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Labour's plan for the climate and nature: The good, the bad and the glaringly absent
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Labour's plan for the climate and nature: The good, the bad and the glaringly absent
There’s a Climate and Nature Bill hole in Labour’s manifesto – but the plan can’t be kicked down the road, climate activists say
Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds
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Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds
Billions added to British energy bills due to failure to properly insulate homes, study finds
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Billions added to British energy bills due to failure to properly insulate homes, study finds
What is Labour's Great British Energy plan – and will it really bring down bills and ease cost of living?
What is Labour's Great British Energy plan – and will it really bring down bills and ease cost of living?
MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries
MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries
UK's top 0.1% earners emit 22 times more transport greenhouse gases than low income households
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UK's top 0.1% earners emit 22 times more transport greenhouse gases than low income households
'Nature is slowly healing': How rewilding is bringing Britain's extinct species back from the dead
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'Nature is slowly healing': How rewilding is bringing Britain's extinct species back from the dead
Rewilding is bringing creatures great and small back to UK – but a lack of funds is holding it back
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Rewilding is bringing creatures great and small back to UK – but a lack of funds is holding it back
Green transition: Help retrain gas workers or risk 'cliff edge' job losses, government warned
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Green transition: Help retrain gas workers or risk 'cliff edge' job losses, government warned
How London's history-making beavers are adapting to life in the capital: 'They have a right to exist'
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How London's history-making beavers are adapting to life in the capital: 'They have a right to exist'
Shell just made £6.2bn in quarterly profit. Here's how that money could be better spent
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Shell just made £6.2bn in quarterly profit. Here's how that money could be better spent
We're in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain's taps run dry
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We're in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain's taps run dry
Meet the chemical engineer producing carbon-free fuel to keep our world running
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Meet the chemical engineer producing carbon-free fuel to keep our world running
Who owns the moon? How the lunar frontier could become the new Wild West
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Who owns the moon? How the lunar frontier could become the new Wild West
Hedgerows are amazing. Here's why we must plant more of them
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Hedgerows are amazing. Here's why we must plant more of them
The comeback kids: The 5 'lost' wildlife species returning from extinction to the UK
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The comeback kids: The 5 'lost' wildlife species returning from extinction to the UK
Earth Day 2024: Big businesses must take responsibility for environmental impact, retailers say
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Earth Day 2024: Big businesses must take responsibility for environmental impact, retailers say
The UK's green transition will happen – with or without Sunak's government
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The UK's green transition will happen – with or without Sunak's government
'We're not doomed yet!': All the dark clouds and silver linings on the climate crisis, explained
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'We're not doomed yet!': All the dark clouds and silver linings on the climate crisis, explained
West Sussex floods: 'Deadly' flooding is getting worse with climate change. We must prepare for the new norm
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West Sussex floods: 'Deadly' flooding is getting worse with climate change. We must prepare for the new norm
Sunak's government slammed for 'protecting' frequent flyers amid calls for a new green tax
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Sunak's government slammed for 'protecting' frequent flyers amid calls for a new green tax
Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: 'A con and a disgrace'
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Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: 'A con and a disgrace'
Repair Week 2024: There's a simple way to save over £450 per year – start fixing stuff
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Repair Week 2024: There's a simple way to save over £450 per year – start fixing stuff
'It's not just wonky veg': Meet the women using an ancient practice to help tackle food poverty
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'It's not just wonky veg': Meet the women using an ancient practice to help tackle food poverty
Angry about raw sewage being dumped into rivers and the sea? Sign this petition with actual s**t
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