The UK is ideally placed for big ocean swells. Dave Elliott takes a look at past and current attempts to capture this energy
Need to boost efficiency in next decade, finds study
As the IPCC issues its latest report on climate change, explore the findings, possible actions, background and more.
IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C finds lower temperature goal has clear benefits for people and natural ecosystems
Following the 1.5 °C aim agreed in Paris in 2015, the IPCC came together once more to assess the ramifications. Kate Ravilious investigates the background
As the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases its report on the impacts of a 1.5 °C increase in global temperatures, our special collection highlights the latest research to assess the potential effects on Earth and its inhabitants
Making road freight less carbon-heavy involves hard technical problems. So is it better to shift to rail or water? Parth Vaishnav and Lynn Kaack review approaches to freight around...
Imports of fruit and veg deplete water resources across the border
Heat extremes harm harvests. So do floods, drought and high winds. Climate change spurs food shocks that threaten the supper table
Greenhouse emissions from forest clearance to grow feedstock could mean 20-year carbon payback time
Climate change, urbanization and rising population likely to intensify human exposure to lightning
Global coffee harvests, which provide the drink of choice for millions and the livelihoods of many more, are in peril, not least from rising temperatures
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Unexpected “teleconnections” across the equator have also been observed
In some regions reserves extend less than 300 m deep
Global study of premature mortality replaces model estimates with observations
A British study says consumers must be able to make sustainable choices more easily on products containing palm oil
Air pollution cuts from local climate policy would benefit health too
Analysis highlights vulnerability of dry regions to climate change
2nd State of the Carbon Cycle Report looks at North America’s sinks and sources
Two-thirds of the world worries about water for at least a month annually. One successful source of salt-free drinkable water leaves a bitter aftertaste
Non-destructive technique finds internal decay that hampers forest carbon storage
Dave Elliott examines the plans for what’s next after the UK government closes the feed-in tariff scheme to new applicants in late March
Measurements also improve our understanding of atmospheric radiocarbon
AGU’s Thriving Earth Exchange project solves problems
Scientists release Explaining Extreme Events of 2017 report
The world’s oceans are a vast reservoir of heat and ocean warming speeds differ widely
Decline of snowpack in California Sierra could dry out reservoirs and exacerbate forest fires
More than 300 researchers forced to shelve plans to attend this week's American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle
ETI "not afraid to back unpopular ideas", according to Dave Elliott
More rain means thicker ice under winter snowpack
