Environment

Should mortgages cost more for inefficient homes? Can companies be shamed into cutting wasted stock? And has the incel movement spread to women?

The government hopes to have 5.5 million heat pumps in British homes by 2030

Net zero plans for finance and homes are announced as the Treasury tots up the price tag

Inflated accommodation prices mean some visitors will travel from Edinburgh

Carbon emissions of four space tourists ‘up to 100 times more’ than passenger on long-haul flight

Britain and other countries warned of ‘full-blown crisis’ if temperatures plummet too low

Why is the UN worried about a supertanker in Yemen? Will strikes cause a streaming video shortage? And what next for the ‘zero-Covid’ success stories?…

Government hopes £5.2bn flood defence plan and lower emissions can protect UK homes and businesses

Home secretary plans to increase penalties for disrupting motorways amid road protest chaos

Are we on the verge of a new agricultural revolution? Why are comedians going to court? And what on earth is manifesting?

Regulations covering gene manipulation in agriculture are expected to be relaxed

Why do so many clinical trials exclude women? Will we soon be free of power cables? And is panda fertility finally on the rise?

PM tells world leaders to ‘grow up’ on tackling climate change

Delegates expected to land in Scotland in matter of weeks

Fears grow that the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter will not co-operate at forthcoming climate talks

Hundreds of lives have been claimed by devastating weather this year

International survey finds one in four young people ‘hesitant’ about starting families amid global warming fears

Rollout of the vehicles being hampered by lack of tech infrastructure

Experts say the technology could reduce current greenhouse gas levels within years

Italian capital has been declared the ‘sinkhole capital of Europe’

Experts question efficiency and effectiveness of unregulated schemes that allegedly cancel out travel emissions

Are German voters turning away from Angela Merkel and the centre-right? What’s really causing an NHS test tube shortage? And why is China banning game…

Urban populations in coastal areas face most severe impacts from rising temperatures

Will a new vaccine finally banish the Black Death? Why are US diplomats falling ill all over the world? And is flexitarianism a step to permanent chan…

Climate activists planning series of protests after ‘paralysing’ London’s West End

Rosé wine-growing areas in Provence were devastated by the blaze

Why is the government changing pension rules? How did a herd of elephants cross China? And will well-heeled drug users be named and shamed?

The ‘awkward squad’ are threatening to make trouble over net zero

Details still needed on who will bear cost of upfront investment

What are Russian soldiers doing in Libya? Are doom-laden climate headlines bad for our mental health? And are DIY gadget fixers about to get a break?

Public in favour of greater clean energy investment and limits on flying

Experts say government intervention will be key in tackling environmental crisis

Landmark study says global temperatures likely to rise by 1.5C over next 20 years

British firefighters deployed to Greece to help battle devastating blaze threatening capital city