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07:38 Nigel Farage thinks net zero is the new Brexit. Starmer can prove him wrong | Rafael Behr

Labour must deliver the green transition voters want, leaving Reform and the Tories on the side of economic decline and dictators, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

22/04 Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say

Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

22/04 ‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it?

Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do not

19/04 There’s only one way to fight the climate greenlash: appeal to the naysayers’ self-interest | Martha Gill

If green policy is going to survive the backlash, it needs a new pitch – cleaner air, cheaper bills and healthier cities

15/04 Threats to nature in Labour’s planning bill | Letter

Letter: The government’s proposals lack the safeguards necessary to preserve key ecosystems, including chalk streams and woodlands, warns Prof EJ Milner-Gulland

13/04 What I’ve learned after 40 years as the Observer’s science editor

Almost as amazing as the knowledge we have gained in the past four decades is the fact that some people continue to deny the damage we are doing to our world

11/04 Will global climate action be a casualty of Trump’s tariffs?

Clean energy investors likely to pull back from US, but other countries may seize opportunity to speed transition

10/04 UK boiler upgrade grants could be extended to heat batteries

Scheme currently covers only heat pumps, whose uptake has been slow and which are not suitable for some homes

09/04 Planning bill ‘throws environmental protection to the wind’, say UK nature chiefs

Heads of 32 charities warn proposals could push species towards extinction and lead to irreversible habitat loss

07/04 Labour: changes to EV rules will have ‘negligible’ impact on UK emissions

Transport secretary says overhaul in response to Trump tariffs supports car firms and climate goals

05/04 What next for climate activism now Just Stop Oil is ‘hanging up the hi-vis’?

After three years, thousands of arrests and a state crackdown on protests, the group is ending direct action after a polarising campaign

04/04 Mining firm withdraws plan for UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years

Move ends bid for site near Whitehaven, Cumbria after planning permission was quashed by high court

02/04 Wildlife groups express alarm at plan to ‘streamline’ UK environmental rules

Government wants to spur economic growth and drive housebuilding but charities say nature should be priority

21/03 Defra asks England’s biggest landowners to come up with plans to restore nature

Exclusive: Representatives of king, National Trust and others called on to work together to protect environment

21/03 Government ‘absolutely up for the fight’ over net zero, Ed Miliband says

Exclusive: energy secretary says 2050 target is imperative, and accuses opposition of betraying of future generations

20/03 Watchdog investigating whether Defra breaking laws on cleaning up English rivers

Office for Environmental Protection says targets for water quality likely to be missed, and clarifying rules may help

18/03 Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050

Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday

15/03 Green leader Adrian Ramsay: Labour’s ‘growth v nature’ framing is an outrage

Co-leader says deprioritisation of net zero is ‘extremely dangerous’ as he rejects ‘nimby-in-chief’ characterisation

14/03 UK hoping to work with China to counteract Trump’s climate-hostile policies

Ed Miliband visits Beijing as part of plan to create global axis working in favour of climate action

14/03 ‘Germany is back’: Merz secures Greens support for defence spend boost

Chancellor-in-waiting put forward proposal to relax debt brake and backing of Greens is tantamount to getting deal through

09/03 Postcode electricity pricing is a minefield for Ed Miliband

There is little middle ground in the battle over zonal pricing – and the energy secretary has only months to settle dispute

08/03 Switzerland told it must do better on climate after older women’s ECHR win

Council of Europe says Swiss government failing to respect human rights court’s ruling on emissions

06/03 Ban on new drilling confirmed as ministers consult on North Sea’s ‘clean energy future’

Gas and oil industry cautiously welcomes government proposals that could ease tax burden on sector

04/03 ‘People see it as invasive’: did anti-green feeling fuel the right’s rise in Germany?

A backlash against climate initiatives appears to have resonated in conservative strongholds – and could influence future policy

28/02 Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries

Exclusive: Government to grant nature groups a licence for release of rodent species after earlier setbacks

26/02 Why has BP pulled the plug on its green ambitions?

Oil firm abandons plan to become net zero energy company as its CEO claims strategy went ‘too far, too fast’

26/02 UK urged to act now on net zero – and skip two kebabs’ worth of meat a week

Climate Change Committee issues advice to government on meeting carbon emissions target by 2050

24/02 German election shows how far green wave has receded in Europe

Result is further evidence that political conversation around the climate crisis has shifted

24/02 Voters Betrayed? Right Dominates Germany, But Left-Wing Govt Looms

Sovereigntist AfD soar to new heights, but milquetoast conservatives may still prefer to enter into an Merkel-style coalition with the left.

24/02 Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says

Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security

21/02 As the UK prepares its next carbon budget, what needs to be included?

Expert recommendations will influence plans for energy, housing, transport industry and farming for decades

14/02 That new land use policy that the Tories call ‘national suicide’? It’s urgent, essential – and their idea | Henry Dimbleby

No, it isn’t a leftwing plot, it’s a proposal I authored for the Conservatives in 2021. And it could be brilliantly transformative for England, says Henry Dimbleby, managing partner of Bramble Partners

13/02 Thirteen more oil and gas licences could be cancelled after Rosebank court ruling

Exclusive: Future of further projects uncertain after Rosebank and Jackdaw licences were found to have been unlawfully granted

13/02 Windfarm profits should be used to screen Scots for rare diseases, says scientist

Geneticist who discovered hotspots of illnesses in Scottish islands calls for redirection of community benefit funds

12/02 ‘Dark day for parks’: Plans to build Spurs academy on London green space approved

Residents had unsuccessfully challenged Enfield council in court over club’s plan to build pitches on rewilded area rich in bats and newts

12/02 German Green Party Candidate Accused of Plagiarism Ahead of Election

Green leader Robert Habeck has been accused of plagiarism with just two weeks left before German voters head to the polls.

