Climate Breakdown

Minister will make announcement about Banks Mining's three million tonne open-cast mine beside Druridge Bay in Northumberland by April 7.

Experts call for warnings that burning fossil fuels worsens the climate emergency - which will have major impacts on health.

Resurgence & Ecologist magazine publishes its first all-women issue.

Renewable energy boost for UK - but government still set to miss climate breakdown mitigation target.

Plants such as wild orchids are expanding their range northwards.

National Audit Office says some parts of England are at risk of running out of water due to decreased rainfall.

Shell Oil - a major contributor to climate breakdown - suffers share price collapse due to coronavirus outbreak.

Airlines - which have avoided fuel tax for decades - are lobbying for taxpayer backed loans to prevent bankruptcy.

Hundreds of young demonstrators posted photos of themselves using the hashtag #ClimateStrikeOnline to show they had missed school.

'The rush to mine this pristine and unexplored environment risks creating terrible impacts that cannot be reversed.'

Carbon Tracker reports that it already costs less to generate power from installing new wind or solar farms than new coal plants.

The maximum grant for motorists who make the switch to an electric car will be reduced by £500 to £3,000 from Thursday.

Predictions based on computer simulations using real-world data gathered from more than 40 natural environments.

'We are currently way off track to meeting either the 1.5C or 2C targets that the Paris Agreement calls for.'

Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove are among the permanent members of the committee.