Environment
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.
Next time someone complains about climate activists disrupting traffic, show them this picture
Floods in West Germany killed hundreds of people and deposited the equivalent of four decades’ worth of waste in the valley.
US and China strike surprise agreement to cooperate on climate crisis
The agreement between the world's two biggest CO2 emitters has been hailed as a "new hope" for meeting the 1.5C temperature goal.
Young climate activists file lawsuit to UN urging them to declare highest level of emergency
“We are quickly running out of time to protect children and future generations, and we’re demanding adults step up right now and rally a critical global response to the climate crisis," one young climate activist has said.