Frequent flier miles should be stopped to deter frequent fliers, advises report
UK climate body says policy would target heavy users but not penalise occasional flyers
Environment
Tree planting ‘has mind-blowing potential’ to tackle climate crisis
Research shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxide and fight the climate crisis.
Thousands could perish annually in US if global heating not curbed, study finds
Global warming would contribute to thousands of deaths per year in the US if #ClimateCrisis is not curbed.
Shelves of shame: are these the worst recycling offenders in supermarkets?
A quick tour of the big stores shows they could do much more to cut out plastic
414 million pieces of plastic found on remote island group in Indian Ocean
Debris on Cocos (Keeling) Islands was mostly bottles, cutlery, bags and straws, but also included 977,000 shoes, study says
Trump policy of less safety and more offshore drilling is ‘a recipe for disaster’
Nine years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Trump administration is exacerbating the industry’s ‘systemic failures’, report warns
The zero-waste revolution: how a new wave of shops could end excess packaging
Shops that minimise the environmental impact of our consumer habits are springing up across Britain. Could they help us avert catastrophe?
Talking about climate change in conservative places is hard. But we can’t afford not to
If Mississippi reflects on the deep, systemic inequalities its plantation economy created, perhaps it will see those inequalities are exacerbated by climate change
School pupils can make their climate change strike hurt
Rachel Savage has an idea for young activists and Hannah Morrow wants a front-page reminder every day
Too arrogant? Senator Dianne Feinstein responds to young green activists
Sunrise Movement says California senator reacted with ‘smugness and disrespect’ to their campaigning for New Green Deal