Italy calls for suspension of carbon price in major attack on EU climate policy – POLITICO
On top of that, Rome may have overestimated the effect the measure will have on household bills, the…
Fighting a losing battle to tackle growth in plastic production | Plastics
Beth Gardiner is right to argue that plastic is not merely a recycling failure (‘They pushed so many…
World leaders invited to see Pacific climate destruction before COP31
The leaders and climate ministers of governments around the world will be invited to meetings on the Pacific…
Probe finds River Cam pollution incident could be from layby
A potential oil spill into a river could have come from a nearby layby, the Environment Agency (EA)…
‘Dangerous disasters’: How human-made climate change ‘intensified’ Europe’s winter downpours
Published on 26/02/2026 – 6:00 GMT+1 Scientists warn that Europe’s winter downpours are only going to get “heavier”…
Europe invested €45bn in new wind energy in 2025, market tampering would put future investments at acute risk
Wind energy continues to strengthen Europe’s industrial competitiveness and energy security. In 2025 Europe built 19 GW of…
Predator–prey interactions as drivers of cognitive evolution
Shettleworth, S. J. Cognition, Evolution, and Behavior (Oxford Univ. Press, 2009). Byrne, R. W. & Whiten, A. Machiavellian…
Juddmonte allocate first wave of two-year-olds for 2026 Flat season
Dan Briden outlines the first wave of two-year-olds allocated by Juddmonte to the half-dozen trainers in Britain and…
Moment ‘brazen’ fly-tipper filmed dumping pile of rubbish on London street featured in Pulp’s Common People
There were over 480,000 incidents of illegal rubbish dumping in the capital in 2024/2025 – the equivalent to…
Dorset farmer guilty of failing to prevent risk of pollution
Mark Pearson was prosecuted for not increasing his slurry storage to prevent the risk of pollution to comply with environmental regulations. Pearson, of Hanford…