10/02 While some green activists decry Drax decision others take a softer view

Reaction mixed as ministers impose reduced subsidies and stringent conditions on Yorkshire wood-burning plant

09/02 GB Energy faces ‘challenging’ task to find CEO for Aberdeen HQ, sources say

Industry insiders say it will be ‘tricky’ to find suitable candidate who would agree to location and civil service pay

08/02 ‘Backsliding’: most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 nears

Developing countries urge biggest polluters to act as Trump’s return to the White House heightens geopolitical turmoil

08/02 UK conservation goals insufficient to save ants and bees, says expert

Science committee chair calls for monitored species to include groups such as moths, lice and hymenoptera

04/02 Labour facing defeat in vote to ban green energy investments tied to Xinjiang slavery

Cross-party backing likely for amendment to GB Energy bill aiming to block solar panels made by Uyghur forced labour

04/02 Rightwing MEPs threaten huge funding freeze for environmental NGOs

Freeze to EU’s LIFE programme funding would deprive 30 NGOs of up to 70% of annual incomes

04/02 Ed Miliband emerges from his bunker to bask in Labour backbench love | John Crace

Deprived of Rachel Reeves’s affections, the energy secretary revelled in playing climate crisis hero to her villain

01/02 Labour warned it risks losing support for net zero if costs not spread fairly

Exclusive: Chief climate adviser calls on Starmer to make ‘strong, confident’ case for green UK that public can buy into

31/01 Land use plan for England to map best areas for farming and nature

Minister to announce consultation that will exclude certain areas from housing, solar panels and onshore wind

28/01 Water firm river pollution fines must be spent on rivers, MPs to say

Lib Dem Tim Farron seeks law to protect fund as Treasury tries to take control of £11m

24/01 UK climate and nature bill dropped after deal with Labour backbenchers

Ministers avoid internal party row by promising potential rebels they will have input into environmental legislation

24/01 Extreme weather failing to encourage political climate action, says activist Luisa Neubauer

Fridays for Future organiser warns conspiracy theories are increasingly taking hold despite effects of global heating

23/01 Environmental activist steps back from the fight ‘disappointed’ by Labour so far

Mark Avery to stand down from role with Wild Justice but won’t completely give up campaigning, he insists

22/01 Burning wood for power not necessary for UK’s energy goals, analysis finds

Experts say UK should stop biomass burning as electricity sector decarbonisation by 2030 can be achieved without it

16/01 Kemi Badenoch to criticise Theresa May and Boris Johnson ‘mistakes’

Tory leader to condemn predecessors’ Brexit, climate and migration failings amid rising popularity of Reform UK

15/01 Great Britain’s energy system operator pauses access to grid connection queue

Neso says ‘short pause’ will help ease logjam delaying vital green projects, as unfunded ‘zombie projects’ block queue

15/01 ‘High-risk sites’: where are the UK’s ‘forever chemical’ hotspots?

An Environment Agency report has identified more than 10,000 ‘high-risk sites’ contaminated with PFAS

15/01 Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group

British arm of Heartland, which has taken fossil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry

14/01 No 10 blocks beaver release plan as officials view it as ’Tory legacy’

Exclusive: Natural England furious that years of work has been undone, with minister urged to push policy through

10/01 Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024

Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come, EU data shows

09/01 Muskmania couldn’t save Steve Reed from the farmers, or himself | John Crace

The environment secretary tried in vain to explain to protesters that they weren’t angry about tax, but Tory neglect

03/01 Trump accused of attacking UK energy policies on behalf of fossil fuel industry

Campaigners say US president-elect’s call to ‘get rid of windmills’ is based on North Sea interests of oil and gas firms

29/12 Disparities in EV charging provision risk drop-off in UK transition, study warns

Exclusive: Report finds poorer areas particularly affected by varying availability and cost of charging electric cars

28/12 English wildlife ‘could be disappearing in the dark’ due to lack of scrutiny

Conservationists issue warning as figures show three-quarters of SSSI sites have had no recent assessments

21/12 UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed

Ministers set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SB

06/12 Don’t expect better public services ‘by Christmas’, Starmer says

Prime minister says problems in health, housing and education will take years to rebuild

01/12 If we delay the UK’s drive for electric vehicles, our rivals will overtake us | Jonathan Reynolds

The government is determined to work with the car industry to increase take-up, boost jobs and hit emissions targets, writes business secretary Jonathan Reynolds

01/12 Cheaper loans on table to urge UK motorists to EVs, plus cuts in fines for firms

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says there is ‘no route to net zero’ that ignores concerns of businesses after wave of closures

27/11 Will Labour’s 2030 green energy goal cost more than 2035? They should come clean | Nils Pratley

Ed Miliband argues the UK should race towards becoming a ‘clean energy superpower’, but costs to the consumer shouldn’t be ignored

26/11 Water companies in England ‘using loopholes’ to avoid paying for outages

Ofwat CEO says rules must be changed so that customers left without water get compensation automatically

24/11 Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’

Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is needed

21/11 John Prescott, a ‘critical force’ in climate policy, will be missed at Cop29

His tenacity in pushing crucial deals over the line in Kyoto and Copenhagen was born of belief in social justice

15/11 Over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to Cop29, says report

Fossil fuel-linked lobbyists outnumber delegations of almost every country at climate talks in Baku, analysis finds

12/11 Cancel drilling of Rosebank oilfield, activists urge Scottish court

Greenpeace and Uplift say Rosebank and Jackdaw licences were granted unlawfully by former Tory government

11/11 Keir Starmer to unveil ambitious new UK climate goal at Cop29

Exclusive: Target is 81% emissions cut compared with 1990, but activists say it must be backed by plan of action

05/11 The Guardian view on Labour’s 2030 clean energy target: Britain should go for it | Editorial

Editorial: As a new report makes clear, the timetable is dauntingly tight. But the potential rewards on offer are huge

04/11 What are farmers in the EU required to do to protect the environment?

Greenhouse gases and pollutants from farms urgently need reducing but green policies have triggered furious protests

02/11 ‘Welfare for the rich’: how farm subsidies wrecked Europe’s landscapes

The steep and stark environmental decline was not supposed to happen under the common agricultural policy

01/11 If Trump is re-elected, a familiar face may lead the fight against wind: RFK Jr

Former allies have reacted with dismay to Kennedy’s alliance with Trump, who routinely mocks the climate crisis

30/10 Is Reeves still the green chancellor after her budget? Yes … and no

The fuel duty freeze led to ire, but there were boosts for renewable energy investment and heat decarbonisation

26/10 Campaigners call for steeper cuts to UK greenhouse gas emissions

Climate Change Committee advised Ed Miliband to cut level by 81% but activists want bigger promises

24/10 Disposable vapes to be banned in England next June, says Labour

Move is designed to combat environmental damage from single-use vapes and their widespread use by children

23/10 Bring in pay-per-mile road pricing across UK, urges Tony Blair’s thinktank

Rachel Reeves urged to shelve fuel duty plans and overhaul taxes amid expected switch to electric vehicles

22/10 Miliband faces crunch decision on speed of greenhouse gas cuts

Energy secretary prepares new pledge for big UK carbon cuts in next decade amid potential cabinet division

20/10 UK appoints first nature envoy to tackle species decline

Ruth Davis named special representative for nature ‘to put climate and nature at the heart of our foreign policy’

09/10 English water system singled out for criticism by UN special rapporteur

Prof Pedro Arrojo-Agudo says regulator Ofwat ‘complacent’ about water firms putting their shareholders before public

09/10 Europe was a leader on saving nature. Now, its backsliding could threaten global progress

Once a champion of initiatives to protect nature, the EU is now giving in to pressure from farmers and the far right

08/10 UK may approve bee-killing pesticide despite election promise to ban it

Exclusive: Environment groups urge government to stick to its promises and refuse pesticide application

07/10 UK’s £22bn carbon capture pledge follows surge in lobbying by fossil fuel industry, records show

Scope of oil and gas influence underscores concerns technology will prolong demand for planet-heating natural gas

07/10 Charging customers for energy based on location ‘could harm UK industry’

Trade groups warn against government’s idea that those further from power projects should pay more

03/10 Nature in England at risk as amount of protected land falls to 2.93%, data shows

Experts are calling for ‘rapid rescue package’ for nature to improve condition of protected sites

30/09 Senior Tories may push for party to become pro-fracking

Calls grow for lifting of moratorium on onshore drilling in England to become policy under new leader

27/09 Net zero or not: will the next Tory leader embrace green agenda or oppose it?

Environment has barely figured in leadership campaign but soon the party must decide where it stands

25/09 Leaders of Germany’s Greens resign after state election defeats

Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour call for reset as party faces ‘deepest crisis for a decade’ after Brandenburg result

23/09 Create ‘positive tipping points’ with climate mandates, governments urged

Requiring key sectors to switch to clean energy sources could trigger benevolent cascades, report claims

20/09 ‘It’s a warning’: UK nature chief sounds alarm over ecosystem collapse as butterfly numbers halve

In a Guardian interview, Tony Juniper says housebuilding plans could be an opportunity to create ‘wild belts’ around cities to help habitat and species recovery

19/09 Phase out urban woodburners in UK to protect children’s health, say doctors

Measure one of a number that Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health says will help curb air pollution

17/09 Lammy’s Kew speech seeks to put UK at centre of a reinvigorated climate fight

Foreign secretary is unequivocal that climate is key issue of our time in much-needed change of tone from Sunak era

16/09 Ditch £40m Loch Lomond resort plan if rejected in vote, Scottish Greens urge

National park authority due to make decision on Monday over Flamingo Land development proposal

14/09 ‘Nature’s church’: living cowpats and rainforests transform Exmoor national park

In the picturesque area in south-west England, farmers and conservationists are turning around the long decline

08/09 Leftwing Green party members form ‘anti-capitalist’ pressure group

Provisionally known as Greens Organise, the collective will fight ‘electoral assimilation’ and push for radical policies

03/09 Scottish government raids £460m green energy fund for public sector pay rises

Finance secretary says ‘tough decisions’ are needed to fill £1bn hole in the budget

03/09 UK’s methane hotspots include landfills and last coalmine

Greenpeace urges Labour to ‘fulfil international obligations’ as critics question accuracy of official data

