Our latest coverage of climate change

Analysis of the science, politics and economics of the climate

Latest stories

Climate change could reawaken harmful invasive plants

The sooner they can be weeded out, the better

China is itching to mine the ocean floor

It wants to dominate critical-mineral supply chains


Why 2024 could become the hottest year on record

Global temperatures reach record highs twice in less than a week


Climate change is making the monsoon more dangerous

People in South Asia and India can expect more extreme weather

Simple steps to stop people dying from heatwaves

As much of the world roasts, don’t despair

Is coal the new gold?

The world’s dirtiest fuel is a disturbingly safe investment

The rise of the truly cruel summer



Politics

As seas rise, the relocation of Caribbean islanders has begun

The government-managed movement of 300 families from the island of Gardi Sugdub is a test case for “planned retreat” in Latin America

Climate change casts a shadow over Britain’s biggest food export

Scottish salmon farms endure a rising mortality rate


Has China reached peak emissions?

It hopes to de-link its carbon emissions from economic growth


Huge floods in Brazil’s south are a harbinger of disasters to come

Climate change is making weather events more extreme in the region

Canadians are taking dramatic steps to avoid more ruinous firestorms

The focus is as much on mitigation and preparation as on suppression

War and climate change are overwhelming Somalia

It has already been battered by three decades of conflict



Business and finance

Why any estimate of the cost of climate change will be flawed

Temperature fluctuations are unpredictable. Humans are even more so


Climate change casts a shadow over Britain’s biggest food export

Scottish salmon farms endure a rising mortality rate


Meet the Swedish firm trying to shake up heat pumps

It sees a big opportunity in an old technology


Homeowners face a $25trn bill from climate change

Property, the world’s biggest asset class, is also its most vulnerable


Science and data

A new age of sail begins

By harnessing wind power, high-tech sails can help cut marine pollution

The Great Barrier Reef is seeing unprecedented coral bleaching

Continued global warming will mean its obliteration


Six charts help to explain 2024’s freakish temperatures

Could the end of El Niño bring some relief?


Some corals are better at handling the heat

Scientists are helping them breed

Climate change is slowing Earth’s rotation

This simplifies things for the world’s timekeepers



Climate videos

Video Ocean “dead zones”

How chemical pollution is suffocating the sea

Many parts of the ocean are being starved of oxygen. This threatens marine life and adds to climate change

Video Climate change

Was COP26 a success?

Our correspondent runs through the most important takeaways from the UN climate conference


Video Climate Essentials

Can carbon markets reduce carbon emissions?

So far, progress has been slow


Video The future of food

Eating our way to a more sustainable future

Insects, lab-grown meat and vertically-farmed produce could all be on our plates

Video Climate Change

Who should fix climate change?

Governments, companies or individuals?

Video The green transition

How can the world’s energy be decarbonised?

We answer your questions on how the sector can become more sustainable



Understanding climate change

Why people struggle to understand climate risk

The confusion inherent in a hotter world

Climate adaptation policies are needed more than ever

People are already suffering from catastrophic losses as a result of extreme weather events like cyclone Amphan


The world’s energy system must be transformed completely

It has been changed before, but never as fast or fully as must happen now


Damage from climate change will be widespread and sometimes surprising

It will go far beyond drought, melting ice sheets and crop failures

Humanity’s immense impact on Earth’s climate and carbon cycle

Much needs to be done for the damage to be reversed

How modelling articulates the science of climate change

From paper and pencil to the world’s fastest computers