Food campaign Bite Back says 10 firms account for more carbon emissions globally than aviation industry Britain’s biggest food and drink firms are doing too little to tackle the climate emergency and are producing “staggering” amounts of greenhouse gases, campaigners claim. The
Scientists found 90% of young coral surveyed remained healthy compared with 25% of older corals, after mass bleaching event in the Caribbean Young corals bred using in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and planted in reefs around the US, Mexico and the Caribbean have surprised
It is hoped MV Shingle, intercepted in 2014 with 32m cigarettes onboard, will benefit marine life and tourism The valves opened, the sea gurgled in and slowly, imperceptibly at first, the ship began its journey to the bottom of the Atlantic. The 60-metre MV Shingle debuted in
Hosting the conference would help us overcome our colonial mentality and the fossil fuel lobby, both of which have held us back from tackling climate change Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast As the world grapples with the climate crisis, Australia
Exclusive: Meteorologists say climate change and the amount of heat being added to the oceans make predictions based on the past less reliable Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Bureau of Meteorology is shifting the way it communicates about
Cinnamon, a one-year-old female, escaped on Friday and has eluded inventive efforts to recapture her To catch a rat, many call pest control. But how does one go about catching the world’s largest rodent, the capybara? Zookeepers in Shropshire are wrestling with that very
Minister approved Thames Water project at location prioritised by Sadiq Khan for wild swimming Labour appeared to be in disarray on Wednesday over ambitions to clean up the River Thames for swimming. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced plans to prioritise an area of the
Asset Energy has 30 days to respond to industry minister Ed Husic’s request for further information about the proposed gas project off Sydney’s coast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The industry
In today’s newsletter: The party talked up its plans for the climate during this summer’s election – and now seems to be backing that up with real action • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition Good morning. During their election campaign, Labour made it clear
Conservation group calls on government to ban insect-killing neonicotinoid pesticides outright A national “butterfly emergency” has been declared by Butterfly Conservation after the lowest Big Butterfly Count since records began. An average of just seven butterflies per
Oxfam says ‘commonsense solution’ would reduce emissions and raise urgently needed climate finance Fair taxes on superyachts and private jets in the UK could have brought in £2bn last year to provide vital funds for communities suffering the worst effects of climate breakdown,
A network of public bodies are supposed to safeguard us from flooding. But, like old boys’ clubs, they are bastions of self-interest Labour’s first stage of government resembles a vast forensic excavation. As it works through the Conservatives’ midden of horrors, it discovers
ActionAid says ‘parasitic behaviour’ is fuelling the climate crisis and represents ‘corporate capture’ of public finance More than $650bn (£494bn) a year in public subsidies goes to fossil fuel companies, intensive agriculture and other harmful industries in the developing