Science

English bathing water sites far more likely to be rated poor quality than those in the EU, new Best for Britain study claims

Swiss bank joins HSBC and Barclays in exiting UN-backed group following annual review of sustainability and climate-related memberships

Indigenous and local communities set to receive 72 per cent of the net funds generated through new agreement

New report from ECIU details how international food supply chains are facing escalating threats from climate impacts and the migration they are triggering

Policy could drive over £12bn in net value over the next decade if the government meets its house-building targets - but scrapping the scheme for small sites threatens protection of a habitat eight times the size of Manchester

The sixth, and potentially final, round of talks to deliver an international accord to tackle plastic pollution is getting underway in Geneva - but big divisions on how to secure a deal remain

Barclays quits influential banking group claiming it ‘no longer has the membership’ to support bank's net zero transition

But green groups argue controversial airport expansion plan risks obliterating UK climate goals while doing little to boost economic growth

Hollywood star teams up with Swedish energy firm to promote climate and biodiversity benefits of offshore wind farms

Environment Agency calls for permitting and planning tweaks to help government, developers and councils better prepare for new low carbon heavy industry for climate shocks