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

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 4, 2017

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

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.

January 25, 2017

Europe is facing rising sea levels and more extreme weather like flooding, droughts, heatwaves and storms as a result of climate change, according to a new report published today by the European Environment Agency.

January 21, 2017

Air pollution levels are currently 'very high' across parts of England, particularly London and the east.

January 18, 2017

Data released today by the UK Met Office, NASA and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows that 2016 was the hottest year on record.  What's more 16 of the 17 hottest years on record have occurred this century.

January 6, 2017

According to estimates produced by analysts Carbon Brief, the UK's windfarms generated more electricity than coal-fired power stations for the first time in 2016.

December 8, 2016

Google has announced that it is on target for its data centres and offices to be 100% powered by renewable energy from 2017.