July 21, 2017

It's everywhere! Plastic is a big part of our lives, but it's fast becoming a major environmental headache too. Here are some of the reasons why:

July 19, 2017

Data collected from around the world suggests that June 2017 was the third hottest since records began, only beaten by 2015 and 2016.

July 14, 2017

Widespread adoption of electric cars to lead to increased electricity demands, while gas will remain important to the UK until 2050.

June 28, 2017

Award-winning children's author joins YPTE's Presidents.

June 2, 2017

United States President Donald Trump yesterday announced that the US would be withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

May 18, 2017

A tiny island in the South Pacific ocean has been found to have the highest density of anthropogenic (made by humans) debris anywhere in the world.

April 4, 2017

Perhaps signalling a new, electric future for automotive technology, Tesla's market valuation has overtaken that of Ford.

April 4, 2017

A new report from the European Environment Agency has found that almost 17% of Europe's energy was produced by renewables like solar and wind in 2015, while 77% of all newly-installed power capacity in the same year came from renewables.

April 3, 2017

YPTE is offering young writers the chance to have their articles on environmental issues published in our News Section!

March 30, 2017

On 28 March, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order which challenges America's current position on climate change.