The hottest period in the scale of 2 thousand years is in the last decades and concerns over 98%. Earth's surface. Such conclusions are presented in "Nature" and "Nature Geoscience" researchers of long-term temperature trends.more
The Sri Lankan government ordered the return of 213 containers brought into the country of British garbage after the discovery that they contain, among others, plastic and biological wastes, including parts of human bodies.more
Iceland boss Richard Walker has admitted the group still has a 'mountain to climb' on its plastic-free pledge after it was forced back to the drawing board on two key trials.more
The Green party has proposed to make rail travel in Germany so attractive over the coming decades that passengers turn their back on domestic flights.more
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has revealed the locations of 50 new public water fountains being installed across busy areas of London to help people ditch single-use plastic bottles and reduce plastic waste.more
Arctic wildfires, some the size of 100,000 football pitches, emitted as much carbon dioxide (CO2) last month as the country of Sweden does in a whole year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.more
Paris, which in 2015 hosted the signing of a historic agreement on fighting global warming, on Tuesday declared a climate emergency following similar moves by other cities and national parliaments.more
The popularization of electric cars and the introduction of fast charging technologies will change fuel stations. Their users need to get access to new services, from grocery stores to carsharing - emphasizes Shell's vice president for retail Istvan Kapitany.more
With the climatic changes in Italy, the first crops of mango, avocado and bananas appeared - the farmers' association notes. There are also Italian peanuts and passion fruit.more
Average global temperatures were the hottest on record last month, ranging about 0.10°C higher than that of the previous record-holder, the Copernicus Climate Change Service reported Tuesday.more
Jaguar Land Rover is expected to announce plans on Friday to build full-electric cars at its Castle Bromwich factory in England, the Sunday Times reported.more
A deadly heatwave that has seen temperature records broken throughout Europe in recent days is "absolutely consistent" with climate change, experts say.more
Extinction Rebellion, the climate change protesters who brought London to a standstill, are planning to 'wreak havoc' at the Wimbledon championships by demonstrating over single use plastics.more
A target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to "net zero" by 2050 has become law - making the UK the first major economy to legislate to end its contribution to global warming, the government said.more
Southern Water is under criminal investigation by the Environment Agency after "serious failures" in its sewage treatment sites and for deliberately misreporting its performance.more
The authorities of Paris presented yesterday a list of 20 projects that they want to implement in connection with the organization of the summer Olympic Games in 2024. These included the ban on the use of plastic, the construction of bicycle paths and the purification of the Seine.more
Mayors from 12 European capital cities joined today the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, for discussions on how they can forge stronger links to tackle some of the most pressing issues of our time, with a particular focus on countering the rise of violent extremism, including from the far right.more
Health and beauty chain Boots has started to replace plastic bags with brown paper bags in an attempt to cut down on the use of single-use plastic.more