Pollution and threats to the environment

Effective policy is vital for creating greener economies, new jobs and industries, for securing energy supplies and for protecting the climate and environment.

Reducing your carbon emissions in an economic down-turn can be challenging, but saving the planet doesn't have to cost you more.

Reducing your carbon emissions in an economic down-turn can be challenging, but saving the planet doesn't have to cost you more.

In recent decades agricultural commodity surpluses in the developed world have contributed to a mantra of 'land surplus' in which set-aside, extensification, alternative land uses and 'wilding' have been key terms in debates over land.

In recent decades agricultural commodity surpluses in the developed world have contributed to a mantra of 'land surplus' in which set-aside, extensification, alternative land uses and 'wilding' have been key terms in debates over land.

Around the world, a growing number of businesses are taking steps to reduce their climate impact by managing their greenhouse gas emissions.

Around the world, a growing number of businesses are taking steps to reduce their climate impact by managing their greenhouse gas emissions.

As progress towards a greater knowledge in sustainability science continues, the question of how better to integrate scientific progress with actual decisions made by practitioners remains paramount.

As progress towards a greater knowledge in sustainability science continues, the question of how better to integrate scientific progress with actual decisions made by practitioners remains paramount.

Recent developments in international policy on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation in Developing countries (REDD) open the way for crediting of carbon saved by rural communities through management of the forests in their vicinity.

Recent developments in international policy on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation in Developing countries (REDD) open the way for crediting of carbon saved by rural communities through management of the forests in their vicinity.

How should we be putting a price on carbon, particularly in developing countries?

How should we be putting a price on carbon, particularly in developing countries?

Heating and cooling represent significant energy loads around the world, with the associated high level of carbon emissions.

Heating and cooling represent significant energy loads around the world, with the associated high level of carbon emissions.

Without resolute counteraction, climate change will overstretch many societies' adaptive capacities within the coming decades.

Without resolute counteraction, climate change will overstretch many societies' adaptive capacities within the coming decades.

The EU emissions trading scheme is the largest emissions control scheme in the world, capping almost half of European CO2 emissions.

The EU emissions trading scheme is the largest emissions control scheme in the world, capping almost half of European CO2 emissions.

Climate change brings about a new set of major economic risks arising from changing weather patterns, extreme weather events and rising sea levels.

Climate change brings about a new set of major economic risks arising from changing weather patterns, extreme weather events and rising sea levels.

Following the success of its predecessor, this second edition of The Future of Energy Use provides essential analysis of the use of different forms of energy and their environmental and social impacts.

Following the success of its predecessor, this second edition of The Future of Energy Use provides essential analysis of the use of different forms of energy and their environmental and social impacts.

Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change, and they are a cause celebre of many involved in climate science, politics and the media.

Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change, and they are a cause celebre of many involved in climate science, politics and the media.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets have long been promoted as an important element of a comprehensive climate policy approach.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets have long been promoted as an important element of a comprehensive climate policy approach.

Hydrogen could be a significant fuel of the future, with the potential to make a major contribution to the resolution of pressing social and environmental problems such as carbon emissions, energy security and local air pollution.

Hydrogen could be a significant fuel of the future, with the potential to make a major contribution to the resolution of pressing social and environmental problems such as carbon emissions, energy security and local air pollution.

Drastic reduction of carbon emissions is vital if we are to avoid a catastrophe that devastates large parts of the world.

Drastic reduction of carbon emissions is vital if we are to avoid a catastrophe that devastates large parts of the world.

Adverse climate impacts are already evident across Southern Africa and pose a serious threat to the development prospects of the region's societies.

Adverse climate impacts are already evident across Southern Africa and pose a serious threat to the development prospects of the region's societies.

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and is estimated to be responsible for approximately one-fifth of man-made global warming.

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and is estimated to be responsible for approximately one-fifth of man-made global warming.

How can the European Union meet its binding 20% renewable energy target in final energy consumption by the year 2020?

Nitrous oxide, N2O, is the third most important (in global warming terms) of the greenhouse gases, after carbon dioxide and methane.

Nitrous oxide, N2O, is the third most important (in global warming terms) of the greenhouse gases, after carbon dioxide and methane.

How can the European Union meet its binding 20% renewable energy target in final energy consumption by the year 2020?

In this urgent time, World on the Edge calls out the pivotal environmental issues and how to solve them now.

In this urgent time, World on the Edge calls out the pivotal environmental issues and how to solve them now.

What America does - or fails to do - in the next few years to solve the problem of climate change will largely determine the fate of the earth and humanity for centuries to come.

What America does - or fails to do - in the next few years to solve the problem of climate change will largely determine the fate of the earth and humanity for centuries to come.

Drought is one of the likely consequences of climate change in many regions of the world.

Drought is one of the likely consequences of climate change in many regions of the world.

Climate change impacts upon the world's poorest most heavily.

Climate change impacts upon the world's poorest most heavily.

Although climate change affects everybody it is not gender neutral.

Although climate change affects everybody it is not gender neutral.

The United Kingdom is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least eighty per cent by 2050, a target that will only be achieved by transforming the way that energy is supplied and used.