Urgent and radical land use changes are needed to reconcile efforts to prevent dangerous climate change and tackle hunger, a major scientific report warned on Thursday. Large-scale tree-planting and bioenergy production are important tools to limit global warming but could threaten food security, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In late-running negotiations

For generations, Kaltuma Hassan’s clan would study the sky over Kenya’s arid north for any sign of rain – some wind here, a wisp of cloud there – to guide their parched livestock to water. But such divination has been rendered hopeless by intensifying droughts. Days on foot can reveal nothing more than bone-dry riverbeds

The earth is reaching a climatic tipping point faster than ever before. That is the tragic reality. And this will affect all of us. The atmospheric temperatures are expected to increase across the globe and rainfall may increase or decrease, depending on location. Ultimately, climate change will have significant negative impacts on the economy, human