Chris Jackson believes companies promoted ‘unsustainable’ fossil gas projects to access billions in taxpayer subsidiesOil companies have used false claims over the cost of producing fossil fuel hydrogen to win over the Treasury and access billions in t…
Great Barrier Reef: scientists discover 400-year-old giant coral
Named Muga dhambi by traditional owners, it was uncovered on a marine citizen science courseGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAt 10.5 metres wide, four centuries old and twice the size of its nearest cousin, an “exceptionally large” …
Geronimo the alpaca given 24-hour reprieve
Owner receives word that officials will not try to enforce warrant before 5pm on FridayGeronimo, the condemned alpaca, has been granted another 24-hour reprieve, with its owner claiming the UK government hopes she will carry out its “dirty work” and pu…
Extinction Rebellion targets City of London over climate role
Protests starting next week aim to highlight the billions poured into fossil fuels by financial sectorThe City of London will be the target of a new round of Extinction Rebellion protests aimed at highlighting the role of high finance in the climate cr…
Not enough turkeys for Christmas due to Brexit, poultry producers warn
Government urged to relax UK immigration rules after one in six jobs left unfilled since EU departureUK poultry producers have warned that serious staff shortages caused by Brexit could mean there are not enough turkeys to go round this Christmas.This …
Caldor fire levels California town of Grizzly Flats as dry weather fuels blazes
Two people hospitalized with serious injuries as houses reduced to ash and post office and school destroyedFew homes were left standing in Grizzly Flats, California, the small northern California forest town leveled by the Caldor fire on Tuesday.Street…
The Guardian view on buildings – out with the new! For the planet’s sake | Editorial
Tearing down old structures and throwing up new ones is how we usually make our streetscapes. It’s also ruinous for the climateA new and highly swanky hotel lands in Edinburgh, a mass of shimmering bronze-coloured coils, and all anyone can think to say…
Spain prosecutors launch inquiry into mystery fish deaths
Hundreds of dead fish have appeared along shores of one of Europe’s largest saltwater lagoonsProsecutors in the southern Spanish region of Murcia have launched an investigation after hundreds of dead fish began washing up along the shores of one of Eur…
Retrofitting: why carbon-reducing renovations are going to be big business
Draughty homes contribute to 14% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, but a wave of eco-refurbs is changing thatUK government ‘failing to help local leaders achieve net zero’When Boris Afinogenov moved to Liverpool from Lithuania in 2011, he knew that…
Lake District in peril due to climate emergency and influx of pandemic walkers
Paths have eroded and wildlife at risk as crowds jostle for space amid social distancingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt was in the Lake District where William Wordsworth “wander’d lonely as a cloud” and the only crowd he …