Pollution

UK falling behind ambitions to protect 30% of land and sea

The UK is failing to keep up with targets to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030 (30×30) and new deregulatory plans threaten this goal even further, say wildlife charities.

Climate Change Headlines Pollution

Proposed offshore gas field in South Africa will ignite ‘carbon bomb’

Headlines Pollution Waste Waste and Recycling

5.3bn mobile phones to be thrown away this year alone

Features & Opinion Pollution Waste Waste and Recycling

Feature: How chemicals from plastic packaging are contaminating food

Climate Change Environment & Conservation Food Headlines Pollution Waste

New Zealand proposes pioneering scheme to make farmers pay for emissions

Climate Change Headlines Net-Zero Pollution

Researchers to develop biotechnology to capture harmful methane

Environment & Conservation Headlines Pollution Water

World’s water quality under threat unless environmental targets boosted

Climate Change Energy Headlines Pollution

Sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines released huge amounts of methane

Environment & Conservation Headlines Pollution Waste

Plastic pollution is causing ocean to acidify, say researchers

Plastic pollution may already be causing harm to aquatic creatures, other wildlife, and humans, but researchers say its also contributing to the acidification of the ocean.