Although we may have underestimated the risks of the climate crisis, we have also been too pessimistic about the opportunities created by new, green technology
High stakes and faint hopes on eve of UN summit in Brazil
The US will be the ghost at the feast as nations gather for a summit that has never been more urgent in the wake of Hurricane Melissa
Britain can’t afford to delay its green energy transition
Stalling our transformation of the grid will only harm the environment, raise costs, and risk jobs
The prizewinning author who almost lost his nerve
Sunil Amrith explains how he wrote The Burning Earth, a ‘magisterial’ study of mankind and its relationship with nature
Climate cost debate rages on
Opinion in Europe is divided on EU directives on corporate sustainability reporting
Fossil fuel companies are slashing their renewable investments
The trend could hinder the transition to net zero
Why Churchill’s birthplace lies at the heart of UK energy battle
Row over plans to build 2 million panels on land around Blenheim Palace has become symbolic of a national struggle
Profile: Zack Polanski, Green party leader
The former actor and hypnotherapist has swept in on a tide of leftwing populism that will worry Labour
My week as a vespillo burying beetle
Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom
Swamp life takes hold in Windermere
Other countries can keep their lakes clean. Why can’t Britain?
Spanish blazes foretell a fiery future
Resilience and public awareness can mitigate against raging wildfires. But climate change is the elephant in the room
‘I don’t see the world, I hear it’: My week as a Ganges river dolphin
My week as a marmalade hoverfly
‘Keep away, I’m dangerous, my stripes exclaim. But I’m no wasp’ – Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom
UN delegates battle to make life a little less plastic
A landmark treaty on plastic pollution could be a saviour to the world’s ecosystems. But there might be unintended consequences
World divided as plastics push elephants closer to extinction
A UN treaty to ban single-use products is facing resistance from nations including the US, India and Russia
The treaty that could end the plastic deluge
The man behind landmark research into microplastics thinks a possible UN pact might help us clean up our act
My week as a crane
After a 500-year absence, we're dancing our way back into Britain
New BP chair will cement move out of green energy
Albert Manifold is likely to be sympathetic to changes demanded by US activist investor Elliott Management
Drift in the Rift: a slow safari in Tanzania
Human connection and foraged honey are at the heart of a ‘slow safari’ in Tanzania’s Rift Valley
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