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COP26 begins in Glasgow, amid dire warnings for the future if urgent climate action is not taken.

JCB will take 10% of the green hydrogen made by Australian mining company Fortescue Future Industries.

Past COPs our science editor went to didn't stop climate change - will this one be any different?

The BBC has spoken to people around the world about how extreme heat is changing their lives.

The top emissions-producing nations all have plans to tackle global warming, but what progress are they making?

The Terminator actor also says reducing meat intake does not have to mean sacrificing something.

Recriminations have followed the July floods and the alleged failure to alert residents.

The Queen cancelling her appearance and a climate pledge delayed - what do they mean for COP26?

A sample of the Native American leader's hair confirms the identity of his great-grandson.

Human activity and wildfires have turned highly protected forests into net sources of carbon, a study suggests.

Ahead of COP26, a BBC World Service poll finds growing support for strong political leadership.

From planes and trains to insulation - this is how green the Budget looked ahead of COP26 starting on Sunday.

As a major global climate summit approaches, is the Indian government on track to meet its own commitments?

A new chapter in physics is here, says a team that hunted for a key building block of the Universe.

The chancellor boosts science spending to £20bn a year by 2024 - £2bn less than previously pledged.

The activists say they stayed at London's Science Museum for the "victims" of fossil fuel sponsors.

The Middle East is warming faster than much of the world, leaving Kuwaitis struggling with everyday life.

Current carbon-cutting plans from nations would lead the world to climate catastrophe, says the UN.

The government must cut demand for flying and meat under plans to curb climate change, experts say.

The target controversially omits new short-term goals and cuts to fossil fuel industries.

As more people try to live environmentally friendly lives, how do we make sex more sustainable?

His space company Blue Origin hopes its venture will replace the International Space Station.

Small changes to our lifestyles and choices could limit our personal carbon footprint.

Hypernova hopes that its thruster technology will be adopted on thousands of future small satellites.

"If we don't act now, it'll be too late," warns Sir David Attenborough ahead of the COP26 climate summit.

Astronomers have found hints of what could be the first planet ever to be discovered outside our galaxy.

The Recycling Association responds by saying Boris Johnson has "completely lost the plastic plot".

UK scientists are likely to be "frozen out" of EU research programmes, a committee of MPs warns.

A key pledge on climate funding has still not been met, and the money is not sure to be there before 2023.

In a statement, the group said: "We won't stand by while the government kills our kids."

Despite the pandemic, atmospheric levels of CO2 and methane once more broke records last year.

What's the evidence for global warming and how do we know it's being caused by human activity?

From acid rain to the ozone hole: Can we learn from the environmental "success stories" of the past?

The drinks company has been named the world's biggest plastic polluter.

The BBC is given rare access to film the 45,500-year-old images found on an Indonesian island.

From 2025, physics, chemistry and biology will no longer be offered as separate GCSE subjects.

Cities are under threat from floods, forest fires and other disasters - how is tech helping with emergency responses?

The climate activist speaks to the BBC about the COP26 conference, emissions targets and rickrolling.

The world's biggest oil exporter will cut carbon emissions, but not stop producing fossil fuels.

Millions of tonnes of sand were shifted to part of the Norfolk coast - have they held back the sea?

Najin, 32, has been part of a programme in Kenya trying to save her species from extinction.

Government advisers express "deep concern" at planned reductions in aid spending before COP26.

Countries will argue over a response and the poorest will suffer most, US intelligence says.

Scientists say they have precisely dated a camp in Newfoundland, Canada, thanks to a new technique.

Nasa's next-generation spaceship is attached to the rocket that will launch it to the Moon.

Ministers say the Environment Bill shows global leadership, but critics accuse them of "inaction".

The launch completes all its stages but fails in its goal of putting a dummy satellite in orbit.

Countries are asking the UN to play down the need to move rapidly away from fossil fuels.

The recent crisis exposed deep flaws in the way the market was structured, top executive says.

A research paper recommending people shift towards plant-based foods is not policy, the government says.