The UK’s first new deep coalmine in 30 years will not be allowed to go ahead after a ruling in the high court.
On Friday morning, Justice Holgate ruled that plans to build the facility in Whitehaven…
Information on environmental impact can persuade consumers against carbon-heavy food choices, says study
Climate impact labels on foods such as red meat are an effective way to get people to stop…
Exclusive: Leaked documents reveal water firms are considering drastic measures to combat drought
Bans on filling public swimming pools, maintaining ponds, washing cars and cleaning offices and…
Scientists warn world ‘is heading in wrong direction’ amid rise in nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and methane
Atmospheric levels of all three greenhouse gases have reached record highs, according to…
Farmers say having solar sites allows them to subsidise food production during less successful years
Farmers have urged whoever succeeds Liz Truss as UK prime minister to abandon plans to ban solar…
Exclusive: Environment minister seeks to expand definition of prime farmland in drive for productivity
Ministers are planning to ban solar farms from most of England’s farmland, the Guardian can…
London’s fire commissioner has joined calls for a total national ban on disposable barbecues after they were blamed for starting wildfires in England during the recent spate of dry weather.
The…
Climate breakdown made the recent record UK heatwave 10 times more likely, researchers have found. Analysis by World Weather Attribution reveals that temperatures in the UK during the heatwave, when…
The US hunting lobby has spent £1m putting pressure on the government to delay the trophy import ban, a new report by MPs has found.
Boris Johnson promised to ban the imports of these trophies three…
Oral contraceptives for squirrels are working, research has found, and the government hopes they can be used to keep populations down in the UK.
Grey squirrels are an invasive species in the UK,…
The next Conservative party leader could be swayed into ditching its net zero strategy in order to receive the backing of climate-sceptic MPs, senior Tories fear.
Prominent backbenchers have been …
Many of the UK’s top scientists working on carbon capture technologies do not believe they will be developed and scaled up in time to reach net zero and limit global heating to 1.5C.
Rightwing populist parties have a detrimental impact on climate policy, researchers have found for the first time, amid growing fears of a similar movement in the UK.
Call comes as thinktank says the world’s 30 largest financial institutions are undermining their net zero targets.
Billionaire Sir Christopher Hohn has urged shareholders to vote against bank…
Better waste management needed to protect Arctic ecosystem, say scientists.
Microplastics from European rivers are finding their way to Arctic seas, research suggests.
Crackdown on sweeping eco-friendly claims hoped to boost faith in genuine sustainable products
Consumers are being duped into paying a premium for fashion products that make grand claims about their…
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…
Researchers say cutting carbon footprint of world’s wealthiest may be fastest way to reach net zero
Wealthy people have disproportionately large carbon footprints and the percentage of the world’s…
North Yorkshire fishers found pots heavy not with brown crab but with prized invader
Invasive king crabs have made their way to British shores, sparking fears that local brown crab and scallop…
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