A greenhouse gas and a key carbon source for life on Earth
News analysis tracks the new prime minister’s approach, reflecting Compass proposals for the first 100 days and comments from senior Labour figures on leadership style and policy delivery.
Scientists reconstruct ancient forests using fossil leaf cuticles to show canopy loss during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, revealing how forests thin, then recover slowly—an event linked to today’s rapid CO2 rise and warming.
The UN Environment Programme has published a report saying the world will likely exceed the Paris 1.5°C limit within years. UNEP has recommended an "overshoot, peak and decline" pathway that combines immediate, deep cuts to greenhouse gases, rapid methane reductions and carefully governed carbon dioxide removal to bring temperatures back below 1.5°C this century.
A study traces Scotland’s cultural and social shifts from the mid-1960s to the 1966 general election, highlighting changes in family planning, rebirth of media, housing redevelopment in Glasgow, and youth culture shaped by The Beatles and Dylan.
The Environmental Protection Agency has repealed most of the Biden-era carbon-pollution standards for power plants and is proposing to eliminate remaining greenhouse-gas rules for the sector. The agency argues the rules exceed its authority under the Clean Air Act and would not meaningfully curb emissions. The move follows a broader push by the Trump administration to unleash American energy and roll back climate regulations.
Across multiple regions, glacial ice is shrinking rapidly due to record heat and minimal snowfall in 2026, threatening water supplies, habitats and mountain hazards. Studies from Colorado to the Swiss Alps show continuing retreat, with some glaciers melting completely in places like St. Mary’s, while others persist in shaded pockets.