising temperatures and weather extremes

UN science panel debates 1.5C as climate records fall

UN science panel debates 1.5C as climate records fall

Scientists to explore emission pathways that could lead to lower levels of global warming with IPCC study due in 2018

Why the 1.5C climate limit matters in the Maldives

Why the 1.5C climate limit matters in the Maldives

Political focus on tackling climate change has dropped since Paris talks, but need for urgent action remains writes Thoriq Ibrahim

Can a GIF change the way we think about global warming?

Can a GIF change the way we think about global warming?

Head of UN’s IPCC climate science panel promises radical new approach to climate comms as simple warming graphic takes twitter by storm

The UN’s climate science panel must adapt to stay relevant

COMMENT: We have got used to vast IPCC reports, but in the coming years tailored studies focused on land, cities and the 1.5C warming ceiling may be more useful to policy makers

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