Climate Change
Forecasters have warned that temperatures could beat the 37.8C recorded at Heathrow in July.
The rise of single-use plastics to tackle the coronavirus is understandable, but as face masks become mandatory the decision over which type to have is becoming more important. Single use plastic is winding up in our oceans, but the pandemic is also allowing companies and governments to cover reversing on decisions and action that will help reduce our plastic waste.
It’s up to my generation, who have grown up in an age of crisis, to rethink and reshape the world – and make sure Black lives matter.
The nation last saw similar levels of emissions in the 1920s, scientists have revealed.
To carry on as before would be a colossal and costly mistake, Ban Ki-moon and Patrick Verkooijen write.
Sometimes it takes a sudden change to make you realise just how bad things were, but a green shift won't happen by default, writes Caroline Lucas MP.
Happisburgh in Norfolk is the picture-perfect coastal village. But there is one problem – it’s falling into the sea, turning its residents into climate migrants.
But the pandemic may give us the best opportunity to tackle these deep social fractures.
The very actions that could slow climate destruction could also make us healthier, so we can better withstand the next pandemic.
Covid-19 is not some great equaliser. As always, it is the most vulnerable who will bear the weight of the pandemic’s most catastrophic consequences, writes Kat Nugent.