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26 12 2021 | 14:06

Flying cars and sunblock for roads: The best climate solutions of the year

Ending fossil fuel dependency and restoring forests is vital, but what new developments has 2021 seen? The best way to tackle the worsening climate crisis is to slash emissions of greenhouse gases,…

26 12 2021 | 13:24

The rare spots of good news on climate change

It looks increasingly clear that we'll at least sidestep the worst-case scenarios.  

26 12 2021 | 12:33

UK police trial Tesla cars as fleets prepare for shift to electric

Positive results may lead to Model 3 cars being adopted by police, paramedic and fire services British police have been testing out Tesla cars as part of a drive to electrify more of their fleet,…

26 12 2021 | 11:57

At last I have good news on the climate crisis: all of us really can do something about it

Like most people, I was daunted by the scale of the emergency, but I now think the lifestyle changes needed to make progress are not that difficult

26 12 2021 | 11:54

The pandemic is a warning: we must take care of the earth, our only home

The climate crisis resembles a huge planetary lockdown, trapping humanity within an ever-deteriorating environment

26 12 2021 | 11:51

NSW approves Morrison government’s $600m Kurri Kurri gas-fired power plant

Critics say ‘polluting’ plant in the Hunter region – which will only operate 2% of the year – makes little commercial sense The NSW government has approved the construction of a $600m gas-fired…

21 12 2021 | 08:48

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ constantly cycle through ground, air and water, study finds

The Stockholm University study highlights the chemicals’ mobility, which has been found in penguin eggs and polar bears Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in the ocean are transported from seawater to…

21 12 2021 | 08:43

Wood burners cause nearly half of urban air pollution cancer risk – study

Exclusive: Wood smoke is a more important carcinogen than vehicle fumes, finds Athens analysis Wood burning stoves in urban areas are responsible for almost half of people’s exposure to cancer-…

16 12 2021 | 10:46

Want to turn your bicycle into an e-bike? Here’s just the gizmo

With Swytch, you can clamp a wheel, battery and sensor to any model and enjoy a power-assisted ride I’ve been something of a sceptic about technological bike gizmos over the years, add-ons that too…

16 12 2021 | 09:49

Russia vetoes UN security council resolution linking climate crisis to international peace

The resolution proposed that the climate crisis could potentially threaten ‘global peace, security and stability’ Russia has vetoed a first-of-its-kind UN security council resolution casting the…

16 12 2021 | 09:39

‘Colossal waste’: Nobel laureates call for 2% cut to military spending worldwide

Governments urged to use ‘peace dividend’ to help UN tackle pandemics, climate crisis and extreme poverty More than 50 Nobel laureates have signed an open letter calling for all countries to cut…

13 12 2021 | 06:53

Indonesia's biodiesel drive is leading to deforestation

Indonesia pledged at the recent COP26 climate summit that its greenhouse gas emissions would peak by 2030 and then start to fall.

13 12 2021 | 06:28

UK ‘embarrassed’ into funding Mozambique gas project, court hears

The UK was “embarrassed” into funding a huge gas project in Mozambique while considering ending overseas support for fossil fuels, a court has heard.

13 12 2021 | 06:23

‘We can’t save everybody’: could biobanking offer Australian animals a last hope against extinction?

As Australia faces an extinction crisis, some conservationists say that, to save some endangered species, we must have a national plan to freeze them On 15 December 2014, inside a repurposed…

13 12 2021 | 06:18

‘Gushing oil and roaring fires’: 30 years on Kuwait is still scarred by catastrophic pollution

Oilwells set alight by Iraqi forces in 1991 were put out within months, but insidious pollution still mars the desert For 10 months in Kuwait, everything was upside down. Daytime was full of…

13 12 2021 | 06:17

Concern over impact of Norfolk Boreas offshore windfarm on seabirds

Project backed by Boris Johnson likely to get go-ahead but is on site that rare birds travel though, campaigners say A major new windfarm project that will power millions of homes is likely to be…

13 12 2021 | 06:11

Hold the beef: McDonald’s avoids the bold step it must take to cut emissions

The company has announced big sustainability initiatives – but absent are the menu changes needed to significantly reduce beef production

10 12 2021 | 10:35

World’s largest lab-grown steak unveiled by Israeli firm

MeaTech 3D created the 4oz steak using 3D printing with real bovine cells that mature into muscle and fat The largest lab-grown steak yet produced has been unveiled by the Israeli company MeaTech…

10 12 2021 | 10:18

New US energy standards would reverse Trump’s war on lightbulbs

Trump’s energy department blocked a rule intended to phase out less efficient bulbs. Now Biden plans to move forward, slowly The Biden administration has moved to reverse the depredations endured…

09 12 2021 | 09:17

‘Vague and weak’ policies mean Scotland could miss emission targets

Climate Change Committee says Holyrood administration cannot show how it will cut CO2 by 75% There is an “acute risk” that Scotland will miss its targets to heavily cut carbon emissions because…