September 1, 2020

New data from the EU's Copernicus atmospheric monitoring service has shown that 245 megatonnes (that's 245 million tonnes or 245 billion kilos) of carbon dioxide (CO2) has been emitted from wildfires in the Arctic from the start of 2020 up until 24 August. In the whole of 2019, total CO2 emissions from the same region were 181 megatonnes, so that's a big increase.

August 21, 2020

The Greenland ice sheet lost 532 billion tonnes of ice in 2019. The rate of melting has been monitored since 2003 and 2019’s ice loss was more than double the average of 255 billion tonnes and broke the previous record, set in 2012, by 15%.

August 17, 2020

What could be the highest temperature on Earth has been recorded in the Death Valley National Park, California, USA.

March 25, 2020

Our new essay writing challenge for 15 to 18 year-olds, '2,000 Words to Change the World' produced lots of extremely impressive essays, written on one of four key topics: climate change; sustainable development; responsible travel; and reducing waste. In its first year, 2,000 Words to Change the World has been sponsored by Eurostar.

March 3, 2020

Four years after ministers scrapped support for new onshore wind energy projects, the UK government has ended its opposition to subsidies.

March 2, 2020

On Wednesday 26 February, a Reception was held in the House of Commons to launch the first ever education legislation to have been drafted by pupils and students. It was hosted by Nadia Whittome MP, at 24 the youngest serving MP and was attended by 53 MPs and 47 students aged 13 to 26, including three of YPTE's Young Trustees.

February 24, 2020

On Wednesday 26 February 2020, fifty students, including three of YPTE's Young Trustees will be entering parliament on a mission to engage MPs and Peers in the need to repurpose the education system around the climate emergency and ecological crisis.

February 19, 2020

A new report, 'A future for the world's children?', has been published by a Commission that has been jointly appointed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the medical journal The Lancet.

February 14, 2020

At 1pm on 9 February 2020, Brazilian scientists from Marambio base on Seymour Island in the Weddell Sea recorded an air temperature of 20.75C. The reading still needs to be properly confirmed by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), but if it is, it will break the previous record of 19.8C which was recorded on Signy Island back in 1982.

February 4, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has brought forward the target date to end sales of all new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 to 2035. The ban will now include hybrid vehicles as well, meaning currently that all new vehicles will have to be electric or hydrogen-powered after this date.