02/09 Landowners in England given £9bn in environment payments despite decline

Mandatory reports should be published on how taxpayers’ money is spent on environmental stewardship, says campaigner

02/09 North Sea oil firm Neo slows investment amid windfall tax concerns

Battle ahead for Labour as it introduces higher taxes and tougher environmental rules on producers

30/08 Badger culling to end in England by 2029, government says

Defra sources say some licensed culls will continue until 2026 but it is highly unlikely any new ones will be granted

29/08 After wood pellet reporting failures, it’s time for a proper review of Drax’s subsidies | Nils Pratley

Before biomass firm is promised a penny extra from billpayers, Ed Miliband should commission a review of its business model

29/08 Ed Miliband’s withdrawal of legal backing puts UK oil projects in doubt

Government says it will not challenge reviews of approval given to controversial Jackdaw and Rosebank fields

29/08 UK may unveil tougher emissions targets at Cop29 climate summit

Campaigners hail Labour’s ‘proactive approach’ after series of policy U-turns under Conservatives

27/08 ‘These ideas are incredibly popular’: what is degrowth and can it save the planet?

The post-growth movement says GDP is the wrong way to measure progress and we need a radical economic rewiring

26/08 Which Conservative leadership hopeful is best hope for UK’s climate goals?

None of the candidates may seem like a good option, but some pose a greater danger to net zero than others

24/08 ‘This is the future’: why turbines that float could be the new wave in British wind power

Britain is a world leader in fixed coastal installations. But in the deep open sea, where wind speeds are higher, a new generation of farms will be required

21/08 ‘You’ve got to reach people emotionally’: the UK energy head making the local case for clean power

Faced with community anxiety over building for the energy transition, Energy UK’s Emma Pinchbeck stresses the wins, near-term and far

20/08 Scottish government under fire as it brings back peak rail fares

Decision to end year-long pilot scheme for financial reasons condemned by trade unions and opposition parties

19/08 London City airport expansion given green light by ministers

Climate campaigners criticise decision to allow capacity to increase from 6.5m to 9m passengers a year

11/08 Mark Rylance among actors calling on Old Vic to cut links with fossil fuel investor

Paapa Essiedu and Stephen Dillane also sign open letter urging theatre to end Royal Bank of Canada’s support over its shares in fuel and arms

10/08 Labour donor calls for review as Southport rioter is jailed for less time than Just Stop Oil protester

‘Two-tier policing’ claims are nonsense, but government is guilty of ‘two-tier sentencing’, says green energy boss Dale Vince

03/08 ‘Building something better’: the UK residents retrofitting their homes amid the climate crisis

From weekly skills-sharing to rewilding streets, communities are working to improve the planet while bolstering the health of people

28/07 ‘A real pioneer’: King Charles seeks to embody green values in royal estate

Changes include converting Bentleys to run on biofuels but helicopter use shows difficulties in balancing priorities

25/07 Starmer to take on Labour councils that block pylons delivering clean energy

At formal launch of state-run GB Energy, PM sets out plan to build enough offshore wind facilities to power 20m homes

24/07 Revealed: Tories failed to do impact check before approving banned pesticide

Exclusive: UK campaigners say it is ‘unacceptable’ no nature assessments were made on bee-killing Cruiser SB

22/07 Labour told it will need to defeat ‘net-zero nimbys’ to decarbonise Britain

Opposition in wealthier areas is likely and overcoming it is essential, says Resolution Foundation

20/07 The great pylon pile-on: can councils’ opposition scupper Labour’s ‘clean power’ revolution?

The energy secretary’s plans to install thousands of pylons in unspoiled rural areas is facing a huge backlash

18/07 Why Labour needs to win over voters who were ‘left behind’ | Letters

Letters: Tim Williamson and Colin Hines respond to a piece by Nesrine Malik in which she reflects on the gulf in voter turnout and the depth of disfranchisement in Britain

18/07 Labour has left farmers facing agriculture budget ‘cliff edge’, says NFU

Union says members being ‘kept up at night’ over failure to commit to continue payments at current rate

18/07 Labour must ramp up renewable energy to meet 2030 climate vows, says watchdog

CCC says delays and reverses under Rishi Sunak have left UK drastically off track from Paris commitments

17/07 Keir Starmer appoints two influential leftwing critics as government advisers

Both had warned against ditching £28bn green spending pledge and urged scrapping of two-child benefit cap

16/07 Buses, trains and bicycle paths: Labour’s mission to decarbonise UK transport

Environment experts call for bold action as party attempts to revamp creaking infrastructure to hit net zero

15/07 Ed Miliband to lead UK negotiations at Cop29 climate summit

Senior climate figures welcome move after Conservative government largely left the role to junior ministers

14/07 Raging, radical and ready for change: France’s angry green women are an inspiration to us all

From Marine Tondelier to Mélanie Vogel, they are whip-smart, articulate and unafraid to show emotion. It’s astonishing to feel so inspired by politicians, writes Emma Beddington

08/07 Labour must resist housebuilders’ pleas to weaken green standards, experts say

Government urged to enforce more stringent rules amid target to build 1.5m new homes this parliament

08/07 What is the New Popular Front, surprise winner of the French election?

