Science

Study: Eating a more plant-based diet could cut emissions without increasing food costs

Climate change

Study: Eating a more plant-based diet could cut emissions without increasing food costs

Research suggests making more sustainable food options more accessible and could help accelerate progress towards climate and public health goals

clock 03 July 2026 • 2 min read
Livestock emissions heading 'dramatically' in wrong direction, study warns

Climate change

Livestock emissions heading 'dramatically' in wrong direction, study warns

Report from Stop Financing Factory Farming warns livestock farming moving even further beyond safe planetary boundaries

clock 03 July 2026 • 4 min read
Over half of UK farmers adopting regenerative practices as climate pressures intensify

Biodiversity

Over half of UK farmers adopting regenerative practices as climate pressures intensify

Study by Barclays explores how UK farmers are responding to the changing economics of running a farm as climate risks intensify

clock 03 July 2026 • 2 min read
Last government breached nature laws by approving 'bee-killing' pesticides, watchdog rules

Biodiversity

Last government breached nature laws by approving 'bee-killing' pesticides, watchdog rules

Emergency authorisation of restricted pesticides under the previous government violated environmental protections, OEP investigation concludes

clock 03 July 2026 • 6 min read
UNFCCC: Record 37 countries submit first national climate progress transparency plans

Climate change

UNFCCC: Record 37 countries submit first national climate progress transparency plans

Countries are expected to report openly on their progress towards national climate goals under the Paris Agreement every two years

clock 02 July 2026 • 4 min read
London could lose over 70 per cent of its trees to climate change by 2100

Biodiversity

London could lose over 70 per cent of its trees to climate change by 2100

Research from Kew Gardens and the Greater London Authority warns the capital's urban canopy is at huge risk from escalating climate impacts

clock 02 July 2026 • 3 min read
Is the social media ban for under-16s a chance to go 'back to basics' on climate comms?

Marketing

Is the social media ban for under-16s a chance to go 'back to basics' on climate comms?

Communications experts share their thoughts on how the proposed ban on social media for under 16s might provide an opportunity to reinvigorate the UK's climate and nature discourse

clock 02 July 2026 • 15 min read
'World first' study shows how to boost woodland carbon capture by up to 27 per cent

Biodiversity

'World first' study shows how to boost woodland carbon capture by up to 27 per cent

Study suggests reforestation projects could deliver 'significantly greater' climate benefits through targeted nature-based interventions

clock 02 July 2026 • 3 min read
Breast Cancer UK calls for ban on cancer-linked EDCs in everyday items

Policy

Breast Cancer UK calls for ban on cancer-linked EDCs in everyday items

EXCLUSIVE: Campaign highlights link between Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in items such as plastic spatulas, whisks, and spoons and cancer risks

clock 02 July 2026 • 4 min read
Eight businesses join UK's first rewilding buyers club

Biodiversity

Eight businesses join UK's first rewilding buyers club

Nature Broking and Nattergal forms buyers' club bringing together QBE Europe and seven firms from its supply chain to take collective action to support nature recovery

clock 02 July 2026 • 2 min read