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India seeks UK carbon tax exemption in free trade deal talks
Exclusive: India seeking to use approach of UK election as bargaining chip and any exemption would...
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UK’s native poultry under threat as bird flu takes hold worldwide
Annual watchlist raises concern for native chicken, duck, geese and turkey populations as well as rare...
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The disease-busting hybrids that could bring back the majestic English elm
The tree all but vanished in the 1970s. Now, thanks to two amateur nature lovers, it...
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Weather tracker: Storm Kathleen brings high winds and warm air to Europe
Gusts of more than 70mph recorded on Irish Sea coast, as temperatures rose above 30C in...
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British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
Schemes to replace EU subsidies will not plug gap left by loss of EU subsidies for...
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Three-quarters of children want more time in nature, says National Trust
Charity publishes survey findings as it calls for youngsters to be no more than a 15-minute...
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Yorkshire estate known as world’s first nature reserve gets Grade II listing
Eccentric Victorian owner of Waterton Park, near Wakefield, made pioneering decisions to protect wildlifeA Yorkshire parkland...
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AI to track hedgehog populations in pioneering UK project
National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme aims to understand why population has declinedArtificial intelligence will be used for...
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Thames Water absent from industry’s £180m anti-pollution drive
Ministers disappointed by decision of one of worst sewage dumpers not to join England-wide initiativeThames Water...
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Row over possible River Cam bathing spot frequented by Darwin and Lord Byron
Proponents of ‘bathing waters’ designation say it would force action on sewage but others worry about...
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UK gives £600m backing to Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘carbon bomb’ petrochemical plant
Campaigners say Ineos project in Antwerp will turbocharge plastic production on a scale not seen before...
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Scrap subsidies to Scotland’s conifer forests, urges report
Royal Society of Edinburgh says money should be spent on longer-living native forests with greater biodiversity...
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UK’s net zero economy grew 9% in 2023, report finds
Green businesses and jobs are booming – in stark contrast to the national economy – but...
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Support for clean-air traffic scheme in Chelsea plunges Tory MP into row
London minister Greg Hands embroiled in congestion and pollution debate with constituents over scheme in election...
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Labour’s reduced home insulation plans ‘simply not enough’
Housebuilders and campaigners warn of cold, damp homes and UK missing legally binding targetsLabour’s slashing of...
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Environment charities lag behind other UK sectors in racial diversity, study finds
‘Huge disconnect’ between employers’ public ambitions on diversity and their actions, say workersWorkers at environmental charities...
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Cranes, UK’s tallest bird, bred in higher numbers last summer than for centuries
At least 80 pairs recorded in 2023 after species began breeding again in 1979, having disappeared...
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‘We can’t engineer our way out of this’: how to protect flood-hit Severn Valley
Tens of millions have been spent on human-made defences over the years, but the impact of...
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Diverse forests of slow-growing trees more resilient to storms, study finds
Fast-growing monocultures are less able to withstand extreme weather events than varied woodlands, researchers findAs 90mph...
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‘Smart’ trap trial raises hopes American mink can be driven from UK
Conservation groups target ‘impossible dream' of eradicating invasive predators after success of East Anglia trialAmerican mink...
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‘The high life can be low carbon’: the European royals taking on the climate crisis
Despite leading lavish lifestyles, some monarchs are influencing people to make greener choicesWhen Prince Frederik takes...
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Conservative ‘failures’ have led to more sewage pollution, say water experts
Increased flooding blamed on years of government delays over ‘sponge cities’ rulesIncreased sewage pollution, urban flooding...
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EDF Energy plans to extend life of four UK nuclear power plants
French energy company to invest a further £1.3bn in its British nuclear fleet up to 2026EDF...
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Warnings over further flooding after Storm Henk batters England – live
Environment agency says ‘significant surface water and river flooding impacts are possible’ on FridayIn Gloucestershire, police...