Thought Leaders

The United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 talks are now expected to be hosted in the UK, according to the Foreign Office.

Shocking new data prompts renewed calls for an end to greyhound racing in the UK.

Greenwashing unregulated business interests will not stop climate breakdown.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) accused the Tory government of failing to tackle throwaway fashion.

Mexico puts US to shame on climate action, but new president’s pledge on oil industry is worrying.

Forestry Commission suggests 1,420 hectares of woodland was created across the country - well short of annual target of 5,000.

Theresa May has suggested that the UK can pay for other countries to make carbon cuts on our behalf - but these crude, colonial equations are not enough.

The first law in the US to recognise the rights of an ecosystem is under threat.

Can the UK government really lead Britain to zero carbon by 2050 - and is that soon enough?

Jean-Claude Junker said he does not support raising the bloc’s 2030 climate goal, days before EU leaders are expected to discuss climate ambition.

Centre for Alternative Technology calls on UK and devolved Governments to create a Climate Emergency Action Plan targeting 2040 at the latest.

Scientists are increasingly concerned about what climate breakdown could mean for the spread of disease.

Gore. Blair. Obama. Miliband. And now May. Why is spouting hot air about climate change the last refuge of failed, compromised politicians?

Confusion reigns as UN Environment publishes, then retracts, an article criticising the use of carbon credits to make up for polluting activities.

Burning toxic electronic waste fills the air of Ghana's capital city with dangerous and nauseating dioxins.

Emissions in Australia are rising, and experts warn that the current government has no policies to stop them.

The Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) calls on government to end support for new fossil fuel energy projects by 2021.

Channel 4's Dispatches and King's College London research shows micro plastics from tyres is harming the development of children's lungs.

Thich Nhat Hanh's 'engaged Buddhism' promotes the individual's active role in creating change, and calls on us to boycott unethical products and to confront social injustice.

Chancellor Philip Hammond put the total cost of moving to a zero-carbon economy at 'well in excess of £1 trillion'.

The Tory government has been caught out in what’s become known as a 'carbon fiddle'.

Open Data can play a critical role in helping achieve the sustainable development goals proposed by the United Nations.

Key environmental organisations are coming together and supporting plant-based diets as a powerful tool to combat climate change.

Rising emissions and air pollution levels threaten global public health, the World Health Organisation has warned.