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Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions

After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping, setting mandatory fuel standards and introducing an industry-wide carbon pricing

‘Cheap plants are like cheap food, you get what you pay for’: meet the new generation of independent nursery owners

Local, smaller shops are under threat from garden centres. But these visionary growers are fighting the big chains from the ground upSix years ago, the Royal Horticultural Society drew attention

Coal: What’s the big deal?

Coal has fueled industrialization — and climate change. Some countries are well into phasing it out, but US President Donald Trump wants to boost production. Why this is not a

‘People love being here’: London development shows harmony between nature and housing

Five thousand new homes alongside a paradise for newts appears to fly in face of government’s ‘false wedge’Arriving at the Kidbrooke Village housing development in Greenwich on a morning in

Week in wildlife: ospreys reunited, a monkey thief and a London fox cub

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...

‘Toxic cocktail’: study finds almost 200 pesticides in European homes

More than 40% of pesticides discovered in dust linked to toxic effects including cancer and hormone disruptionAlmost 200 pesticides have been found by a study examining dust in homes around

Science Based Satire: Falling Vaccine Coverage Over The Years Is A Problem That Likely Increased Due To The Failed Covid-19 Policies That Jonathan Howard Championed.

If RFK Jr. is to blame for measles outbreaks and deaths, then I would be responsible for saying he would be a net positive for public health in the US. 

Turbo chooks moved into our garden and had babies without telling us! What a dilemma | First Dog on the Moon

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Will global climate action be a casualty of Trump’s tariffs?

Clean energy investors likely to pull back from US, but other countries may seize opportunity to speed transitionDonald Trump’s upending of the global economy has raised fears that climate action

Starlings fall to record low in UK’s 2025 Big Garden Birdwatch

RSPB urges people to support threatened birds by cutting lawns less frequently and avoiding pesticidesFewer starlings than ever have been spotted by participants in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, raising

Country diary: The colourful coltsfoot was once in great demand | Phil Gates

Hexham, Northumberland: It’s back in flower on the riverbank – 80 years ago, mobilised herb-gatherers would have been harvesting this as part of the wartime effortOn our way into town

The big lesson for Europe? Trump backed down under pressure

The EU neither ‘kissed ass’ nor unleashed its most powerful trade weapon. Now it must provide the world with an alternative to US chaosMy condolences to everyone who spent days