With a radical manifesto and an uneasy alliance, the left and green alliance has a difficult task ahead

06/07 ‘Blue wall’ of Tory seats collapsed because of green issues, say Greenpeace

Polling shows voters in south of England switched because of Conservative inaction on polluted rivers and beaches

05/07 Greens to push Labour to ‘be braver’ on climate, sewage and cost of living

Party co-leader and new MP Carla Denyer says election shows voters ‘have had enough of incremental change’

01/07 Labour will take global lead on climate action, Ed Miliband vows

Exclusive: shadow energy secretary vows to fill ‘vacuum of leadership’ left by Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on net zero

28/06 Waveney Valley ought to be a Tory heartland. Could angry voters turn it Green?

In a new constituency where the river ‘is our lifeblood’, people speak of being taken for granted by the Tories

27/06 ‘Relentless, almost ruthless focus’: Green party co-leaders grow into their double act

Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay can be in two places at once on campaign trail as party hopes to win four seats

26/06 River Wye needs ‘protection zone’, say Greens and Fearnley-Whittingstall

North Herefordshire candidate and chef also call for water industry overhaul and more support for farmers

26/06 Sarah Finch: climate activism ‘early adopter’ behind supreme court win

UK campaigner who fronted lawsuit on future impact of fossil fuel projects says she fears for future despite ruling

26/06 GNDR: the activists warning of a bad deal for young people under Labour

Green New Deal Rising is backing six of party’s candidates but says leadership cares more about business than climate

25/06 ‘I’ve never felt more disenfranchised’: Undecided UK voters mull options

Days before Britain goes to the polls, responses to a Guardian callout reveal how deeply voters are divided

24/06 Labour wants to make UK a clean energy superpower. Will this help those stuck in fuel poverty?

Experts say Starmer can honour pledge to move to net zero and cut bills – if plan embraces onshore renewables and focuses on poorest

23/06 Take an area of outstanding beauty, cover it in pylons and concrete: how can we allow that? | Fiona Gilmore

National Grid’s plan for the Suffolk coast is mirrored across Britain. We need an energy policy that protects our heritage, says energy campaigner Fiona Gilmore

21/06 Restore Nature Now: thousands to march in London calling for urgent action

Mainstream groups including National Trust and RSPB will join hunt saboteurs and direct action activists for first time

20/06 Former Tory minister vows to vote Labour over Tories’ climate failures

Exclusive: Chris Skidmore, ex-energy minister, says Rishi Sunak’s bid to turn net zero into culture war issue is ‘greatest tragedy of his premiership’

20/06 ‘What if there just is no solution?’ How we are all in denial about the climate crisis

In his new book, Ted DeLaney suggests there is no rosy roadmap for a way forward – but there are things we can do

19/06 From field to fork, disillusioned voters are feeling the pinch in North Cornwall

Farming is key here but many people are struggling to put bread on the table, and crying out for politics to engage with a system in crisis

17/06 The case for and against a vote for the Green party | Letters

Letters: A large increase in the Greens’ vote share will make other politicians wake up, writes Cherry Waters. Plus letters from Dave Walker, Daniel Wimberley, John Searby, Tim Rickard and George Carnarvon

17/06 EU passes law to restore 20% of bloc’s land and sea by end of decade

Narrow win for supporters after fierce farmers’ protests, loss of green seats to far right and political wrangling

13/06 How to stop Europe’s drift to the right | Letters

Letters: Alan Mitcham says leftwing parties must make ending war their priority, Gillian Homeri encourages citizens to be more politically active and Barry Kushner says centrist parties must reach across the class divide

12/06 Who should hold the next prime minister to account? Our best hope lies with the Green party | George Monbiot

The party’s manifesto, which pledges to use a wealth tax to revitalise our public services, shows it can push Labour to raise its ambitions, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

12/06 More tax, better housing: key takeaways from the Green party manifesto

The Greens in England and Wales have launched their plan for government ahead of next month’s UK election

12/06 From ‘hug a husky’ to ‘max out the oil’: the Tory environmental journey

We look back through 14 years of Conservative manifestos at policies on net zero, energy, transport and more

11/06 Animal Extremists Vandalise New King's Portrait With Cartoon Face

The ominous, intensely red swirling portrait of King Charles III of the United Kingdom has been attacked by an animal extremist group.

10/06 Ursula von der Leyen in pole position as she tries to build majority to keep job

Macron’s bombshell adds uncertainty to the race to be European Commission president, and the incumbent will need to look left or right for support

10/06 Paradigm Shift: Green Zealots, Liberals Biggest Losers in Euro Election

Right wing parties performed best in the EU elections, with many new seats at the expense of hard-line greens and their liberal allies.

10/06 Green party losses in EU elections raise concerns over Green Deal

Exit polls suggest support for Greens fell in Germany and France, leading to fears of weakening of climate ambitions

08/06 ‘They have been hypocritical’: Austria’s Greens hurt by pre-election scandal

Allegations that Lena Schilling spread damaging rumours are causing a stir, but some believe criticism of her to be sexist and voyeuristic

07/06 ‘People feel betrayed by Labour’: Bristol’s Green surge continues

Anger over Starmer’s stance on Gaza and perceived shift to the right could lead to the Greens’ Carla Denyer being elected in Bristol Central

07/06 ‘Cannot be trusted’: traditional farming voter base turns away from Tories

Many disenchanted farmers are seeking new political homes. Can Labour and the Lib Dems capitalise on this opportunity?

04/06 Why are Green parties polling badly for the European elections?

