Microplastics caused by washing machines are hard to remove from the ocean. A promising new method to collect such microplastics has been devised using acoustics to gather them in water by researchers at Shinshu University.

Imbibing a glass or two of your favourite wine could become a rare pastime unless growers swap grape varieties to adapt to climate change, researchers warned.

Some tour operators in Europe are cancelling trips to China and offering customers refunds for bookings as concerns grow about the spread of the new flu-like virus, triggering a rout in major travel and airline stocks.

Companies and asset managers must show progress towards climate goals by 2022, Brunel Pension Partnership, one of Britain’s biggest pension fund managers, said, or the fund will withdraw its investment.

Scientists said that for the first time, a satellite on a routine global survey identified and measured methane gas escaping from a gas well explosion, a tool that could be important in efforts to curb climate change.

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere this year is likely to show one of the largest annual rises since measurements began in 1958, partly fuelled by Australian bushfires, according to research by Britain’s Met Office.

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 24 (WNM/Reuters) – Russia called on Europe on Thursday to give full support to its Nord Stream gas pipeline, saying the United States would undermine Europe’s transition to greener energy if its sanctions delayed the project. “We are not very happy with sanctions on Nord Stream-2 because we believe those are sanctions […]

The proportion of raw materials the world is reusing has fallen, researchers said, warning of a “global disaster” as annual consumption of natural resources rose to 100 billion tonnes for the first time.

China’s production of rare earth magnets maintained steady growth in 2019, according to its ministry of industry and information technology, citing data from the China Rare Earth Industry Association.

A BlackRock-backed group, along with France and Germany, aims to raise an initial $500 million for a private equity fund that will invest in climate change-linked infrastructure upgrades in emerging markets.