Environment
Post-Brexit South America trade deal could trigger further deforestation in the Amazon
Some of the most egregious production practices in intensive animal agriculture still exist in Mexico and Brazil, experts have warned.
Councils lose active travel funding for ‘prematurely’ axing new cycle lanes
A number of councils reversed the schemes following vocal opposition by motorists.
Best responses as UK among 5 countries most likely to survive global civilisation collapse
'Buddy we aren't even surviving Brexit,' wrote one bemused Twitter user.
Enough ice melted in Greenland on Tuesday to cover Florida in two inches of water
According to Polar Portal there was a "massive melting event in Greenland" this week as temperatures picked up in the Arctic.
New Zealand is the best place to survive the apocalypse – but Britain isn’t far behind
The UK is a "collapse lifeboat", researchers said - and apparently that's a good thing.
Queen’s exemption from green energy laws an ‘affront to democracy’
A draft law in the Scottish Parliament was amended after the Queen’s lawyers raised “concerns”, with the changes exempting her land from measures to encourage greener energy.
Didn’t PM fly to Cornwall! Govt climate change advice raises peoples’ temperatures
"How much are we paying Allegra Stratton for these pearls of wisdom?" wrote one disgruntled Twitter user.
Italy could pay millions in damages to UK oil company after drilling ban
This means the UK government is also under threat from being slowed down from acting on the climate crisis.
Hundreds evacuated as wildfires rage on Sardinia
Firefighters said almost 400 people have been evacuated and several homes were damaged.