Catherine Early

Climate vulnerable countries were bitterly disappointed with the watering down of language on coal and lack of finance to cover permenent losses from climate change they are already suffering.

Fossil fuels have barely been mentioned in previous climate talks. COP26 has seen a shift, and new movements are forming.

Temperature rise driven by climate breakdown and deforestation increasing heat-related deaths in rural communities in Indonesia.

Support for the idea of recognising ecocide as a serious crime is growing faster than expected - and from some unexpected quarters.

The West Papuan independence movement wants to make ecocide a crime - and is calling for international help to save its rainforest.

The question of ecocide is to be debated at a special webinar this week as part of EU Green Week.

What action is the sugar industry taking to find sustainable alternatives to bee-killing neonicotinoids, and why has it been so slow? 

Campaigners are infuriated that a deep coal mine in Cumbria has been permitted, and are fighting back.

A new report highlights the importance of a just transition, as a major cross-party programme to understand the challenges of delivering net zero by 2050 is launched.

Extinction Rebellion (XR) announces strategy to put pressure on the government in the run-up to next November’s UN climate talks.

A second inquest scrutinising the role of air pollution in the death of a nine-year old from Lewisham in London begins today.

Documentary makers collaborate with renowned Colombian band Bomba Estereo and actor Joaquin Phoenix to record indigenous environmental projects.

Legislation will ban products that breach local laws to protect natural areas, and businesses that do not conduct due diligence on their supply chain will be fined.

The UK Government has rejected an amendment backed by the House of Lords on post-Brexit food standards. MPs backed a compromise, but campaigners say it is too weak.

A draft bill which aimed to unlock the opportunity for co-operatives to invest in green, sustainable projects to benefit communities had to be withdrawn following lack of support from government.

Campaigners are concerned that the UK government is not prioritising sustainability in post-Brexit fisheries legislation.

UK companies are flooding poorer countries with agrochemicals that are banned in the EU.

A Green Alliance webinar heard why black and ethnic minority people are underrepresented in the environmental sector, and what it needs to do to change.

Animal welfare investigators expose horrific conditions at farm approved by Red Tractor, including rotting corpses and workers abusing animals.

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is planning a series of climate protests and has proposed a new climate change law.

Worsening fires and deforestation in the Amazon are exacerbating the situation for indigenous people, who are already more vulnerable to Covid-19, scientists say.

Online streamed interview to focus on the interconnections between food, health and climate.

The Covid-19 pandemic has restricted protests by climate activists for several months, but Extinction Rebellion (XR) is planning its comeback.

Wildlife conservation groups have come under fire for their stance on controversial government plans for one million homes between Oxford and Cambridge.