Environment
Clean air group creates tool to help people demand stricter government targets on pollution
Clean air group creates tool to help people demand stricter government targets on pollution
Shell’s profits have soared to £7.3bn as the energy crisis leaves families unable to pay their bills
Shell’s profits have soared to £7.3bn as the energy crisis leaves families unable to pay their bills
Billie Eilish to lead six-day climate change conference in London
Billie Eilish to lead six-day climate change conference in London
There’s been almost no improvement in the water quality of UK rivers for a decade
There’s been almost no improvement in the water quality of UK rivers for a decade
Increased flooding will hit England’s poorest hardest, new research shows
Increased flooding will hit England’s poorest hardest, new research shows
Why you should stop mowing your lawn to help the bees
Why you should stop mowing your lawn to help the bees
‘Sufficient appetite’ to explore reintroduction of lynx to Scotland
‘Sufficient appetite’ to explore reintroduction of lynx to Scotland
The government will ‘stop at nothing’ to block disruptive climate protests, Grant Shapps says
The government will ‘stop at nothing’ to block disruptive climate protests, Grant Shapps says
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UK could approve Cumbria coal mine 5 months after pledging to phase out coal
UK could approve Cumbria coal mine 5 months after pledging to phase out coal
The guerrilla gardeners claiming back space for nature
The guerrilla gardeners claiming back space for nature
Vanessa Nakate: ‘The climate issue is the biggest threat that is facing our lives right now’
Vanessa Nakate: ‘The climate issue is the biggest threat that is facing our lives right now’
Laura Tobin: ‘Most people have conditioned themselves not to think about climate change’
Laura Tobin: ‘Most people have conditioned themselves not to think about climate change’
The eco swaps that will actually make your life more sustainable
The eco swaps that will actually make your life more sustainable
Environmental defenders, not victims: What we can learn from the San people of Southern Africa
Environmental defenders, not victims: What we can learn from the San people of Southern Africa
Here are 5 climate podcasts that will change how you view the planet
Here are 5 climate podcasts that will change how you view the planet
Four easy ways you can boost biodiversity – with or without a garden
Four easy ways you can boost biodiversity – with or without a garden
Robert Macfarlane: ‘We’ve almost run out of language to describe and evoke breakdown and warming’
Robert Macfarlane: ‘We’ve almost run out of language to describe and evoke breakdown and warming’
Natural history GCSE to be introduced as part of government’s climate education strategy
Natural history GCSE to be introduced as part of government’s climate education strategy
Britain is facing an invisible extinction of biodiversity
Britain is facing an invisible extinction of biodiversity
Why England’s rivers are so polluted – and what you can do about it
Why England’s rivers are so polluted – and what you can do about it
Fifty years after the Gaia hypothesis was first published, understanding it is more vital than ever
Fifty years after the Gaia hypothesis was first published, understanding it is more vital than ever
5 things you need to know about the UK’s new energy strategy
5 things you need to know about the UK’s new energy strategy
Shell paid no tax on its UK oil and gas production last year – despite making a £14.7bn profit
Shell paid no tax on its UK oil and gas production last year – despite making a £14.7bn profit
5 ways scientists say lifestyles must change to save the planet
5 ways scientists say lifestyles must change to save the planet
What can I do to help fix climate change? Your ultimate guide to taking action
What can I do to help fix climate change? Your ultimate guide to taking action
World faces ‘now or never’ chance to keep global warming within 1.5C, IPCC warns
World faces ‘now or never’ chance to keep global warming within 1.5C, IPCC warns
The government needs to ‘put climate and nature at the heart of education in the UK’
The government needs to ‘put climate and nature at the heart of education in the UK’
Sewage dumped into rivers almost 400,000 times in 2021
Sewage dumped into rivers almost 400,000 times in 2021
Government climate targets give polluters ‘free pass’ to keep emitting carbon
Government climate targets give polluters ‘free pass’ to keep emitting carbon
Banks with net zero targets are ‘actively lobbying against’ climate policies
Banks with net zero targets are ‘actively lobbying against’ climate policies
What Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement means for the climate and environment
