Plans for a new coal mine undermine the UK’s commitment to net zero climate targets
The new mine, near Whitehaven, will be used to extract coking coal for steel production and was granted planning permission ...
Tag: Environment
HS2 protesters reportedly still inside secret tunnel network despite evictions
At least four people are said to still be in the 100 foot network of tunnels that activists have dug.
2020 among the top three hottest years on record, rivalling 2016, scientists say
Data, including from UK-based academics, found temperatures globally were almost 1.3C above pre-industrial levels.
A Brexit petition to protect bees just blew up on social media
A petition to do with post-Brexit changes in the UK has blown up on Twitter, and a phrase from it ...
Black Friday sales reveal how far we are from an ethical, sustainable future
Black Friday saw flash sales in fashion, beauty, technology, and beyond, in which corporations encouraged consumers to buy products at ...
Residents criticise developer over ‘absolutely disgusting’ plans to remove 42 trees for new flats
Residents claim they were not involved in any consultation.
Companies with ‘green ambitions’ unveiled as COP26 climate summit sponsors
SSE and ScottishPower were named among the sponsors for the event in Glasgow next year.
Activists think stopping one coal mine is the fight of our times. This is why you should care
If you're not Australian, you may not have heard of one of the most controversial coal mines in the world. ...
‘Historic victory’ as five years of campaigning forces Cambridge University to divest from climate-wrecking companies
Cambridge University has promised to stop all fossil fuel investments by 2030 after a five-year-long campaign. The university further pledged ...
‘I will stay in this tree’ – HS2 protesters stand firm as eviction bid restarts
Environmentalists have vowed to protect Jones’ Hill Wood in Buckinghamshire, an area said to have inspired Roald Dahl.
Six young people are a step closer to taking most of Europe to court
A groundbreaking legal case against 33 European countries just moved one step forward. Because, after several years of work, it ...
Trump’s latest move on oil drilling is a perfect example of the warped right-wing view of nature
US President Donald Trump has just opened the door to massive exploitation and despoliation of one of the US’s largest ...
The lockdown achieved a 35% reduction in emissions from British power production
The lockdown has seen an impact on carbon pollution, with emissions from British power production falling 35% on the same ...
Wild white storks hatch in UK for first time in centuries
The first chick hatched at the Knepp Estate in West Sussex on May 6.
We shouldn’t mourn the loss of high street fashion giants. They represent some of the worst aspects of globalization.
On both sides of the Atlantic major retail clothing chains have been struggling in the midst of coronavirus-related (Covid-19) shutdown ...
David Attenborough issues a vital plea to ‘cherish’ our ‘precious world’
The broadcaster said the Earth can be saved if people take their ‘last chance’ to change their behaviour.
Extinction Rebellion stage flights pollution protest at Gatwick
Passengers were greeted by a man in a tiger onesie and other environmental activists.
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