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Government Investing in Carbon Polluters Funded By Major Conservative Donor
An investment firm whose CEO has given more than £1m to the Tory Party has a third of its assets tied up in petrostates which benefited from a UK Government fund

EXCLUSIVE REVEALED: Rishi Sunak Received £141,000 from Energy Interests this Year
The Conservative Party remains indebted to big money interests in oil, gas and aviation

EXCLUSIVE Trump and Putin’s War on the ‘Green Agenda’
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how the Russian energy giant Gazprom planned to control Ukraine’s gas and backed Donald Trump due to Putin's existential fear of net zero

A Chemical in the Works? The Mystery of the Marine Deaths on Teesside
Graham Williamson reports on a spate of unexplained sea life deaths on the north-east coast – and a new freeport being built on the site of an iconic steelworks nearby

The Myth of the Blocked Ambulance
Jet McDonald explores how a belief that environmental protesters are blocking ambulances is used to justify anti-protest legislation and divert us from the climate emergency

The Case for Degrowth
Photo: Andrii Yalanskyi/Alamy

Fracking Hell: Living with the Government’s Unpopular Policy
Stuart Spray speaks to the residents of Great Plumpton, close to a shale gas exploration site, about the realities of fracking – as Westminster descends into chaos over banning it

Britain’s Stark Choice Ahead: Transformation or Collapse
The country is following a familiar pattern of environmental, energy and economic-driven state failure – and if the next government refuses to break with neoliberal orthodoxy, it will only accelerate this downwards trajectory, writes Nafeez Ahmed
EXCLUSIVE Environment Agency Investigations Fall by 30% Amid Sewage Crisis
Government cuts have hamstrung the regulator at exactly the wrong moment, reports Andrew Kersley
Manchester and Liverpool Join Forces to Explore Green Energy Potential for Powering Both Cities
A dynamic collaboration could turn two of England's largest cities into green technology leaders in the race to net zero, reports Stuart Spray
Britain and the World is Falling Behind on Climate Change, as COP27 Approaches
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shaken an already precarious consensus on climate action, says Thomas Perrett
Is a Big Money Coalition Influencing Liz Truss’ Climate Change Policies?
Max Colbert reports on the well-funded, well-connected groups seemingly determined to water-down Britain’s climate commitments
The Government is Prolonging the Cost of Living Crisis and the Climate Emergency
The Conservative Party’s decision to ‘cut the green crap’ has had far-reaching consequences, writes Thomas Perrett
EXCLUSIVE Conservative MP Gets Promotion at Energy Firm He Was Called to Resign From
Mark Pritchard has been handed a new, upgraded title, weeks after he was warned to quit the £46,800-a-year role
How Austerity has Endangered Britain’s Ability to Safeguard its Natural Environment
Debilitating cuts have reduced regulators' role in safeguarding the natural environment and stymied the Government’s approach to net zero, reports Thomas Perrett