Science

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

Councils reported using a total of 354 tonnes of pesticides in 2024, according to the Pesticide Action Network

New research unearths potential cost savings and nature recovery benefits from increasing role of off-site Biodiversity Net Gain projects

Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain and Ireland commits £920,000 over next five years to James Hutton Institute's blackcurrant breeding programme

Autonomy Institute warns increasingly extreme and frequent weather disruption both at home and abroad – such as heatwaves and drought – could push millions into poverty

Water company to improve at least another 1,500 hectares of peatland in the next five years after restoring 3,000 hectares ahead of schedule