BBC NewsChina Climate change: Will China take a 'great leap' to a greener economy? bbc.co.uk - By Matt McGrathTackling climate change may emerge as a key goal for China when it unveils its future economic roadmap in Beijing on Friday. The 14th five-year plan will be the blueprint for the country's short-term It's...
BBC NewsCalifornia Drought Then and now: A 'megadrought' in California bbc.co.uk - By Mark KinverIn our monthly feature, Then and Now, we reveal some of the ways that planet Earth has been changing against the backdrop of a warming world. Here, we look at the effects of extreme weather on a crucial...
BBC NewsAntarctica Life under Antarctic ice 'shouldn't be there' bbc.co.ukResearchers hoping to collect mud samples deep beneath an Antarctic ice sheet were amazed to find small creatures living in the dark, freezing water. Experts from the British Antarctic Survey say the of...
BBC NewsEnvironment Budget 2021: No 'green revolution' from Sunak bbc.co.uk - By Roger HarrabinCritics have said Budget measures did not go far enough to address the scale of the challenge of climate change. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a change to the Bank of England's remit as part of green...
BBC NewsEnergy 'UK first' nuclear fusion plan for Nottinghamshire power station bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsA "groundbreaking" nuclear fusion reactor could be built on the site of a coal power station in Nottinghamshire. Fusion is a potential source of almost limitless clean energy but is currently only carried...