Conservationist delivers petition to Buckingham Palace and urges royals to set example before Cop26Chris Packham has called on the royal family to “step up” by committing to rewilding their estates before the Cop26 climate summit.The conservationist an…
Fossil fuel companies paying top law firms millions to ‘dodge responsibility’
Over the last five years, the 100 top law firms in the US represented fossil fuel clients in 358 legal cases and transactions worth $1.36tnThe world’s biggest corporate law firms have been making millions of dollars representing fossil fuel companies b…
Clean environment is a human right, UN council agrees
Human rights council also appoints special rapporteur to monitor impact of climate crisis on rightsThe UN’s main human rights body has overwhelmingly voted to recognise the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right, a…
Only noisy protest makes politicians take action to avoid climate catastrophe | Fatima Ibrahim
From the Suffragettes to the anti-apartheid movement, people taking disruptive action have been on the right side of historyFatima Ibrahim is co-founder of Green New Deal RisingThe home secretary, Priti Patel, announced a string of new measures this we…
Cop26 activists fear influx of English police will mar ‘friendly’ approach
Climate groups concerned about presence in Glasgow of officers from forces known for heavy-handed tacticsClimate campaigners are worried an influx of officers from elsewhere in the UK will undermine Police Scotland’s commitment to rights-based policing…
Number of butterflies in the UK at a record low, survey finds
Experts say results of Butterfly Conservation’s latest survey signal that nature is ‘in crisis’The UK has recorded its lowest ever number of butterflies in an annual survey of the insects, prompting conservationists to warn that nature is in crisis.But…
Terrawatch: how climate change alters impact of volcanic eruptions
Cooling impact of very explosive eruptions could be amplified while moderate eruptions have less effectIt’s well known that volcanic eruptions alter the climate but can human-made climate change alter volcanic eruptions? Curiously, the answer appears t…
Shipping firms vow to cut emissions if governments support low-carbon tech
Industry calls for levy to fund new technologies – but environmentalists say proposal blocks climate progressThe global shipping industry has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by mid-century – but only if governments impose a mandatory…
Birmingham to become a super-sized low-traffic neighbourhood
Council plans to divert car traffic from city via a ring road while providing more buses and cycle linesBirmingham has announced what it calls a “transformative” transport plan that will see the car-centric city becoming a super-sized low-traffic neigh…
The Montana couple taking on wildfires – in pictures
Samsara Duffey spends months scouring the horizon for blazes as a fire lookout while her husband, Mark, who is based about 280 miles away, parachutes out of planes to fight fires as a member of an elite squad of smokejumpers. In the western United Stat…