Climate change
Floating igloos offer hope for threatened penguins

Floating igloos offer hope for threatened penguins
Creator of new ‘Penguin Protection System’ says the structures protect endangered species while combating climate change
5 Jan 2021
2020 Quiz of the Year

2020 Quiz of the Year
Have you been paying attention to the year’s biggest events?
26 Dec 2020
Instant Opinion: tier system could ‘quickly collapse’

Instant Opinion: tier system could ‘quickly collapse’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 24 November
24 Nov 2020
Sending one less email a day cuts emissions by 16,000 tonnes

Sending one less email a day cuts emissions by 16,000 tonnes
UK research suggests unnecessary online chatter increases climate change
19 Nov 2020
‘Green Industrial Revolution’: Johnson’s ten-point plan

‘Green Industrial Revolution’: Johnson’s ten-point plan
UK to ban new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 as part of newly unveiled initiative to tackle climate change and create jobs
18 Nov 2020
‘Attenborough Effect’: the growth in sustainable investing

‘Attenborough Effect’: the growth in sustainable investing
Research links the veteran broadcaster’s documentaries to soaring demand for ‘green’ business practices
26 Oct 2020
Climate experts fly more than fellow scientists, study finds

Climate experts fly more than fellow scientists, study finds
Study results trigger calls for environmentalists to ‘look in the mirror’
20 Oct 2020

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Instant Opinion: Internal Market Bill ‘isn’t radical enough’

Instant Opinion: Internal Market Bill ‘isn’t radical enough’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 17 September
17 Sep 2020
Can the UK decarbonise without nuclear power?

Can the UK decarbonise without nuclear power?
Cancellation of Hitachi nuclear plant in Wales threatens to derail Downing Street’s plans for eliminating CO2
16 Sep 2020
CBI: climate action can spur UK economic recovery

CBI: climate action can spur UK economic recovery
Government urged to create green jobs and fast-track net-zero emissions goal
15 Sep 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘remember bad behaviour’ after Covid-19

Instant Opinion: ‘remember bad behaviour’ after Covid-19
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 14 September
14 Sep 2020
What the Spalte glacier tells us about climate change

What the Spalte glacier tells us about climate change
Scientists warn that calving of largest remaining Arctic ice shelf could be ‘major centre of action for the deglaciation of Greenland’
14 Sep 2020
In pictures: wildfires turn San Francisco skies orange 

In pictures: wildfires turn San Francisco skies orange
Coastal city bathed in eerie orange light from flames blazing across the US West Coast
11 Sep 2020
Debate: should XR be classed as ‘criminal gang’?

Debate: should XR be classed as ‘criminal gang’?
Home secretary proposes reclassification that could see XR activists facing jail terms of up to five years
7 Sep 2020
Instant Opinion: The Germans don’t worship their hospitals

Instant Opinion: The Germans don’t worship their hospitals
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 12 August
12 Aug 2020
Cummings gets £100m to save planet by ‘sucking’ CO2 from air

Cummings gets £100m to save planet by ‘sucking’ CO2 from air
Treasury is funding the No. 10 advisor’s experimental scheme despite ‘scepticism’ in Whitehall
3 Jul 2020
52 ideas that changed the world - 49. Ecology

52 ideas that changed the world - 49. Ecology
Scientific ecology can be traced back to Charles Darwin and considers living things and their environment
29 May 2020
Could heat tolerant algae save coral reefs?

Could heat tolerant algae save coral reefs?
Scientists have ‘trained’ microalgae to tolerate higher sea temperatures
14 May 2020
Is lower air pollution under lockdown saving lives?

Is lower air pollution under lockdown saving lives?
Europe-wide study says effects are equivalent to ‘everyone stopping smoking’
30 Apr 2020
Instant Opinion: Earth Day 50 years on

Instant Opinion: Earth Day 50 years on
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 22 April
22 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: British environment flourishing during lockdown

Coronavirus: British environment flourishing during lockdown
New data shows huge drop in air pollution in UK cities
2 Apr 2020
Instant Opinion: Salmond trial ‘deepens faultlines’

Instant Opinion: Salmond trial ‘deepens faultlines’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 25 March
25 Mar 2020
Instant Opinion: What Covid-19 tells us about climate crisis

Instant Opinion: What Covid-19 tells us about climate crisis
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 24 March
24 Mar 2020
What is in the Arctic doomsday vault?

What is in the Arctic doomsday vault?
A further 60,000 seed samples to be added to Norwegian bunker in bid to protect plant varieties from global catastrophe
25 Feb 2020
What Greta Thunberg is doing in the UK this week

What Greta Thunberg is doing in the UK this week
Teen climate crisis activist to lead march through Bristol
24 Feb 2020
Moving towards a zero-carbon future

Moving towards a zero-carbon future
The global and national climate change goals and how they will affect us
18 Feb 2020
Harnessing natural energy in the Outer Hebrides

Harnessing natural energy in the Outer Hebrides
Lombard has refinanced the wind farm that powers one of Britain’s most remote island communities
18 Feb 2020
Can BP become carbon neutral?

Can BP become carbon neutral?
The oil giant has said it’s aiming for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
13 Feb 2020
Instant Opinion: Why snobs make the best novelists

Instant Opinion: Why snobs make the best novelists
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 12 February
12 Feb 2020
Boris Johnson’s record on climate change

Boris Johnson’s record on climate change
Sacked former minister says PM ‘doesn’t really get’ global warming
4 Feb 2020
Petrol and diesel car ban: what you need to know

Petrol and diesel car ban: what you need to know
Government brings forward deadline to 2035 in bid to boost electric vehicle sales
4 Feb 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘Darkness where the future should be’

Instant Opinion: ‘Darkness where the future should be’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 24 January
24 Jan 2020
What is a citizens’ assembly?

What is a citizens’ assembly?
David Attenborough will attend the first public meeting on climate crisis
24 Jan 2020
Doomsday Clock 2020: world ‘100 seconds from annihilation’

Doomsday Clock 2020: world ‘100 seconds from annihilation’
Threat of nuclear conflict, climate change and artificial intelligence push Doomsday Clock forward
24 Jan 2020