European Commission to take legal action against Britain over high levels of dangerous gas

The US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Indonesians that man-made climate change could threaten their way of life, deriding those who doubted the existence of “perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass destruction”.

State officials decide benefit of green energy for 140,000 homes outweighs 'significant impacts on environment'

Scientists warn that the cooling capacity of the Pacific Ocean is not expected to continue much beyond 2020, when global surface temperatures are expected to start rising again rapidly

After two rainless years, an Australian mayor sees moving everyone out as a final possibility

However milder winters will mean fewer cold-related deaths

New studies show what experts say is the direct consequence of global warming on Magellanic penguins in South America

Environment Secretary faces criticism as he cuts the budget for domestic initiatives by 41 per cent

For each 1C rise in temperature, tropical regions now release about 2 billion extra tonnes of carbon-containing gases

During an extreme event, countries in the western Pacific experienced devastating droughts and wild fires

Current ice models are suggesting the glacier has become unstable, and this recession will continue

Environment Secretary sidesteps issue on whether global warming to partly blame for recent flooding

Labour minister claims Environment Secretary has failed to protect UK's defences against storms

Earth’s vegetation could be saturated with carbon by the end of the century and stop acting as a brake on global warming, scientists warn.

Even worse, the rebound is probably only a temporary respite