Dear friends,
2021 must be the year to reconcile humanity with nature.
Until now, we have been destroying our planet.
We have been abusing it as if we had a spare one.
Our current resource use…
Polyester fibres that injure marine life were found in sea water across region.
The Arctic is “pervasively” polluted by microplastic fibres that most likely come from the washing of synthetic…
Loophole means asset manager can hold shares in firms earning less than a quarter of revenues from coal.
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, holds investments worth $85bn in coal companies…
Fossil fuels are set to remain the dominant source of electricity across Africa over the next decade, according to a new study.
Researchers found that around 2,500 power plants are planned, enough…
Boris Johnson and Justin Trudeau were among world leaders pledging to tackle wildlife loss at One Planet Summit.
The UN secretary-general has urged countries to do more to tackle the world’s climate…
Court says man would face ‘worsening of his respiratory pathology due to air pollution’ in country of origin.
A Bangladeshi man with asthma has avoided deportation from France after his lawyer…
As part of the Sustainable Markets Initiative, HRH The Prince of Wales, announces the ‘Terra Carta’ – a charter that puts sustainability at the heart of the private sector.
HRH The Prince of…
The world watched with a sense of dread in 2018 as Cape Town, South Africa, counted down the days until the city would run out of water. The region’s surface reservoirs were going dry amid its worst…
Both the climate crisis and the Paris Agreement are pressing policymakers for effective and sustainable climate action. Still, results show that our progress towards goals agreed is not as fast nor…
Report shows US was battered by punishing extreme weather on both the east and west coasts in 2020.
The US was battered by a record number of weather and climate-driven disasters in 2020 as…
If you’re feeling cooped up, defy the cold, head for your local park and marvel at the antics of gulls, starlings and fieldfares
I endured the first lockdown while living alone for a period in Spain…
The rapid decline of coal-fired power in the UK and petrol cars in Norway indicate how small policy changes can lead to dramatic climate action, researchers argue.
Activating positive “tipping…
What are we thinking? Oh, right. We’re not.
Standing on the moon, I see the battle rage below.
Standing on the moon, I see the soldiers come and go.
~ Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter
When I…
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, has announced that consent has been granted for the Hornsea Three Offshore Wind Farm.
Ørsted, one of the leading…
Country accounts for less than 0.1% of global emissions but suffers disproportionately from related disasters, say new report.
Kenya needs $62bn (£46bn) to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis…