Environment

UN warns that ‘land is drying up’ in countries across the globe

Met Office data shows we have enough water, the problems lie in timing

Critics question whether offsets are an effective tool to mitigate climate change – or just greenwashing

As well as the method with which we travel, tourist hot spots are likely to change due to rising temperatures

The law is designed to reduce not only inflation but also carbon emissions and prescription drug costs

Population decline paints apocalyptic picture for Earth’s ecosystems

Democrat senator Joe Manchin ‘pulled the plug’ on President Biden’s climate change legislation

The popular but controversial tactic to limit greenhouse gases has faced continued scrutiny

National Drought Group considering tough restrictions to deal with hot, dry weather

Expert warns that yesterday’s high temperatures are ‘just the beginning’

As deaths rise, transport buckles and health services feel the strain, some are urging a bit of perspective

Number of people on planet is growing at its slowest rate since 1950, says UN report

Cognitive function, mental health and even crime are all linked to high temperatures

Thousands evacuated from their homes as heat-related death toll rises

While the heat can be welcome when you’re on holiday, it can feel unbearable at home

Government plans to expand UK’s nuclear network to help achieve net-zero

Should we take steps to guard our genetic security? Is wind power overpriced? And why are so many of us turning off the news

Report says coexistence with wild animals in India is ‘reaching the threshold of tolerance’

Critics claim ‘half-baked’ proposals will do little to improve food security, standards or sustainability

Has Scotland’s minimum drink price failed? Has Jordan reached a tipping point for women’s rights? And will seaside towns be abandoned to the waves?

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Heat and humidity combine to create deadly conditions that will only get more common

Dozens are thought to have died, schools have been forced to close and taps have run dry

Top scientists point to connection for first time in new IPCC study

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Almost 350 people have been arrested since the group started taking action across the country on 1 April

Days of the gas boiler ‘are numbered’ as Britain heads towards a ‘home heating revolution’

Nuclear energy forms the ‘centrepiece’ of Boris Johnson’s new energy strategy

Nuclear energy at the heart of plan dismissed by critics as a ‘missed opportunity’

The technology could help ‘neutralise’ emissions from power plants, according to UN report on climate change

UN atomic agency to investigate reports that Russian troops left with radiation exposure

Spanish firm’s plans have been met with fierce resistance from campaigners and scientists

Prime minister looking at ‘all options’ to secure the UK’s energy supplies

Farming and fisheries industries voice concern about reintroduction of wild species