There is little data to support fears of a ‘greenlash’ – instead voters may have other priorities such as inflation or the Ukraine war

04/06 Only three water company prosecutions in England and Wales for unfit drinking supply

Figures show breaches have rarely led to prosecution by Drinking Water Inspectorate since 2021

03/06 UK election debates must make climate crisis a key issue, say green groups

Campaigners have written to broadcasters expressing concern that climate is not a more prominent discussion topic

02/06 ‘It’s all we have’: young climate activists on the state of politics around the world

With elections affecting half the world’s population this year, campaigners offer their view on the chances of real change

31/05 Activists try to push green issues with weekend of protests before EU elections

Campaign groups will rally in 127 cities across 14 countries to demand action on climate as polls predict wins for far-right parties

30/05 Greens and Plaid Cymru pledge to push Labour on climate, housing and poverty

Election campaigns kick off with policies on single market and Crown Estate ‘devolution’ from Welsh party, and Green party’s climate crisis, NHS and clean seas plans

29/05 Greens ‘will not back von der Leyen’ for re-election if she does deal with far right

German Green MEP warns that EU plan to tackle climate crisis will be put at risk by agreement with hard right parties

23/05 Sunak backtracked on climate policies – and voters may punish him

Many hoped he would show global leadership – instead he pitched himself as ‘pragmatic’ and slowed the journey to net zero

20/05 Why unions are lobbying Labour over a ‘just transition’ to cleaner energy

Jobs and communities dependent on oil and gas sector must be considered in plan to ban North Sea licences, say GMB and Unite

19/05 The Guardian view on net zero: a bank-led green transition won’t work for Britain | Editorial

Editorial: A state industrial strategy is needed to reduce carbon output, produce cleaner growth and redistribute jobs around the UK

16/05 Net zero U-turns will hit UK infrastructure, say government advisers

Sir John Armitt urges ministers to act swiftly or risk impeding growth and jeopardising climate targets

15/05 MPs and peers urge Sunak to U-turn on oil and gas extraction plans

Cross-party group of 50 calls on prime minister to appoint climate envoy and back Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance

14/05 UK is failing to put climate crisis at centre of national security measures, MPs told

Experts say changing climate is ‘threat multiplier’ and that US and Germany already include it in planning

14/05 Sunak to launch food security index as 8% fall in UK self-sufficiency predicted

Farmer confidence at low ebb amid fears for their future as experts say extreme weather will hit crop yields

14/05 UK ‘net zero’ project will produce 20m tonnes of carbon pollution, say experts

Government told Net Zero Teesside gas scheme will be massive polluter despite its carbon capture claims

03/05 Britain’s climate action plan unlawful, high court rules

Environmental campaign groups took joint action against decision to approve carbon budget delivery plan

30/04 ‘There is despair’: fears for Scotland’s green policies as power-sharing ends

Climate groups and Greens co-leader say climate policies risk being sidelined or buried by SNP

27/04 Germany Nuclear Shutdown in Energy Crisis Based on Deception: Report

Green party minister may have been deceived by own people to make sure closures went ahead, magazine that sued for internal documents claims.

25/04 Labour says UK nature under threat and pledges to halt decline

Shadow minister Steve Reed vows to uphold targets on biodiversity loss and protecting land and sea

25/04 SNP ends power-sharing deal with Scottish Greens over climate strategy, reports say

Cabinet votes to leave historic Bute House agreement after government abandons emissions target

23/04 Sunak’s weakening of climate targets ‘retrograde’, says former Tory minister

Claire O’Neill, a former climate minister, says PM’s move was to ‘try and create political division and dividing lines’

22/04 Government under pressure to set up green levy on UK imports

Overseas firms sending key goods to UK would have to show they were paying for emissions or face CBAM

20/04 Scottish Greens to vote on power-sharing deal with SNP after carbon goal ditched

Green members demand meeting after Scottish government abandons pledge to cut emissions 75% by 2030

20/04 MP Caroline Lucas: ‘My biggest disappointment? Not to have been joined by more Green MPs … yet’

The Green party MP on her stint as a chambermaid, a brush with the law and the importance of hairspray

18/04 Scotland to abandon pledge to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030

In ‘acute global embarrassment’, Scottish government expected to follow UK and Wales by adopting five-year carbon budgets

10/04 Philip Green’s accusers not allowed to breach NDAs to make police report

New laws will not be applied retrospectively to gagging orders drawn up before Bill gains royal assent

08/04 The Guardian view on Europe’s troubled green deal: make the case, not concessions | Editorial

Editorial: Leaders need to persuade others of the need for environmental measures rather than capitulate in the face of political headwinds

30/03 Labour membership falls by 23,000 over Gaza and green policies

Party claims financial position still strong as it continues to hold a commanding lead in opinion polls

21/03 Scottish grouse moors to be licensed in attempt to protect birds of prey

MSPs vote for controls as it emerges another hen harrier has vanished in area ‘notorious’ for persecution

20/03 Scotland’s pledge to cut emissions by 75% by 2030 ‘no longer credible’

Climate Change Committee finds Scottish government has repeatedly failed to make cuts required by law

18/03 Sunak and ministers stoking division over UK’s net zero target, warns Ed Miliband

Labour shadow energy minister will use speech to say Tory approach is also leading to higher bills

16/03 Climate activists across Europe block access to North Sea oil infrastructure

Blockades at facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with protests in Scotland and action expected in Denmark

13/03 Failure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says report

Analysis finds 58 people have died due to cold homes every winter day since 2013 Tory pledge to ‘cut the green crap’

