Within the first quarter of his final term, Barack Obama has chalked up two frustrating defeats: the sting of across the board budget cuts, followed by the bite of failed gun sales reform. And, now the specter of a triple faced scandal threatens to engulf his presidency.

This week, his...

Five years after the Great Recession wiped trillions of dollars off global stock markets, the world is facing another economic risk from the fossil fuel industry.

According to a recent report by Carbon Tracker, this sector is creating a dangerous bubble which is about to burst. It...

South Korea is standing on high alert amid "imminent signs" that Pyongyang is about to launch an untested short or medium range missile. The news comes 24 hours after the rogue state urged all foreigners to leave the country, and a few days after...

Setting a new and dangerous tempo, North Korea has stepped up its bellicose rhetoric against the U.S. It has now warned that a "merciless operation" is underway, and the "moment of explosion is approaching fast."

Describing the threats as a "real and clear danger", Washington...

This week, Beijing ushered in its new generation of leaders fronted by Xi Jinping to rule the world's most populous nation for the next ten years.

During their decade-long reign, China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's largest superpower. And, in contrast to...

It's been nearly a month since Barack Obama promised to wield his executive authority in order to rein in that "dangerous carbon pollution that is threatening our planet."

In fact, since his reelection last November, the U.S. president has made a vocal commitment to the cause in...

President Barack Obama has stoked hopes that he will not only fight climate change during his final term, but make it part his overriding legacy. During his second inaugural speech as the 44th leader of the United States, a greyer but wiser Obama gave the issue more attention than...

World leaders will gather in Doha this week to discuss the fate of our planet whose future now hangs in the balance. According to the World Bank, global temperatures may rise by 4 degrees Celsius as early as 2060. This will usher in changes not seen since...

After playing only a bit part in the US election, climate change took centre stage this week as Hurricane Sandy swept across the northeastern seaboard to leave much of New York and Atlantic City submerged under water.

Creating scenes reminiscent of a Hollywood blockbuster, this super storm has left...

In less than a week, Americans will go to the polls to vote for their next president. At stake: two starkly different visions of not only America, but the entire world. As the U.S. is the world's largest economy, the decisions taken by its next leader will affect us all....

In about two weeks, Americans will go to the polls to vote for their next president. At stake: two starkly different visions of America fronted by two very different men: the Democratic President Barack Obama, and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

With the two candidates now running neck and...

In less than six weeks, Americans will go the polls to vote for their next president. As the U.S. is the world's largest superpower, the outcome will not only affect the American people, but the entire global economy.

When Obama rode into power four years ago, he represented an...

In approximately eight weeks, Americans will go to the polls to vote for their next president. The outcome will not only affect the American people, but everyone on the planet.

Last year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that global warming will hit the point of no...

"Here is the truth." In the words of former U.S. Vice President Al Gore: "The Earth is round; Saddam Hussein did not attack America on 9/11; Elvis is dead; and the climate crisis is real."

For anyone who doubts the last part, take a look at the recent...

In less than two weeks, Royal Dutch Shell will enter the pristine waters of the Arctic in search for oil. If successful, it will ignite one of the most destructive resource races of our time.

One of the last great wildernesses left on earth, the Arctic's future now hangs...

In less than two days, world leaders will gather in Rio de Janeiro to discuss the fate of our planet whose future now hangs in the balance.

Earlier this month, scientists warned that the world is heading towards a catastrophic tipping point which will usher in changes...

In less than a month, world leaders will gather in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nation's 2012 Earth Summit. At stake: a new global green deal that could pull our planet back from the brink of irreversible climate change.

Two months ago, the International Energy Agency (IEA)

Yesterday thousands of people "connected the dots" as they rallied around the world to highlight the profound link between extreme weather and human induced climate change.

Gathering in various "hot" spots across the globe, campaigners revealed how the threads of climate change run across the entire planet.

Spearheaded...

More than one billion people will call for the protection of our planet today as they gather around the world to celebrate Earth Day. Their mission: to raise support for a more sustainable future as climate change continues to wreak havoc across the globe.

Frustrated by the lack of...

March 29th: One hundred years ago today, British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott perished in the Antarctic during his harrowing march back from the South Pole. Two months earlier, his party of five had reached the bottom of the world, only to discover that it had already been claimed by...