Keep it in the Ground – the Guardian’s climate campaign
- Dear Bill Gates: ‘Will you lead the fight against climate change?’ – video
- Scientists’ urgent calls to divest ...
- Church of England ends investments in heavily polluting fossil fuels
- Group representing 1m medical students backs fossil fuel divestment
- Wellcome book prize winner gives full support to Guardian’s climate campaign
- The biggest story in the world podcast: Episode 6, Psychology
- Fossil fuel companies defy warnings on burning reserves
- Shell and BP alone eclipse renewable energy sector on access to ministers
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Environment news
- England faces major rise in record hot years due to climate change – scientists
- One in six of world’s species faces extinction due to climate change – study
- Indonesian government must halt road through orangutan reserve, says green prize winner
- Japan outlines 2030 carbon target ahead of Paris climate summit
- Air pollution causes low birth weight, Beijing study shows
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New Mexico radiation accident: $73m compensation deal struck over leak
- Polluted Rio de Janeiro beach ruled out for pro surfing competition
- Air pollution costs Europe $1.6tn a year in early deaths and disease, say WHO
- Vatican official calls for moral awakening on global warming
On the blogs
- Where is climate change in the UK’s general election?
- Overlooked evidence - global warming may proceed faster than expected
- Fairytale frog: London Zoo breeds bizarre amphibian for the first time
- Heartland Institute takes climate foolishness to a Biblical level
Multimedia
- The week in wildlife – in pictures
- Animals and plants that could be lost because of climate change – in pictures
- GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2015 - in pictures
- Your photos of wildlife on your doorstep – in pictures
Features and comment
- John Sauven: A manifesto for a more sustainable world
- Indian conservationist wins Whitley award for saving elephants via SMS
- Countries that lead the switch to clean energy will reap the financial rewards
- Fight to save ‘invisible’ UK spider highlights plight of lesser-known species
And finally ...
Scientists in Queensland Australia are puzzling over a problem of how to stop goannas devouring the eggs of endangered loggerhead turtles. Attempts to deter them using red flags and smothering nests with hot chilli powder have so far failed. Wreck Rock beach is the second biggest loggerhead turtle nesting site in Australia and the goannas are raiding about half of the 500 nests on the beach.
