The world's peatlands are a vital tool against the climate crisis. But a lack of action together with ulterior motives mean these precious habitats are still exploited. Find out why the UK government should protect peat (and why our gardens won't suffer without it).
Published: 07 Mar 2022
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Last updated: 06 Mar 2024
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5 minute read
To mark International Women's Day, we celebrate some of the extraordinary women who've championed climate and nature both globally and in their communities over the years.
On 28 February 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its second global report on the climate crisis. Find out what the latest IPCC report says and what needs to happen next.
Ahead of the UN climate talks, we look at the communities who are often overlooked when we talk about the climate crisis. We're all impacted, but those impacts are felt differently depending on who, and where, you are. Find out how.
Trade has a huge impact on the climate. But we just don't talk about it. The UK government has pledged to hit net-zero by 2050, and is hosting this year's UN Climate Talks. Yet the links between climate change and the ways we trade are often ignored.
Read the open letter calling for the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to reject approval for the new Cambo Oil Field and end support for all coal, oil and gas developments across the UK.
Published: 20 Apr 2021
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Last updated: 29 Jun 2021
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4 minute read
Access to nature is important to our physical and mental wellbeing. But the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted just how many people – particularly in urban areas – are robbed of important green space. Paul de Zylva explains how we can make our neighbourhoods cleaner, greener and healthier for all.
Across the UK, incinerators are being given the green light by councils. With low-income and minority communities disproportionately bearing the brunt of the pollution coming from these wood and waste-burning plants, Shaista Hussain looks at one city’s battle to protect local people from a new incinerator.