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Climate change is altering the makeup of soil, with widespread impacts on plants, ecosystems and food security, according to scientists

Parliament's Science and Technology Committee launches new inquiry and call for evidence to explore the technologies needed to meet Clean Growth Strategy goals

National Adaptation Programme 2018-2023 sets out strategy for dealing with effects of changing climate, citing flooding and heat risks

135 UK scientists urge Theresa May to challenge President Trump on climate change when he visits this week, arguing US inaction threatens UK's national security

University of East Anglia researchers cautiously optimistic CO2 from the world's biggest emitter may already be falling due in part to slowing economic growth

Now is the time for the construction sector to invest in science and research, argues BRE's director of sustainability Martin Townsend

Leaked draft report provides stark warning the current trajectory of manmade climate change will see planet overshoot higher ambition Paris Agreement goal

Peer-reviewed US study estimates sea level rise is accelerating and could reach 66cm by the end of the century, causing huge problems for world's coastal regions

Global agreement struck last night will see new Observatory established to improve long-term sustainability and accessibility of climate data captured by scientists

World Meteorological Organisation says 2017 likely to be one of three hottest years on record with year marked by catastrophic hurricanes, floods, heatwaves and droughts