Science

National Fire Chiefs Council urges UK and devolved governments take urgent steps to boost climate resilience as extreme weather events become more frequent

Analysts forecast drop in fossil-fuelled power output, Ecuador signs deal for $30m in climate finance, and the DRC is set to create Earth's largest protected tropical forest reserve

Twenty-five-year deal would enable Chestnut Carbon to reforest 60,000 acres of land in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, reports claim

The Tree Council and Network Rail aim to plant thousands more trees across the country, as their partnership is renewed for another five years

Ed Miliband confirms submission of 'early and ambitious' target to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 81 per cent against 1990 levels

Court declares significant emissions caused by burning Rosebank's oil should have been taken into account during its approval, dealing a further blow to plans for new carbon intensive infrastructure

University of Exeter study warns much of England likely to be unsuitable for peatland accumulation by second half of the century

Government urged to reform farming subsidy scheme to better protect upland areas through upcoming Land Use Framework

Ministers claim reforms to system of Marine Protected Areas can help deliver up to 13 new offshore wind farm projects

New collaboration aims to assess the state of nature on all Waitrose's own-brand farms by 2026