Climate crisis

Thousands evacuated as Storm Boris causes havoc in northern Italy

About 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna overnight after devastating floods and landslides, as Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government was accused...

Technology helping solar farms counter growing hailstone threat

One of the least considered hazards of climate change is the increasing frequency of hailstorms and the size...

Save the Children pulls out of Science Museum event over sponsor concerns

Save the Children has pulled out of an event at the Science Museum in London after coming under...

Italy’s Marmolada glacier could disappear by 2040, experts say

The Marmolada glacier, the largest and most symbolic of the Dolomites, could melt completely by 2040 owing to...

Weather tracker: Francine looking likely to be next Atlantic hurricane

Francine could soon be the next to be ticked off the list of Atlantic hurricane storm names this...

Millions swelter as central and eastern US placed under excessive heat watch

Millions of Americans will continue to swelter as Labor Day weekend approaches, with much of the country under some kind of excessive heat watch. The...

‘Immoral and unacceptable’: Tuvalu calls on Australia to set urgent deadline to end fossil fuels

Tuvalu’s climate minister has declared that “opening, subsidising and exporting fossil fuels is immoral and unacceptable”, just a day after Australia ratified a climate...

‘Profit is being prioritised over climate action’ – British fashion is falling behind on sustainability

In just over a fortnight, some of the UK’s biggest fashion brands will showcase their new collections at London fashion week. Organised by the...

‘I was frustrated’: The woman who told Labour it didn’t need to spend £28bn on green investment

At the start of this year, among the snowy Swiss slopes of the Davos business get-together, Rhian-Mari Thomas was ready to make an elevator...

Green groups urge Ed Miliband to scrap Drax subsidies

More than 40 green groups have called on Ed Miliband to scrap plans to pay billions in subsidies to the Drax power plant in...

‘These ideas are incredibly popular’: what is degrowth and can it save the planet?

In the run-up to the UK general election, the Labour party’s central offer to the public was a “laser-like” focus on economic growth. Its...