India will abolish all single-use plastic by 2022, vows Narendra Modi
India’s Prime Minister has pledged to eliminate all single-use plastic in the country by 2022 with an immediate ban in urban Delhi. The...
Church of England threatens oil firm crackdown
The Church of England is to sell its shares in oil and gas firms that fail to do enough to tackle climate change. It will pull its...
The Guardian view on climate change: a global heatwave
The British are parochial about weather. It is our cherished grievance, not to be shared with foreigners. Perhaps it is the fact that our...
Trump Has Done More Than Pull Out of Paris
There’s new evidence that President Donald Trump has already made the planet hotter. Since taking office, Trump has done something...
Red-hot planet: All-time heat records have been set all over the world during the past week
From the normally mild summer climes of Ireland, Scotland and Canada to the scorching Middle East, numerous locations in the Northern...
Feeling the heat: The impact of climate change on Lake Malawi
It is early morning on Lake Malawi. Fishing boats are coming in and out of view. They are like little dots on the horizon. In the nearby...
Watch the climate change in real time with these trackers
Global warming isn’t something that will happen decades down the line — it’s happening every day, bit by bit. It’s possible now to...
Rhode Island sues oil companies over climate change
Rhode Island’s attorney general sued a dozen oil and natural gas companies and their affiliates Monday in state court, accusing them of...
Experts call for scale up of rain water harvesting across Africa
Water and agriculture experts have said that water shortages for agriculture and other activities can be addressed by harvesting rain...
This SA-created irrigation system cuts water usage by up to 70% - and is revolutionising orchards
Tree Hog can cut an orchard’s water consumption by up to 70%, with minimum savings starting at 50%, says its inventor Louis Loubser, a...