Here are nine beautifully crafted blows to the fossil-fuel industry from New York’s new climate change lawsuit
The mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, has just upped the stakes in the race to tackle the…
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The UK’s ancient woodland is in crisis – and Theresa May’s greenwash can’t hide it
Last week I paid £15 to dedicate a tree to my friend’s new baby, via The Woodland Trust website. His…
ByHere are 16 cities tackling inequality through climate action schemes
The impacts of climate change fall heaviest on the poor. Just take the island of Puerto Rico which was…
ByThe new Google Earth is spectacular. It’s also misleading.
Google Earth wants you to “get lost” in its updated interactive map. Collaborations with new media partners mean you…
ByThe rise of the green mayor: on Sadiq Khan and the politics of clean energy
On Thursday night, deep in the bowls of Tate Modern’s turbine hall, London Mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his promise to make…
ByHere are five things cities can do to tackle air pollution
110, 150, 520: these chilling statistics are the number of deaths attributable to particulate air pollution for the cities…
ByWhat causes London’s air pollution, and other smoggy questions
I fear my chronic sore throat may be caused by air pollution – but I’m too nervous to ask…
ByWhat happens if the Arctic doesn’t freeze?
A graph showing the globe’s rapidly diminishing sea ice went viral last week. Now a new study warns that the Arctic melt could…
ByHow Margaret Thatcher helped protect the world from climate change
Earlier this month, the UN agreed a new deal on phasing down HFCs, or hydrofluorocarbons. These potent greenhouse gases lurk…
ByIt's not just environmentalists who think fracking is bad for Britain. It's economists, too
Just hours after a speech in which Theresa May expounded the values of “good” government and “ordinary working-class” voters,…
ByHere are five terrifying things about climate change you've never even thought about
The world has gambled on the appearance of “a carbon-sucking fairy godmother”, the UK climate scientist Kevin Anderson wrote…
ByCan faith trump denial? How organised religion is fighting climate change
“I need my brothers here with me – Canon Giles and Rabbi Natan,” said Dr Husna Ahmad, motioning for the…
ByWhat effect will the night tube have on London Underground's resident mice?
What will the mice who live in the Tube network make of the new all-night service? Half a million of them are…
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