Economics and policy

France is ahead of the game with eco-projects and green cities – Reims is a leading example.

New Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog warns of impending tipping points and demands action from UK Government.

How can caregivers move from anxiety to empathy?

We will never tackle the climate emergency until capitalism is replaced with a saner and kinder way of living.

Why don’t we have any proper system of environmental law?

£1.25m payout for vet who blew whistle on animal welfare breaches.

Is 'half-earth socialism' the answer to the global climate crisis?

We should be able to access our daily needs - home, work, education, care, shopping, socialising - within a 15-minute walk or bike ride.

Widespread economic growth has required immense consumption of the planet’s resources, particularly in the form of fossil fuel. So what is the alternative?

The best approach to reducing consumers’ exposure to volatile prices is to cut demand for fossil fuels, confirms official Climate Change Committee.

A review of Sam Moore and Alex Roberts, The Rise of Ecofascism: Climate Change and the Far Right (Polity, £14.99).

Environmental charity WWF slams the UK Government's spending plans as missed opportunity to meet COP26 promises.

The race to act on climate breakdown and ecological crisis is against time - rather than each other. Finland, though, is definitely way ahead of the UK.

Teaching children about nature, and about how our economies meet our needs and impact on nature, is now essential.

Tougher rules on fossil fuel investments could help avert economic disaster.