12/03 No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal

UK, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark have failed to align oil and gas policies with Paris pledges, say campaigners

08/03 Labour says it would aim for zero-waste economy by 2050

Shadow environment secretary says other similar countries have same target and it would save billions of pounds

08/03 Head of UK science body calls for ‘creative disagreement’ after Michelle Donelan libel row

Ottoline Leyser of UKRI says people in public eye should be able to debate better, with less polarisation and blame

07/03 ‘No drilling! No drilling!’: climate choir sings truth to power in Palace of Westminster

Voices of Climate Choir Movement fill St Stephen’s Hall in group’s most dramatic protest yet

07/03 Budget fell far short on UK green investment, experts say

Green economists dismayed by failure to recognise one of the fastest-expanding areas of business

05/03 UK spends least among major European economies on low-carbon energy policy, study shows

Britain spent about £26.2bn in three years on low-carbon measures, less than Italy, Germany, France and Spain, Greenpeace finds

02/03 Government documents ‘blow gaping hole’ in its case for Cumbrian coalmine

Michael Gove said UK needed coal to make steel, but business department papers drafted around same time say it will not

28/02 TfL’s Ulez auto pay has turned out to be an auto fine

After signing up to the scheme £700 had been taken from my account

27/02 Labour would lift block on onshore windfarms, says Ed Miliband

Tory government has ‘ducked’ difficult decisions, leading to higher bills, says shadow energy secretary

25/02 The Guardian view on GB Energy: Labour’s big idea could be a great one for the planet | Editorial

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer’s plans could see the British state – rather than foreign ones – play a key role in clean energy

25/02 Sunak stands with net zero and climate conspiracy group at farming protest

Demonstration against Welsh Labour policy included No Farmers No Food campaign calling for end to climate measures, and Welsh Tory leader

23/02 Tractor Protests: Farmers From Ten Countries Against EU Green Tyranny

Farmers say grain and other agriculture products coming from Ukraine and Latin America negatively affect the market.

22/02 Almost 10m UK households living in ‘cold, damp, poorly insulated homes’

Exclusive: Analysis also shows same number would probably not be able to afford cost of improved insulation

21/02 Tractor Protests: Hundreds of Farmers Head to Madrid

Hundreds of farmers drove their tractors into central Madrid on Wednesday as part of ongoing protests against European Union.

21/02 No Farmers No Food: Greek Tractor Protests Reach Parliament

Scores of tractors were parked outside Greece's parliament Tuesday, horns blaring, as thousands of farmers make their anger heard.

16/02 Power struggle: fears for UK energy generation as green projects delayed

Path to relying solely on green power appears long as series of problems collides with reality of keeping the lights on

15/02 Labour urged to double funding in publicly owned renewables

Cash injection in Great British Energy should be increased to £30bn, thinktank says after Keir Starmer U-turn

14/02 The Guardian view on Europe’s rural revolt: sustainability is in farmers’ interests too | Editorial

Editorial: The current wave of protests endangers environmental progress. But imaginative politics can get the green deal back on track

13/02 Young climate activists aim to sway six Labour candidate selections

Green New Deal Rising says it is keeping move to form climate caucus quiet, over fears of interference from Labour leadership

13/02 Planned UK nuclear reactors unlikely to help hit green target, say MPs

Government plans to deliver SMRs ‘lack clarity’ say environmental committee, and will likely fail to meet clean-energy goal of 2035

11/02 Labour’s green rowback: honest politics or a costly mistake? | Letters

Letters: Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves cannot promise to spend £28bn they don’t yet have, writes former party leader Neil Kinnock, while others argue that funding a green future is not a matter of ambition but necessity

11/02 ‘The mother of all U-turns’: after Labour’s £28bn green policy climbdown, what’s left?

Labour’s spending pledge war is over. Some believe the party’s election campaign will be stronger. Others wonder if Starmer and Reeves now stand for anything at all

10/02 Labour’s green U-turn has threatened its plan for growth | Observer editorial

The party’s decision to drop a commitment to spending £28bn a year will have a negative effect on its other investment plans

08/02 Scaled back £28bn pledge marks a shift in Reeves’s entire economic philosophy

Rachel Reeves had promised to spend big to be Britain’s first green chancellor. Now she wants to spend as little public money as possible

08/02 The Guardian view on Labour’s green retreat: wrong, wrong, wrong | Editorial

Editorial: Keir Starmer’s announcement is a historic mistake on economic, political and environmental grounds

08/02 Labour cuts £28bn green investment pledge by half

Keir Starmer announces party will now spend less than £15bn on green projects a year if it wins election

08/02 How Labour ditched its flagship £28bn green investment pledge

Two and a half years after it was announced, the policy is being dropped. Here is a timeline of key moments along the way

08/02 Starmer to scale back home insulation scheme as part of green policy U-turn

Exclusive: Labour insiders say scheme singled out for attack by Tories this week will be major victim of U-turn over £28bn plans

08/02 Labour left call U-turn on green investment ‘environmentally irresponsible and ‘strategically incompetent’ – UK politics live

Labour MP Barry Gardiner, former shadow climate change minister, criticised Starmer’s plan to scale back the £28bn plan

07/02 Starmer to announce scaling back of £28bn green investment plan

Labour leader to say move is down to economic uncertainty caused by Tory government, sources say

