Sandrine Rousseau says people want politicians to be braver when it comes to tackling the climate crisisHer radical “punk ecology” has won support among activists on the left and been attacked by the far right as dangerous to the French nation. But San…
Climate crisis: fifth of London schools now susceptible to flooding
Sadiq Khan to warn time is running out to tackle emergency as he puts pressure on UK government to actA fifth of London’s schools are now susceptible to flooding and millions of people living in the capital are at “high risk” of suffering from the effe…
Boris Johnson to tell UN that Cop26 must be ‘turning point for humanity’
UK PM will say it is time for the world to ‘grow up’ and ‘listen to scientists’ in speech to general assemblyCop26 must be a “turning point for humanity” in just 40 days’ time, Boris Johnson has urged in a call to arms to fellow global leaders ahead of…
Russia forest fire damage worst since records began, says Greenpeace
Analysis shows over 18.16m hectares were destroyed in 2021, an absolute record since satellite monitoring beganRussia has endured its worst forest fire season in the country’s modern history, according to recent data from the Russian Forestry Agency an…
Britain faces a triple crunch – and the political cost for the Tories could be huge | Larry Elliott
The combined challenges of an economic slowdown, rising energy costs and the transition to net zero loom over this governmentLong before there was talk of an energy crisis, the government had been looking vulnerable. Economic growth is slowing and infl…
‘Betting on a low carbon future’: why China is ending foreign coal investment
Xi Jinping’s promise reflects growing awareness of the climate crisis in China and falling renewable pricesTuesday’s pledge by China’s president, Xi Jinping, to cease building new coal-fired power projects outside the country is welcome news to environ…
True Calling review – a government minister goes awol on long night of the soul
A politician’s long night of the soul becomes a confusing debate on the climate crisis in Erik Knudsen’s tiny-budget dramaThis tiny-budget British drama, written and directed by Erik Knudsen, begins intriguingly as the government’s energy minister goes…
Ministers plan legal action to stop Insulate Britain disrupting motorways
Priti Patel and Grant Shapps want injunction this week, which could lead to protesters being jailedPriti Patel and Grant Shapps are seeking a court injunction to stop environmental protesters from targeting major motorways after five days of tailbacks …
Global wildfire carbon dioxide emissions at record high, data shows
Figures from EU monitoring service for August are highest since it began measurements in 2003August was another record month for global wildfire emissions, according to new satellite data that highlights how tinderbox conditions are widening across the…
Johnson says he has changed his mind on the climate – but he’s still dragging his feet | Adrienne Buller
Outright denial has been replaced by something that may turn out to be even worse: delayAs he flew to New York yesterday to speak to the UN general assembly about the Cop26 climate conference, Boris Johnson was asked to defend old comments made by his …