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As Drax holds its AGM in London a new campaign calls for UK renewables subsidies to be diverted from biomass burning to genuinely renewable energy.

'Folk of the Extinction Rebellion' shows a UK grassroots response to the existential threat posted by climate breakdown and ecological collapse.

Hydropowered countries suffer higher levels of poverty, corruption and debt than other nations, new study finds.

European Union regulations stop exposure to pesticides that are mutagenic, carcinogenic, or that disrupt endocrine systems - but that protection may not last.

Youth Strike 4 Climate movement said "sizeable events" are due to take place.

The youth movement leading the call for climate justice has emerged as one of the most powerful social and political forces in recent memory.

The main opposition party will treat air pollution as a national emergency and tackle climate change impacts if elected, it promises as India goes to the polls.

The two major powers presented a united front on climate change and clean energy after a Brussels summit dominated by trade tensions.

Three student campaigners have helped Sussex introduce an environmentally-friendly search engine – directly leading to the planting of more than 8,000 trees.

Monumental collective action is required to undo the havoc we are wreaking on our Earth's oceans.

Mining for minerals and metals is on the rise, threatening communities, ecosystems and a just transition to clean energy.

Outlining a system of needs from both ends of the political spectrum.

A top politician may have personally benefited from payments made by one of Indonesia’s biggest coal miners to an offshore firm he owned, an investigation by Global Witness alleged.

The European Commission refused to sign a declaration on “sustainable and smart gas infrastructure” tabled by the Romanian Presidency.

Six members of the Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt will appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court, accused of hunting fox cubs.

WWF warns UK carbon emissions equates to the loss of an area of ice greater than the size of Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham.

People’s Trust for Endangered Species is calling for volunteers to take part in an annual water vole survey, in order to find out where conservation action is most needed.

#NoBuildChallenge asks players to progress through video game without exploiting natural resources.

Coalition argues for laws guaranteeing that products sold in the EU do not cause deforestation and human rights abuses in Brazil.

As the World Bank welcomes its new boss, he must fulfil its mission to prevent climate change by bringing clean energy to those currently in the dark.

Tories accused of backtracking on human rights by Amnesty International as death penalty rate rises around the world.

Villagers survey the damage from mudslides, which were triggered by a heavy downpour in October 2018.

Global outcry as India’s Supreme Court threatens to evict over a million vulnerable people from forest under the guise of protecting wildlife.

Extinction Rebellion promises 'around the clock' action to force action on climate change.