One of the most distinguishable features of the COVID-19 era is the public, everyday use of personal protective equipment (PPE), mainly in the form of disposable face masks and latex gloves. And…
Exclusive: Melt of glaciers in the Himalayas and South America could threaten water supply of hundreds of millions of people, says leading glaciologist Prof Jemma Wadham
The rapid retreat of …
For decades, the frozen Arctic was little more than a footnote in global economic competition, but that’s changing as its ice melts with the warming climate.
Exclusive: Shadow business secretary calls for the UK to ‘reckon’ with fossil fuels as The Independent launches campaign for greater action on climate.
The world’s recovery from Covid-19 must not be…
Ecosystem degradation is a major threat to livelihoods and sustainable development across the globe. Habitat loss also increases the risk of pandemics, serving to remind us of humans’ complex and…
Labelling nuclear hydrogen as green is likely to cause irritation among countries without atomic power or exiting it.
French and Russian state-owned nuclear energy giants EDF and Rosatom have teamed…
Pollution created by one outdoor gas heater for five hours a day is almost the same as that from heating an entire home for a day, according to a new report.
The reopening of the UK’s pubs and…
Expansion of Vietnam’s wind and solar farms is proving crucial to powering its economic growth.
Just as Brazil’s rivers supply it with hydroelectric power and faults in the earth’s crust provide…
High street chain’s farm project could put pressure on wild pollinators, warn conservationists.
An attempt by Marks & Spencer to “do good for the environment” by releasing 30 million honeybees…
The world faces a make-or-break moment in the fight against climate change. We are running out of time to make our economies greener and avoid the tipping point when climate change slides out of…
The legal battle over Byhalia pipeline has become a flashpoint in the conversation about environmental justice and the right of energy companies to take private land
The only things Karmen Johnson…
A recent report by British think tank Ember highlights the urgent need to stop using coal for power generation if we are to have any chance of meeting the targets set out in the
Follow the latest updates on day of global environmental talks.
Extension Rebellion put noses out of joint across both sides of the pond on Earth Day. While the climate activists were smashing…
At Joe Biden’s virtual summit, achieving net zero by 2050 was considered a given, not something you might do, possibly, if Matt Canavan lets you.
While Australians slept on Thursday night, an…
Much of the conversation surrounding the ecological benefits of tropical rainforests focuses on South America's Amazon. However, the forests of Central Africa are just as important.