The environmental impact of the foods we eat can be tricky to track. But now, researchers in the UK have developed a system to estimate the impact of 57,000 food products in the UK and Ireland! And we are gaining insights into the...

Since 1850, global average temperatures have risen by 1 degree Celsius. That may not sound like a lot, but it is. Why? 1 degree is an average. Many places have already gotten much warmer and if average temperatures increase one more...

As of 2020, the world's biggest lithium-ion battery is hooked up to the Southern California power grid and can provide enough power for about 250,000 homes. But it's actually not the biggest battery in the world: a pair of lakes are. How...

We’ll each have at least $100,000 more in our piggy banks, on average, if we stop climate change than if we don’t.

Today humanity produces more than 1,400 tons of carbon every minute. To combat climate change, we need to reduce fossil fuel emissions, and draw down excess CO2 to restore the balance of greenhouse gases. Like all plants, trees consume...

You've filled up your cart and made it to the front of the grocery line when you're confronted with yet another choice: what kind of bag should you use? It might seem obvious that plastic is bad for the environment, and that a paper bag...

The world has approximately nine years to significantly reduce its level of greenhouse gas emissions, or it will blow through the "carbon budget" allotted to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Pupil outcome: I can explain what food miles are and analyse the positive and negative impacts of both locally produced and imported food. Key learning points: - All food has to travel to reach our plates and the distance it travels is...

See examples of countries whose government has taken action to incorporate sustainability and do business in a more sustainable way. Examples include Ecuador and how the constitution incorporates a triple bottom line perspective and...

The study found that some of the commonly-used plastics release methane and ethylene one they are exposed to sunlight.

The world's oceans have absorbed considerably more heat than previously estimated, according to a new study.

New research from the University of Bristol has found that atmospheric levels of hydrofluorocarbon gas, or HFC-23, have continued to rise despite China and India saying they had stopped emissions. <br/>

Veganism is sweeping the global. So why are more and more people deciding to cut all animal products from their diets – and why could doing so help to save the Earth?

Final declaration called for fresh proposals on pledges on reducing carbon emissions to be in place by COP26.

The federal government announced this week it will accept the Alberta government's latest plan to tax the greenhouse gas emissions of large industrial facilities at a rate of $30 per tonne in 2020.

The federal carbon tax has been ruled constitutional by Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada is expected.

After signing a global climate change treaty Canada must now work on cutting carbon emissions. Here are 3 main ways Canada is tackling that.

As a heat wave with temperatures nearing 50 C stretches from Senegal to Chad, hundreds have died, and climate scientists say temperatures this high would not have been possible without human-induced climate change from greenhouse gas...

Oceans around the world are experiencing a mass coral bleaching event, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That means coral in every major ocean basin is turning white, or even dying, because the water...

A landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights forces Switzerland’s government to strengthen its climate policies and creates a precedent that could pave the way for more climate change courtroom clashes.

The premiers of seven provinces are now calling on the prime minister to pause a carbon tax hike planned for April. They argue it places an unfair burden on average Canadians, but the prime minister insists he's focused on long-term...

With King Charles as keynote speaker, dignitaries at COP28 speak about how the choices made now will drastically change the future of the climate. Host country U.A.E. pledged $30B US, built on the country's vast oil wealth, to finance...

Scientists from the University of Northern British Columbia and the Hakai Institute are trying to predict how fast glaciers are melting by studying how wildfire smoke impacts the light reflecting off their surface. They're collecting...

Scientists from the University of Northern British Columbia and the Hakai Institute are studying how wildfire smoke impacts glaciers and how the darkening from soot accelerates melting.