Mining’s new frontier: Pacific nations caught in the rush for deep-sea riches

Travel thousands of metres below the surface of the ocean, and you reach the seabed. Pitch…

Senate Republicans grow skeptical of Biden’s interest in an infrastructure deal

Sen. John Cornyn heads to the Senate floor. | AP Photo/Alex Brandon Senate Republicans are questioning…

IPCC steps up warning on climate tipping points in leaked draft report

Climate scientists are increasingly concerned that global heating will trigger tipping points in Earth’s natural systems,…

Environment Agency needs return of GBP120m grant to protect rivers, says CEO

The head of the Environment Agency has called for the government to reinstate a GBP120m grant…

Draft EU policy to cut shipping emissions condemned as ‘disaster’

A leaked draft of a key EU policy designed to cut carbon emissions in shipping, one…

Most new wind and solar projects will be cheaper than coal, report finds

Almost two-thirds of wind and solar projects built globally last year will be able to generate…

GOP riven by infighting over Big Tech crackdown

Republicans want to go after Big Tech. But they’re now openly clashing with each other over…

Who does Unesco think they are? Listing the Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’! After all we have done for it! | First Dog on the Moon

Who does Unesco think they are? Listing the Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’! After all…

Poo overload: Northern Ireland could be forced to export a third of its animal waste

A surge in pig and poultry farming in Northern Ireland has built a multimillion-pound industry, feeding…

Cloud spraying and hurricane slaying: how ocean geoengineering became the frontier of the climate crisis

Tom Green has a plan to tackle climate change. The British biologist and director of the…