Environment
How to keep cooking and hot water costs down if the energy crisis has increased your bill

How to keep cooking and hot water costs down if the energy crisis has increased your bill
The energy crisis has left many people footing extortionate bills. Here’s how to keep the cost of cooking and heating water down at home.
Why you should count your plastic waste to help fight pollution

Why you should count your plastic waste to help fight pollution
Running this week, the Big Plastic Count can help you understand what waste you produce – and fight plastic pollution more widely.
Activists to stage mass protest on duke’s taxpayer-subsidised private estate

Activists to stage mass protest on duke’s taxpayer-subsidised private estate
Activists are planning to trespass on an estate used for pheasant shooting to call for the right to roam in England.
Climate activist hijacks smoothie brand Innocent’s Trafalgar Square PR stunt
Climate activist hijacks smoothie brand Innocent’s Trafalgar Square PR stunt
Why people are protesting against the British Museum
Why people are protesting against the British Museum
The guerrilla gardeners claiming back space for nature

The guerrilla gardeners claiming back space for nature
Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030

Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030
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
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
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
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’

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Spring Budget: We need to upgrade Britain’s leaky homes to insulate against the energy crisis

Spring Budget: We need to upgrade Britain’s leaky homes to insulate against the energy crisis
‘The invisible environmental disaster’: Why food waste matters – and how to avoid it

‘The invisible environmental disaster’: Why food waste matters – and how to avoid it
Here’s how you can waste less food and help save the planet

Here’s how you can waste less food and help save the planet
The overlooked climate and environmental issues we should all be talking about

The overlooked climate and environmental issues we should all be talking about
A new home has been built that could save you £2,000 a year in energy bills

A new home has been built that could save you £2,000 a year in energy bills
Everything you need to know about green jobs – and how to get one

Everything you need to know about green jobs – and how to get one
What 4,756,940 pieces of Lego lost at sea tell us about our attitudes to plastic pollution

What 4,756,940 pieces of Lego lost at sea tell us about our attitudes to plastic pollution
Government plans to use nature to combat climate change are ‘at severe risk of failure’

Government plans to use nature to combat climate change are ‘at severe risk of failure’
Why cargo bikes could be the future of green home delivery

Why cargo bikes could be the future of green home delivery
These are the least wasteful towns and cities in England – is yours on the list?

These are the least wasteful towns and cities in England – is yours on the list?
France has banned plastic packaging on fruit and veg – why can’t the UK?

France has banned plastic packaging on fruit and veg – why can’t the UK?
This map shows how many times your local area has flooded since 2007

This map shows how many times your local area has flooded since 2007
Plants are still running the world… but new David Attenborough series The Green Planet shows they need our help

Plants are still running the world… but new David Attenborough series The Green Planet shows they need our help
Charities label post-Brexit scheme for sustainable farming a ‘huge disappointment’

Charities label post-Brexit scheme for sustainable farming a ‘huge disappointment’
Why your clothes might be killing the planet – and where to source sustainable fashion

Why your clothes might be killing the planet – and where to source sustainable fashion
‘The water turned brown while I was in it’: Sewage pollution rises by more than 80% in a year

‘The water turned brown while I was in it’: Sewage pollution rises by more than 80% in a year
How to find out if your home is likely to flood – and what help you can get
