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21 10 2021 | 10:10

UK’s net zero plan falls short on ambition and funding, say critics

Government says strategy would create 440,000 jobs, but Treasury warns taxes may need to rise to fund changes. The UK government’s long-awaited strategy for reaching net zero emissions falls short…

21 10 2021 | 10:03

To fight the climate crisis, banks must stop financing factory farming

Public development banks are directly undermining UN and Paris climate goals by channeling billions of taxpayer dollars into multinational meat corporations

21 10 2021 | 08:51

Δείκτης κινδύνου καταστροφών - Η Ελλάδα και οι χώρες που κινδυνεύουν περισσότερο παγκοσμίως

Πόσο κινδυνεύουμε στην Ελλάδα; Ο Δείκτης Κινδύνου Φυσικών Καταστροφών που αξιολογεί 183 χώρες. Η πανδημία  Covid-19 μπορεί να αποτελεί και για το 2121 το μεγαλύτερο ”μέτωπο” που έχει να…

20 10 2021 | 08:35

Τα γεγονότα πίσω από την κρίση κόστους στο φυσικό αέριο

H τιμή του φυσικού αερίου έχει εκτιναχθεί, συμπαρασύροντας κάθε υπηρεσία ή μεταποίηση που το χρησιμοποιεί. Ποια γεγονότα βρίσκονται πίσω από την έκρηξη τιμών που έχει οδηγήσει στην τέλεια ενεργειακή…

18 10 2021 | 09:10

A US small-town mayor sued the oil industry. Then Exxon went after him

The mayor of Imperial Beach, California, says big oil wants him to drop the lawsuit demanding the industry pay for the climate crisis Serge Dedina is a surfer, environmentalist and mayor of…

17 10 2021 | 09:23

The Energy Crisis Is Spreading Faster Than The Coronavirus And COP26 Leaders Face A Faustian Choice

The energy crisis is spreading as fast as the coronavirus once did. But that economic strife will also climax. The supply shortages, though, are adding up just as the COP26 meeting prepares to get…

17 10 2021 | 09:16

Why China's climate policy matters to us all

China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate…

17 10 2021 | 09:05

COP26: What is the Glasgow climate conference and why is it important?

The UK is hosting a summit that is seen as crucial if climate change is to be brought under control. The meeting in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November could lead to major changes to our everyday…

16 10 2021 | 13:01

Why white people get wealthier after disasters but others suffer – an illustrated story.

Government programs that help people recover their wealth after natural disasters end up reinforcing inequality    

16 10 2021 | 12:55

Scottish Government invests £1.8 billion to cut emissions from homes and buildings

The Heat in Buildings Strategy plans to increase the number of renewable heating systems to improve the energy performance of buildings and help cut greenhouse gas emissions. Home emissions…

16 10 2021 | 12:17

10 great city projects for nature – from vertical forests to a ‘gangsta garden’

Around the world, architects, activists and communities are finding ways to bring wildlife into urban areas

16 10 2021 | 11:35

Where is the money? Climate finance shortfall threatens global warming goals

Time is running out for rich governments to deliver on unmet funding promises before COP26 climate talks, with many developing nations saying their emissions cuts depend on it * Rich nations under…

16 10 2021 | 11:20

Five climate commitments to you as we face the defining issue of our times

Editorial: The Independent has always put the environment at the centre of what we do – this has never been more important

16 10 2021 | 11:18

Seeing is Believing

For those who still doubt climate change

16 10 2021 | 10:55

Cocktail of pesticides in almost all oranges and grapes, UK study finds

Traces of 122 different pesticides in 12 most polluted fruit and veg products, many with links to cancer. Almost all grapes and oranges contain a “cocktail of pesticides” according to research,…

16 10 2021 | 10:45

Nobel prize: why climate modellers deserved the physics award – they’ve been proved right again and again

This year’s Nobel prize in physics has been split between Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi. While Parisi is a theoretical physicist, the other two are climate modellers whose work…

16 10 2021 | 09:56

Διδάγματα από το σοκ - Στην αγκαλιά του Πούτιν ή στο χάος;

Χρειάστηκε η ενεργειακή κρίση για να περάσει ως πρώτη είδηση η πληροφορία ότι η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση εξαρτάται κατά 90% από εισαγόμενα ορυκτά καύσιμα. Και όπως είναι φυσικό όσο το μερίδιο των ορυκτών…

16 10 2021 | 09:34

Οι πλούσιοι… οικολόγοι (!) και η χαμένη αξιοπιστία του κράτους…

Το ερώτημα δεν είναι ρητορικό αλλά προέκυψε μετά από μια συζήτηση που είχα με τον διευθυντή του ελληνικού τμήματος της περιβαλλοντικής οργάνωσης Greenpeace, Νίκο Χαραλαμπίδη. Αφορμή για τη συζήτηση…

16 10 2021 | 09:02

Αντισταθμίστε το αποτύπωμα άνθρακα του αυτοκινήτου σας με 3 βήματα

Μια πρωτοποριακή πλατφόρμα μας καθιστά πιο υπεύθυνους οδηγούς, ως προς το περιβάλλον. Μπορείς να γίνεις μέλος αρκετών περιβαλλοντικών οργανώσεων, δίνοντας ένα μικρό ποσό κάθε μήνα, προκειμένου να…

15 10 2021 | 16:08

Most businesses have already been hit by extreme weather, but still aren’t preparing for future climate disruption

Watching news reports of severe flooding in Europe, of devastating wildfires in the US, of melting ice caps at the poles, very few people now would deny that our climate is changing. The UK’s…