UN’s new carbon market delivers first credits
A cleaner cooking initiative in Myanmar is set to generate the first-ever batch of carbon credits under the…
Fighting a losing battle to tackle growth in plastic production | Plastics
Beth Gardiner is right to argue that plastic is not merely a recycling failure (‘They pushed so many…
World leaders invited to see Pacific climate destruction before COP31
The leaders and climate ministers of governments around the world will be invited to meetings on the Pacific…
Under water, in denial: is Europe drowning out the climate crisis? | Climate science scepticism and denial
In the timeless week between Christmas and the new year, two Spanish men in their early 50s –…
Pollution from trucks and buses costs Australians $6.2bn in health effects each year, study finds | Environment
Air pollution from trucks and buses is costing Australians about $6.2bn each year due to the health effects…
Probe finds River Cam pollution incident could be from layby
A potential oil spill into a river could have come from a nearby layby, the Environment Agency (EA)…
Wadborough fears for polluted brook after waste crime
The resident, who declined to be named, said the huge pile of rubbish at the junction of Crabbe…
Yorkshire Water fined over £700,000 for repeated sewage releases | Water
A water company has been fined more than £700,000 for repeatedly releasing sewage into a stream. Yorkshire Water…
12 reasons why plastic recycling is failing so badly
As good citizens, we diligently fill the recycling bins provided by our local authorities with all manner of…
US e‑waste becomes stable source of critical minerals
E‑waste in the United States may soon be more than a growing environmental problem. Researchers at the University…
Europe invested €45bn in new wind energy in 2025, market tampering would put future investments at acute risk
Wind energy continues to strengthen Europe’s industrial competitiveness and energy security. In 2025 Europe built 19 GW of…
Predator–prey interactions as drivers of cognitive evolution
Shettleworth, S. J. Cognition, Evolution, and Behavior (Oxford Univ. Press, 2009). Byrne, R. W. & Whiten, A. Machiavellian…