For the first time in 140 years, wolves have an official home in the Netherlands. Ecologists told BBC Radio 4 that a female wolf they had been tracking had stayed in the country...

The shift towards a low carbon energy system must accelerate to stay in line with the goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.That’s the verdict offered in a new report from the International...

Poor diet killed 11 million people in 2017, making it a more deadly health risk than smoking, a major new study has found.The finding is part of a Global Burden of Disease...

A record number of dolphins have washed up on France’s Atlantic coast in the last three months, many with devastating injures.Environmental campaigners say 1,100 mutilated dolphins have been found since January, but...

Finland has brought forward its coal phase-out date by one year, according to reports, with the new deadline set for May 1, 2029, after which coal will be banned from use as...

The European Commission has given the green light for the French Government’s plans to support four demonstration floating offshore wind farms. They will consist of three to four turbines – installed in the...

Various means such as petroleum products, biomass, sun, wind, water, nuclear fission, lead us to the production of electricity as the ultimate goal. Each of the methods of obtaining energy has its...

Climate change is seen as the biggest international threat facing many nations, according to a 26-country survey released by the Pew Research Center on Sunday.Thirteen of the countries surveyed listed global warming...

At least three companies are hoping to bring supersonic airplanes back into the skies, but environmental groups worry their return could mean a big increase in greenhouse gasses from aviation.The issue is...

The British chip has been left an inch shorter by the 2018 heatwave, according to a report on the risks to UK fruit and vegetable growing from climate change.The spell of baking...

Banned substances and probable carcinogens are not what any parent wants next to their baby's sensitive skin.Parents in France are worried that disposable diapers are harming their babies. A new study, just...

Releasing ‘pure’ animals could counter interbreeding with domestic cats, experts say.Conservationists could release wildcats captured from other European countries in the Scottish Highlands in a final effort to protect Scotland’s population from...

 To keep voters and consumers happy, governments around the world spend between $160 billion and $400 billion each year on subsidies for the production and use of coal, oil and gas. The...

Delegates at UN biodiversity conference turn to Beijing to avoid point of no return. China must play a leading role if the world is to draw up a new and more effective strategy to...

Big cuts in carbon emissions and a rise in protection from extreme weather urgently needed.The UN climate change summit begins on Monday with a warning that today’s generation is the last that...

Europe’s power sector could be fully decarbonised by as early as 2045. That’s according to a new study from Eurelectric, which says the region could beat the 2050 targets set out by the...