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Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households

Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades

As amphibian enthusiasts get ready to hop into FrogID Week, hope persists that one of Australia's most bizarre creatures may survive.

Exclusive: Environment secretary says global tipping points are possible as he rejects far-right climate ‘defeatism’

Sprinklers could save 500-year-old tree that had branches cut off without authorisation in April, says expert

Using tort law for environmental protection has a deeper historical pedigree than does resort to administrative regulation.

World leaders attending a climate summit in Brazil have launched a flagship global fund designed to reward tropical countries for not chopping down their trees. While proponents say it could be a game changer for climate finance, critics fear it will enrich governments without obliging them to take meaningful action…

Severe conditions caused by deep area of low pressure to north-west of Spain in the Atlantic Ocean

Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action