Jonathan Watts

Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions

In our increasingly dystopian world, who wouldn't want to at least be open to a utopian antidote?

Humanity can raise living standards, reduce inequality and keep global heating within a 2C rise, according to a sweeping vision for planetary survival.

The record-breaking temperatures seen in Ireland in May would not have been possible without human-caused climate change , according to experts, who

Temperatures above 15C ‘very strange’ say scientists, as snow melts and rain falls on glaciers in usually frozen region

The environmental damage bill racked up by the highest-consuming 10% of the world's population has reached up to $5.7tn a year – larger than the economy of every country except the US and China, a study has found.

Top 10% generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchers

Current heatwave is very moist, making it feel worse, especially at night, than all-time high of 40.3C in July 2022

If people feel they are suffering more than usual in the latest heatwave, it is not their imagination.