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Climate expert ‘sacked’ after refusing flight to Germany over carbon emissions

Gianluca Grimalda says he was fired when he refused to return at short notice by plane from a research trip near Papua New Guinea

Sunak’s U-turns make net zero harder and keep bills high, watchdog warns

Climate Change Committee also says rowing back on climate policies has harmed investment into UK

Refusing to fly has lost me my job as a climate researcher. It’s a price worth paying

Two weeks ago, my employer presented me with a stark ultimatum: return to my offices in Kiel, Germany, within five days, or lose my job.

A hotter world forcing people on the move needs vision, not Suella Braverman’s rabble-rousing words

The home secretary’s ‘hurricane’ warning is out of step with public opinion. A global solution is vital

Recent fires have been a triggering reminder of previous disasters. Our resilience is being tested yet again

Until governments engage with and provide more funding to the people under threat, we will always be playing a dangerous game of catchup

‘They challenged the Communist monopoly’: Vietnam regime turns on its climate champions

NGO leaders and technical experts who helped secure western aid for official shift to clean energy are being locked up now that they are no longer needed

Could superpowered plants be the heroes of the climate crisis?

Carbon-guzzling trees and crops, genetically altered to boost photosynthesis and store carbon in the roots, could absorb millions of tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere

‘They don’t go for jewellery any more’: Olive oil theft on the rise in Greece

As poor harvests send prices soaring, one raid mounted on a quiet rural grower netted an illicit haul worth €300,000

EU abandons promise to ban toxic chemicals in consumer products

Exclusive: Plan to outlaw all but the most vital of harmful chemicals is not included in leaked policy proposals

EU to crack down further on microplastics after glitter ban

The European Commission aims to cut plastic pellet pollution by 74% by the end of the decade The EU has announced further plans to crack down on microplastics after its ban on glitter came into force.

Global electricity grid must be upgraded urgently to hit climate goals, says IEA

Investment needs to double to more than $600bn a year by 2030 after ‘decade of stagnation’, says agency

Why we should all dig into poo – all you need is a spoon

Cowpats in a Cambridge meadow offer vital lessons in how a host of tiny creatures sustain our planet

‘Every square inch is covered in life’: the ageing oil rigs that became marine oases

Built decades ago, California’s offshore oil platforms are home to a huge diversity of marine life. Now a debate rages over their future

Biden administration to award $7bn in grants to create US ‘hydrogen hubs’

Energy department says program will achieve climate goals, but climate advocates are skeptical it will reduce emissions

Delayed environment laws spark calls for urgent government action on water and fracking

Minister Tanya Plibersek should strengthen ‘trigger’ protection to ensure projects are assessed for impact on water resources

SUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study finds

Exclusive: UK climate campaign group Possible calls for ‘polluter pays’ tax based on vehicle size

Solar-powered off-road car finishes 620-mile test drive across north Africa

The Stella Terra was designed by students at Eindhoven University of Technology and completed trip without recharging

Ivory Coast: €300m from Amsterdam for water and the fight against coastal erosion

While shortages of drinking water and the advance of coastal erosion are having a negative impact on people's activities in Ivory Coast, €300 million in funding from the Netherlands will enable the West African country to build resilience in the affected areas. Th

Scottish community secures funds to build turbine

A Scottish community group, ATTIX Community Interest Company (CIC), has achieved an impressive accomplishment by securing more than £5 million in funding for their community-owned onshore wind turbine project.

VSB plans 450-MW wind-solar hybrid project in Finland

VSB Uusiutuva Energia Suomi Oy, the Finnish subsidiary of German renewables developer VSB Group, is gearing up for an ambitious hybrid project in Finland’s North Ostrobothnia region.