Solar lamps are shining more brightly in Africa, tackling poverty, ill-health and natural hazards, thanks to Chinese industrialists and a UK-based charity.

A huge nitrous oxide release from thawing permafrost could speed up the global warming already raising temperatures across the Arctic.

A serious political crisis over demands for its president to step down is adding to the threats to Brazil’s environment.

President Trump abandons science with his pull-out from the Paris Agreement on climate change, damaging US interests and the Earth.

Many city dwellers face a hotter future than their suburban and rural peers because the urban heat island effect can double city temperatures.

Candidate Trump’s promises on coal are withering as the harsh winds of economic reality blow the President’s plans for the industry off course.

A leading economist says the world should reject lies about carbon emissions, pricing them to show the real cost of fossil fuel.

Genetically modified (GMO) crops remain controversial, but scientists still have faith that they will help both to replace fossil fuels and to feed the world.

Computer simulation shows that Antarctica is warming far slower than the Arctic region because of its much greater height.

Plant life is flourishing on the Antarctic Peninsula, indicating a dramatic increase in the rate of warming due to climate change.

Nothing, not even the creation of huge plantations of trees to absorb carbon dioxide, is a viable alternative to drastic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.

One of the biggest contributors to climate change is the agricultural food industry, but the political will to tackle the issue is lacking.

Europe, North America and tropical regions could all face even harder rainfall if fossil fuel emissions continue to increase global warming.

From the Himalayas to Switzerland, the world’s glaciers are melting – threatening vital water supplies and increasing the risk of sea level rise.

The world’s second largest ice shelf is in danger of shrinking dramatically within a few decades as the Southern Ocean continues to warm.

The second expedition to drill cores of ice from glaciers most at risk from climate change is to Illimani in Bolivia.

Sharing energy-saving ideas such as using seawater pumps to heat buildings is helping big charities and businesses cut costs while protecting the planet.

The desire for more spacious cars and houses is cancelling out energy savings made by environmentally friendly improvements to heating and transport.