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Swampy on tunnels, bailiffs and 25 years of protest: ‘We need to stop capitalists destroying the planet’

He became a household name in the 90s, then disappeared from view. But he never stopped protesting. Now the man known as the human mole is busier than ever

Climate

Indonesia's biodiesel drive is leading to deforestation

Indonesia pledged at the recent COP26 climate summit that its gre

Energy Climate Technology Solutions

Arctic heat record is like Mediterranean, says UN

The highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic, 38C (100F),

Climate

Thwaites: Antarctic glacier heading for dramatic change

Scientists are warning of dramatic changes at one of the biggest

Climate

Six dead giraffes: Kenya drought horror captured in single picture

Aerial shot shows devastating effect of drought that has left people and animals without water

Climate

‘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

Energy Climate Technology Solutions

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’

Energy Climate Technology Solutions

Music industry unites to pledge net-zero emissions by 2050

Major labels Sony, Universal and Warner join independents signing up to climate schemes that guide companies toward cleaner futures

Energy Climate

Mining giant concedes emissions ‘blowout’ at Queensland coalmine

Documents show Anglo American breached carbon limits at Capcoal mine by at least 841,000 tonnes over four years

Energy Climate Environment

Bugs across globe are evolving to eat plastic, study finds

Surprising discovery shows scale of plastic pollution and reveals enzymes that could boost recycling

Environment

Sailing away: superyacht industry booms during Covid pandemic

Record-breaking number of vessels being built or on order worldwide, despite environmental concerns

Climate Environment

How border walls are triggering ecological disaster

Like humanity, wildlife knows no boundaries. Stopping people moving also carves up habitats, driving species to extinction

Climate Environment

7m tonnes of raw sewage a year discharged into Northern Irish rivers

Assembly member urges £2bn boost for sewage infrastructure as report reveals poor health of waterways

Environment

Amazon’s plastic waste soars by a third during pandemic, Oceana report finds

Online retailer disputes study saying it produced 270,000 tonnes of packaging last year, with 10,000 tonnes likely to end up in seas

Environment

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

Energy Technology Solutions

Entangled whale cannot be freed with newborn calf close by, ocean experts say

Ocean experts who are monitoring a North Atlantic right whale that gave birth while entangled in fishing rope say there is little chanc

Environment

‘2.4C is a death sentence’: Vanessa Nakate’s fight for the forgotten countries of the climate crisis

She started a youth strike in Uganda – then just kept going. She discusses climate justice, reparations, imperialism and why the global north must take responsibility

Climate

Brazil wildfires killed an estimated 17 million animals

Amid the bleakness of 2020, scientists in Brazil concluded a part

Climate Environment

In pictures: Crowds celebrate death of Pinochet's widow in Chile

Lucia Hiriart, the widow of the former Chilean dictator Augusto P

What's behind suicides by thousands of Indian housewives?

Why do thousands of Indian housewives kill themselves every year?