Environment

Marie Antoinette was probably deeply upset by her fate. The environment secretary, however, appears unbothered by the current state of affairs

It could be the key to a greener future - but substantial concerns remain

Climate change, increasing production costs and rapacious demand are combining to threaten producers of jamón ibérico

The numbers speak for themselves. If it happens it will be revolutionary for British business

An imminent bee-light future should be a cause for concern

The infighting between climate activists may be entertaining to watch but it has a tendency to detract from the point

One generation of world leaders has failed to halt climate change. The next generation intend to change all that

There is enough pseudo-martyrdom going on as it is without the rise in climate activism

In an extract from his new book, Geoff Dembicki asks how the world would be now if the oil sands industry had not been so successful in blocking action to stop the climate emergency

Climate campaigners are blocking roads and defacing artworks. But is anyone listening?

Europe’s largest landfill site is just outside Belgrade – and it’s a factory of poison gases

We are running out of time to manage the coming upheaval before it becomes deadly. We need to change our thinking

The Arctic is no longer frozen, remote or harmonious. This should concern us all

The Green Party MP hits out as the PM dithers over whether to attend COP27, and points to real environmental leadership elsewhere

For the moment, Scholz's plan appears to have worked. But, Germany's energy problem isn't solved yet

The prime minister’s reckless plans continue to radicalise even the least militant organisations

All eyes are on Robert Habeck. Unfortunately, his energy crisis polices are only snatching the surface of Germany's problems

A 3,000km cycle ride across the continent reveals the consequences of climate change – and what we can do to stop it

Rivers and reservoirs are shrinking, the land is parched. Welcome to Europe in 2050 – if we don’t act now

There are better places to generate electricity than farmland, writes one reader

The ‘cli-fi’ genre looks set to play an important role in raising awareness of the environment emergency

There are few things Germans have a closer bond to than the woods and now they're under threat. However, there is hope...

As she adds more fossil fuel drilling to her portfolio of environmental insults, Liz Truss, PM, is shaping up as a threat for a world facing climate disaster

At the end of another summer of heatwaves in Europe, could the Islamic architecture of Spain help in the ongoing battle against climate change?

Renewables aren’t just about saving the planet any more – they’re a means of helping to loosen Russia’s grip on the continent and preventing future fuel price hikes

An olive tree older than the Old Testament is a reminder it is hard to get a handle on the real meaning of time

Transport is the only sector where greenhouse gas emissions have increased in the past three decades. Now a backlash is growing, with forward-thinking mayors spearheading new visions of urban centres

Will a catastrophic summer in Europe deliver real change on climate policy? Not while states remain captured by fossil fuel interests