Peers’ challenge to government may see it arguing for lower environmental standards at home while hosting global summitMinisters are facing a fortnight of showdowns with peers over weak post-Brexit green protections just weeks before the Cop26 summit o…
A little bird told me: how a magpie taught me I could be a father
Charlie Gilmour never wanted to have children – his father had abandoned him at six months and he feared he’d do the same. But then a magpie came into his life and changed everythingIt wasn’t long after our wedding – on our New Forest honeymoon, in fac…
Young country diary: searching for an adder with my eagle eyes
Colne Pointe nature reserve, Essex: These shy and mysterious animals are one of my favourites, but I had never seen one beforeAs a trainee zoologist, I love all animals, but I really love snakes! I’d never seen a wild adder, so when we went on an adven…
Louisiana Shell refinery left spewing chemicals after Hurricane Ida
Power outages from the storm have left air quality tracking systems out of commission, making public health concern hard to gaugeBehind a playground littered with downed tree branches, Shell’s refinery in Norco, Louisiana spewed black smoke from its st…
Anxiety and biscuits: the climate cafes popping up around the world
Organisers say showing people they are not alone in their fears is key to instigating climate actionKathy Kilmer tried bringing up the climate crisis twice at a recent dinner party, but it didn’t go well. Guests quickly turned the conversation to other…
Electric cars: Ofgem plans easier way for drivers to sell energy back to grid
Proposal by Great Britain’s regulator is to help make the switch from fossil fuel cars more affordableOfgem plans to make it easier for electric vehicle drivers to sell the energy stored in their car batteries back to power grid as part of a move to he…
Helping Australia’s threatened wildlife thrive – in pictures
A small team of ecologists and scientists are working to find new ways to bolster populations of Australia’s endangered native animals Continue reading…
10 quick questions: how much do you know about bees?
It’s the first weekend of spring in Australia – and while some of us can’t leave our hives, let’s pay tribute to those who canNew to Guardian Australia’s Saturday quiz series? Catch up hereOh look, it’s spring! The days are getting longer, the evenings…
World’s biggest biodiversity summit since Covid opens in Marseille
Emmanuel Macron tells IUCN World Conservation Congress ‘there is no vaccine for a sick planet’The world’s biggest biodiversity summit since the start of the pandemic has opened in the French port city of Marseille with a warning from Emmanuel Macron th…
What are big oil companies sending to Hurricane Ida flood victims? ‘Thoughts and prayers’
Critics pillory big oil companies for cynical expressions of sympathy while continuing to block climate solutions Major oil companies are being pilloried on social media for sending “thoughts and prayers” to victims of Hurricane Ida while sidestepping …