Around the world, Covid lockdowns have led to improvements in air pollution. In northern India, the…
Day: October 8, 2020
Pelosi signals no relief for airlines without bigger Covid deal
“Let’s take a serious — not a skinny, not an emaciated but a serious appropriate approach…
Fragile Planet: documenting the impact of the climate crisis – in pictures
On average, the Philippines is hit by 20 typhoons each year. In September 2009, Typhoon Ketsana…
Mystery disease killing Italy’s kiwi fruit trees baffles scientists
The leaves wither and face down as if to escape the sun; the roots darken and…
Earthshot prize: Prince William launches GBP50m drive to repair planet
The Duke of Cambridge has announced that GBP50m will be awarded over 10 years through his…
How will the pandemic affect the sprint away from fossil fuels? | Daniel Yergin
In terms of energy, we are living in an “after-Paris” world. For, in the half-decade since…
Goat Power: how herding is empowering women in rural Africa – in pictures
Farm Africa’s revolving goat scheme The scheme involves setting up women’s livestock groups, formed of mothers…
Over half UK’s 24m Halloween pumpkins destined for food waste
More than half of the 24m pumpkins carved for Halloween in Britain this year will not…
UK ‘will take 700 years’ to reach low-carbon heating under current plans
Ministers must come forward with stringent new plans for low-carbon heating, as targets to insulate homes…
‘Hijacked by anxiety’: how climate dread is hindering climate action
You’re browsing in a supermarket and fretting mildly about the air miles of some green beans.…