We’d like to know what message you would want to send to concentrate the minds of world leaders at the conference in Glasgow from 31 October until 12 NovemberIt’s a huge moment for the global struggle with the climate emergency, and yet already concern…
EU lawmakers vote to prolong fossil fuel gas subsidies until 2027
Campaigners voice dismay after rule permitting gas pipelines where energy is mixed with hydrogenEuropean lawmakers have voted to prolong subsidies for fossil fuel gas until 2027, opening a potential backdoor for pollution that campaigners said would be…
The invisible migrant workers propping up Ireland’s €4bn meat industry
There has been a chronic mistreatment of workers in the country’s meat industry, according to unionsRead more: exploitation of meat plant workers rife across UK and EuropeIn spring 2018, Alina Serbenco’s husband, Vasile, sat in a fast-food outlet in Du…
Britain’s leaky homes make the energy crisis worse. Why have governments not fixed them? | Max Wakefield
Our housing stock needs better insulation and low-carbon heating, or we’ll continue to suffer these shocksOver the past few days the country has been thrown into panic, as soaring gas prices threaten to plunge hundreds of thousands more households into…
Sew it yourself! Inside the zero-waste, zero-sweatshop fashion revolution
In lockdown, thousands of people began making their own clothes for the first time – a movement born of creativity and conscious consumptionMy foot hovers nervously over the sewing machine pedal. I am cautiously working my way through a sew-it-yourself…
‘Blah, blah, blah’: Greta Thunberg lambasts leaders over climate crisis
Exclusive: Activist says there are many fine words but the science does not lie – CO2 emissions are still risingGreta Thunberg has excoriated global leaders over their promises to address the climate emergency, dismissing them as “blah, blah, blah”.She…
How German coalition wrangling could affect Cop26 mood
Analysis: after Germany’s climate election, UN summit delegates will be watching to see what is agreed on coal phase-outIt was called Germany’s climate election. After deadly floods in July sharpened the focus on the climate emergency, all parties vied…
Virgin Media’s recycling promise gets zero marks
I needed to dispose of au unused set-top box and it told me to put it in the binLast year I upgraded my Virgin Media TV package, and, as result, ended up with two set-top boxes I needed to dispose of.One, sent in error, was new and unused. Despite my r…
‘False choice’: is deep-sea mining required for an electric vehicle revolution?
Deep sea mining firms claim their rare metals are necessary to power clean tech – but with even major electric car firms now backing a moratorium, critics say there is an alternative• More from this series: Race to the bottom – the rush to mine the dee…
Revealed: exploitation of meat plant workers rife across UK and Europe
Thousands of outsourced workers on inferior pay and conditions to fulfil demand for cheap meat, Guardian investigation showsRead more: ‘The whole system is rotten’: life inside Europe’s meat industryMeat companies across Europe have been hiring thousan…