The UK’s green energy initiatives are failing just at the moment when we hold the leadership of Cop26Britain’s electricity generation went through an unfortunate phase last year. According to the UK-based website Carbon Brief, it got dirtier for the fi…
The Guardian view on climate activism: between obedience and resistance | Editorial
Non-violent civil disobedience remains a vital tool for protest, but its form is shiftingIf asked to name a news story linked to environmental protest in 2021, chances are that most British people would, depending on where they live, mention either the…
Asad Rehman on climate justice: ‘Now we are seeing these arguments cut through’
Once a ‘reluctant environmentalist’, Rehman is key figure in movement that links climate crisis with racial, economic and social justiceAsad Rehman, who emerged as a key figure among the coalition of activists who took to the streets during last month’…
A seed for all seasons: can ancient methods future-proof food security in the Andes?
In Peru’s remote villages, farmers have used diverse crops to survive unpredictable weather for millennia. Now they are using this knowledge to adapt to the climate crisisIn a pastoral scene that has changed little in centuries, farmers wearing red woo…
Trees, seeds and urban bees: Age of Extinction’s year in pictures
Our photographers brought the natural world to the fore, with pictures of wildlife and the efforts to conserve them across the globe Continue reading…
Latin America urges US to reduce plastic waste exports to region
Study finds exports to region doubled in 2020 with practice predicted to grow as US invests in recycling plantsEnvironmental organisations across Latin America have called on the United States to reduce plastic waste exports to the region, after a repo…
Winter solstice 2021 celebrations – in pictures
Revellers in England and Ireland mark the shortest day of the year and official first day of winter Continue reading…
The Guardian view on the police bill: a fight for the right to protest | Editorial
Labour and the Lords must take a stand against the draconian crackdown on demonstrators proposed by ministers An already illiberal police and crime bill threatens to become even more so, if 18 pages of amendments added to it by the government in the Ho…
Great Barrier Reef could face another mass bleaching by end of January, forecast says
Scientists are hoping La Niña conditions might yet stave off threat from predicted heat accumulation in northern and central reefGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingCorals across large parts of the Great Barrier Reef could be hit by ma…
人類にはカーボンニュートラルな鉄鋼「グリーンスチール」が直ちに必要だ
鉄鋼業界は年間約20億トンを生産し、30億トン以上のCO2を排出している。これは温室効果ガス全体の約7％にあたる。だが、鉄の還元に炭素ではなく再生可能エネルギーで電気分解されたグリーン水素を使う新しい方法によって、2021年夏にはスウェーデンのヴェンチャー企業が“グリーンスチール”を製造した。この技術が広く普及すれば、業界が排出するCO2の9割、世界全体のCO2排出量の6％を減らすことが可能となる。
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