12 July 2023
The desert kingdom’s much-hyped, zero-carbon linear city has been dismissed as greenwashing, but there is some truth to the claim the country wants to be more sustainable, finds Graham Lawton
28 June 2023
In the push to give nature and the climate a chance to thrive amid growing agricultural pressures, words like rewilding have become de rigueur among researchers. Just don’t tell the farmers, says Graham Lawton
31 May 2023
I thought there was no way around cheese being an environmental and ethical disaster, but a new approach to dairy farming has proved me wrong, says Graham Lawton
3 May 2023
A radical new proposal wants the world to sign up to a deal to halt development of new oil, gas and coal fields. It is already backed by thousands of scientists and more than 70 city governments, says Graham Lawton
5 April 2023
The new status of Albania's river Vjosa is a major conservation milestone. But plans to open an airport on the river's delta next year soured the celebrations, says Graham Lawton
8 March 2023
Compound and cascading catastrophes, like two hurricanes striking within days, are becoming more common. Does this mean we have crossed the first climate tipping point, an irreversible shift in Earth’s natural systems, asks Graham Lawton
8 February 2023
The movement to give trees, rivers and ecosystems the legal right to exist, thrive and regenerate has been bubbling under for decades, but it has just scored a very welcome win, says Graham Lawton
11 January 2023
Ten years ago, we feared that catastrophic global warming of between 4°C and 5°C by by 2100 was a real risk. Today, that is no longer credible, says Graham Lawton
2 November 2022
The idea that environmentalists are part of the Tories’ imaginary “anti-growth coalition” is grotesque. Conserving the environment and economic progress are not mutually incompatible, says Graham Lawton
10 August 2022
If Chileans adopt a new constitution next month, they would be making almost unprecedented commitment to the environment, says Graham Lawton
