The battle over burning: why Drax is being accused of “greenwashing”
The UK power station Drax has been lauded for ditching coal in favour of biomass, but lawyers are questioning its…
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Why do UK water companies pump sewage into the sea?
Brexit and ageing infrastructure are two reasons the UK has sewage floating around its shores.
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Why a UK law to criminalise deforestation won’t save the Amazon
Campaigners suggest UK plans to stop deforestation outside its borders are lacking in ambition.
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Patricia Zurita: “We need a new economic system based on nature”
The head of BirdLife International on why safeguarding other species is inseparable from ensuring humanity’s own survival.
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Why success at Cop26 is also vital to stem biodiversity loss
Ecosystems we rely on for survival are being destroyed – and unlike climate change, there has been no real international…
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Why is the plight of environmental defenders in the Global South ignored?
More people than ever are being murdered in poorer countries while defending nature. But Western politicians don’t seem to care.
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How the trespass movement is battling for a kinder, more inclusive Britain
In the face of a divisive new policing bill which could criminalise trespass and restrict peaceful protest, the right to…
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Mya-Rose Craig: the “Birdgirl” reimagining Britain’s countryside
The British-Bangladeshi teen on youth activists, COP26 and the battle for a more inclusive vision of nature.
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