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14 02 2022 | 07:45

Leonardo DiCaprio puts a nine-year ‘ticking clock’ on climate crisis – is he right?

The actor and environmentalist highlighted the importance of keeping global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius Leonardo DiCaprio has a warning for humanity, not unlike his scientist character in the…

14 02 2022 | 07:44

NSW activists ‘delighted’ as high court rejects Kepco’s coalmine in Bylong Valley

Environmental advocates tell South Korean miner to ‘pack its bags’ as company considers next steps The mining company Kepco has failed in its final legal bid to challenge a decision to reject its…

14 02 2022 | 07:41

Climate change threatens Hadrian's Wall treasures in England

Archaeologists at Hadrian's Wall in northern England say global warming could soon ruin undiscovered Roman artefacts. Nineteen hundred years after it was built to keep out barbarian hordes,…

14 02 2022 | 07:39

Force pension funds to align with net zero goal, says Richard Curtis

Film-maker urges UK ministers to make it mandatory for schemes to align portfolios with climate target Pension funds should face legal obligations to bring their investments in line with the net…

14 02 2022 | 07:39

The climate crisis is wreaking havoc but sport can be a part of the solution

As cricketers with resources to hand, we have the opportunity to support our sport in making a tangible difference

14 02 2022 | 07:35

Tory group fighting net zero ‘a small minority’, say parliamentarians

Chairs of eight all-party parliamentary groups pledge to support the UK’s green agenda MPs not fully behind net zero are “a small minority” and the government should stay committed to its goal, a…

14 02 2022 | 07:34

When it comes to the ‘costs’ of going green, the Tories suddenly care about poverty

Energy bills are not increasing because of feeble environmental levies – the solution is a tax on the oil giants

14 02 2022 | 07:33

NatWest launches green loans to help UK businesses go and grow greener

The new Green Loans proposition will offer borrowing with no arrangement fee to qualifying SMEs investing in eligible clean buildings, energy, transport and agriculture. The new Green Loans…

14 02 2022 | 07:32

A 1970s paper predicted societal collapse in 2040 - here’s what the analyst who confirmed it says now

Her Harvard thesis offers a bleak outlook on the course of civilization but sustainability expert Gaya Herrington tells Louise Boyle that the worst-case scenario is not inevitable.

14 02 2022 | 07:32

Climate change-induced extreme winter drought devastates crops in Spain and Portugal

Roofs peeking out of the water have become common every summer at the Lindoso reservoir in northwestern Spain. In parched years, parts would appear of the old village of Aceredo, submerged three…

14 02 2022 | 07:31

Future of world’s most exclusive horse race on thin ice due to global heating

White Turf race in St Moritz at risk because water in frozen lake is melting Each February the rich and famous descend upon St Moritz, not just for the slopes and après-ski but for one of the world…

14 02 2022 | 07:28

Can you really carbon offset a power station? Sure – but it’s unimpressive

EnergyAustralia is building a regular fossil fuel power station and buying carbon offsets based on its emissions “At EnergyAustralia, we’re already building Australia’s first carbon offset power…

14 02 2022 | 07:27

Thawing of Arctic permafrost may release cancer-causing gas, scientists warn

‘An unexpected plume of radon could represent a dangerous health hazard,’ lead author says A gas that causes lung cancer could be released into Arctic communities by permafrost that is thawing due…

14 02 2022 | 07:23

New greenfield housing still designed around cars, report finds

Housing developments on former farmland are adding hundreds of thousands of extra car journeys to England’s roads, a report has found.

14 02 2022 | 07:21

Architects call for mass insulation of England’s interwar suburbs

RIBA says scheme targeting efficiency and heating of older 20th-century housing could cut emissions by 4% From Kingstanding in Birmingham to Becontree in east London, architects are calling for…

14 02 2022 | 07:21

More than 100 nations take action to save oceans from human harm

Envoys at Brest summit sign up to measures to tackle fight against illegal fishing and cut pollution Representatives from more than 100 countries have committed to measures aimed at preserving the…

14 02 2022 | 07:19

The environmental activists bringing the climate crisis to the courtroom

There’s a growing trend of climate litigation around the world. Here’s a look at the Australian cases likely to make headlines this year In March 2021, a 16-year-old student and an octogenarian nun…

14 02 2022 | 07:19

No silver-bullet solutions for saving used planet

With much of the planet already "used-up", the world has hard choices to make over how to use land in the most sustainable and effective way.

14 02 2022 | 07:14

Here’s how to demolish the most common excuses for climate crisis apathy

Every one of us now has a duty to do something, if not for ourselves then for the survival of future generations Climate change is terrifying, so why don’t we do more to stop it? Read any headline…

14 02 2022 | 07:13

Urgent plan to decarbonise farming needed to hit net zero, UK government told

Shift to sustainable agriculture will boost farmers’ economic resilience and help tackle biodiversity crisis, major report says Farming and nature must be at the forefront of the British government’…