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COP27: Key climate goal of 1.5C rise faces new challenge

Fri, 2022-11-11 12:17
There is a 50% chance dangerous warming limit will be breached in nine years, experts say.
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COP27: BP chief listed as delegate for Mauritania

Fri, 2022-11-11 01:26
Chief executive of leading oil company is registered for COP27 as a delegate from poor African nation.
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Tractors and crops targeted in rural crime wave

Thu, 2022-11-10 12:41
Suspects are almost 25% more likely to be charged for crimes in urban areas than the countryside.
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COP27: Sharp rise in fossil fuel industry delegates at climate summit

Thu, 2022-11-10 12:00
Data shared exclusively with the BBC show large numbers of oil and gas lobbyists attending COP27.
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UK-Swiss science deal as both barred from EU scheme

Thu, 2022-11-10 11:46
Political tensions mean both nations have been shut out of the EU's prestigious Horizon programme.
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COP27: The oil project being called a sin

Thu, 2022-11-10 11:02
Indigenous people warn of risks to the Okavango Delta, and an ex-bishop of Namibia calls on COP delegates to take action.
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COP27: Can India really adopt a climate-friendly lifestyle?

Wed, 2022-11-09 11:20
India wants to embrace an environment-friendly lifestyle to fight climate change - but what about its economy?
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Why Kenya is turning to genetically modified crops to help with drought

Wed, 2022-11-09 11:15
The government sees them as a way to lessen the impact of a lack of rain but some farmers are wary.
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COP27: What is the climate impact of private jets?

Wed, 2022-11-09 11:00
Demonstrators in Amsterdam stopped private jets taking off ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference.
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COP27: Time to pay the climate bill - vulnerable nations

Wed, 2022-11-09 04:58
Giving up means "consigning us to a watery grave" Bahamas PM tells UN climate summit COP27.
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Once a comfort, rain is now ruining Australia's mood

Wed, 2022-11-09 02:50
Record rainfall in a country used to sun is making many people low and anxious.
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Total lunar eclipse bathes moon in red glow

Tue, 2022-11-08 22:28
It was visible from North America and the Pacific - but Europe will have to wait until 2025.
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Why an old train could point to a clean energy future

Tue, 2022-11-08 10:02
Progress is being made on systems to make hydrogen more economical to store and transport.
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COP27: 'We'd never seen this much water' - Pakistan flood survivors

Tue, 2022-11-08 09:40
Pakistan is calling on Western nations to help after floods linked to climate change left millions homeless.
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COP27: Ukraine a reason to act fast on climate change - Rishi Sunak

Tue, 2022-11-08 04:35
Rishi Sunak told the UN climate summit COP27 that there is room for hope.
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COP27: Sunak urges global push to boost clean growth

Mon, 2022-11-07 08:31
The PM will tell world leaders at the COP27 summit to deliver on promises to tackle global warming.
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COP27: 'Watershed moment' as UN climate summit begins

Sun, 2022-11-06 11:41
Nations are being urged to turn pledges into action as the UN climate conference opens in Egypt.
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COP27: Rishi Sunak urges world to move faster on renewable energy

Sun, 2022-11-06 08:31
The prime minister will travel to the COP27 summit in Egypt on Sunday to discuss climate change.
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COP27: Climate anxiety is rising - it might be a good thing

Sat, 2022-11-05 11:06
As another UN summit kicks off, experts say climate anxiety could help solve the problem.
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Climate change: Decarbonising UK public buildings to cost £25-30bn

Sat, 2022-11-05 10:19
The government estimates it will need £25-30bn to convert sites to low-carbon heating, BBC learns.
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