07/02 Labour plan to insulate 19m homes thrown into doubt over debt fears

Party officials confirm it might not spend £6bn promised if it breaks fiscal rules, while government claims it will cost twice that

05/02 EU Greens pick veteran MEPs to lead election campaign

Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout vow to fight for more equal and ecological Europe amid surge to far right

03/02 Labour ditches radical reforms as it prepares ‘bombproof’ election manifesto

Plans to reform social care and House of Lords are trimmed as Keir Starmer’s party opts for caution ahead of vote

02/02 Labour is in the worst of all worlds with confused messaging on its £28bn pledge

Tories watch on delighted as Starmer continues to talk about the figure while the shadow Treasury team distances itself from it

02/02 Labour scrapping £28bn green pledge could leave UK colder, sicker and poorer

Decision to abandon key policy decried as ‘economically illiterate’ reaction to short-term political pressures

02/02 Senior MP confirms Labour has dropped £28bn target for green investment

Darren Jones says party will decide budget based on state of economy and individual projects if it wins election

02/02 Labour accused of ‘massive backward step’ over decision to drop £28bn green investment pledge – UK politics live

Sources say party will keep plan to invest in green infrastructure but will in effect cut green ambitions by about two-thirds

01/02 Labour to ditch £28bn annual green investment pledge, party sources say

Exclusive: Party will keep plan to invest in green infrastructure but will in effect cut green ambitions by about two-thirds

31/01 Norway has made a vital climate leap. This is how Britain can do the same | Tessa Khan

A historic legal victory in Oslo has boosted our campaign against the Rosebank field and other British drilling projects, says Tessa Khan of the climate action organisation Uplift

30/01 Green economy must be next UK government’s No 1 priority – Lane Fox

Exclusive: British Chambers of Commerce head urges parties not to backtrack on eco pledges in run-up to general election

29/01 Wee won’t back down: English council stands by littering fines for wild peeing

Dacorum borough council in Hertfordshire says policy has legal basis after £88 fines draw criticism

26/01 We are worse off and less safe due to Brexit reducing environmental standards | Letter

Letter: Labour peer Jeff Rooker on damage done by leaving the EU

25/01 Germany Green Foreign Minister Once Again Stranded by Jet Failures

Germany's Air Force One equivalent again lets the government down, with one jet suffering an engine failure and another forced to divert.

21/01 UK needs ambitious green plan to keep up with allies, says Labour frontbencher

Jonathan Reynolds calls for version of US Inflation Reduction Act amid row over future of Labour policy

21/01 Public will be at risk if Labour drops £28bn green plan, warns fire union chief

Exclusive: FBU’s Matt Wrack says investment is crucial for tackling rise in floods, wildfires and storms

20/01 UK ‘used to be a leader on climate’, lament European lawmakers

MEPs react to ‘tragic’ findings revealing UK falling behind EU in key environmental policies since Brexit

19/01 The UK environmental protections dropped since Brexit

The scale of the law changes means environmental legislation in the UK is facing death by a thousand cuts

19/01 Brexit divergence from EU destroying UK’s vital environmental protections

Exclusive: Britain is falling behind the bloc on almost every area of green regulation, analysis reveals

19/01 Weatherwatch: UK push for civil atomic power highlights link with nuclear weapons

Government previously denied evidence countries with nuclear weapons favour atomic power over renewables

17/01 NZ's 'First Refugee Lawmaker' Charged With Shoplifting at Top Boutiques

Golriz Ghahraman, a former Green Party lawmaker, was charged with two counts of shoplifting at a store in a trendy neighborhood.

11/01 Stick to £28bn green spending plan, ex-Tory Chris Skidmore urges Labour

Skidmore, who resigned Tory whip last week, predicts former party will lose election partly because of its stance on net zero

11/01 Installation of rooftop solar panels in UK hits 12-year high in 2023

Industry data shows almost 190,000 installed last year as well as record number of heat pump installations

11/01 UK government sets out plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’

Ministers hope to build fleet of reactors to meet quarter of electricity demand by 2050 but critics highlight long delays and rising costs

09/01 Locals hit back at Spurs’ football plans for ‘green and biodiverse’ space

Enfield council’s move to lease part of north London park to Tottenham Hotspur prompts local anger and judicial review

09/01 Andy Burnham urges Labour to ‘stick to its guns’ on £28bn climate pledge

Greater Manchester mayor calls proposal an ‘investment in the future’ after Keir Starmer hinted at a rollback

05/01 Farmer Protesters Take on German Vice-Chancellor, Blockade His Boat

Farmers prevented Germany's vice chancellor from disembarking a ferry, hours after govt changed tax plans that infuriated the agri sector.

05/01 Starmer downgrades £28bn green investment target to an ‘ambition’

Labour says plan is subject to party’s fiscal rules of keeping debt falling as a percentage of GDP

05/01 Labour’s energy advisers warn against watering down £28bn green investment

Climate thinktank says Britain could be left trailing in global race to develop low-carbon energy

04/01 UK farmers say tighter environmental rules put them at risk of being undercut

Eco-friendly British produce could become unaffordable luxury if low quality imports still allowed, say farmers

04/01 Starmer says he will not break Labour’s fiscal rules to meet £28bn green target

Statement is clearest sign yet party is willing to drop one of its flagship policies in face of Conservative attacks

04/01 UK government admits Rosebank oil will not be kept in UK to boost energy security

Ministers have previously claimed oilfield development will improve domestic energy security and help consumers