Environment
‘It is a crime’: Amazon deforestation surges to worst in 15 years
“We are seeing the Amazon rainforest being destroyed by a government which made environmental destruction its public policy.”
EU move to ban products linked to deforestation two weeks after Cop26
The European Commission will also take steps to protect European soils through measures prevented by the UK when it was part of the bloc.
Insulate Britain activists jailed for blocking M25
The group received prison sentences of between three and six months after they admitted breaching a High Court injunction.
Waste emissions and stalling recycling rates ‘will stop UK’s net zero goal’
According to a new report by the National Infrastructure Commission, Britain’s recycling rates have stagnated since 2013.
Fewer people are living climate-conscious lives since Covid
People are less concerned about the impact of the products they buy and the services they use, an Ipsos survey found.
England’s crucial carbon-storing peatland is owned by just 124 landowners
A new report says the burning of peatland by grouse moor estates is contributing to the climate emergency.
Tory climate tsar ‘sorry’ as India and China make last-minute deal changes
Prime minister Boris Johnson's handling of the UK's own affairs may have also weakened Britain's leadership by example.
PM’s ‘do as I say, not as I do’ approach to Cop26 sent wrong message – Labour
"At the moment we’ve got a Prime Minister who says do as I say, not as I do – and I think that sends the wrong message out," Angela Rayner has said.
Brexit is threatening UK’s ability to tackle the climate crisis, Scotland says
“We need to start to recognise that limited access to the right labour markets could compromise our ability to move at the pace at which we need to tackle climate change," Scotland's leading climate group said.