The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...

Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...

The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility ...

A recent heat wave in Europe has been linked to the deaths of an estimated 1,500 people across 12 cities. Researchers from Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ...

The European Union and China are preparing to agree a joint declaration on tackling climate change at a summit in Beijing on Thursday, EU diplomats told Reuters.

Wildfires have scorched hotspots in several Mediterranean countries this month, with blazes forcing thousands of people into ...

In peak vacation season, many of the continent’s most desirable getaways are becoming places to get away from.

International negotiations have delivered mixed results in tackling climate change, so some people are turning to another tool in search of faster progress: litigation. Around the world, many of the ...

WASHINGTON — Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week's European heat wave, a first-of-its-kind rapid study found.

Human-caused climate change made the recent European heatwave up to 4C hotter in many cities, scientists said on Wednesday, pushing temperatures into deadly territory for thousands of vulnerable ...