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Downing Street at risk of flooding says UK environment agency
Over 5 million UK homes at risk of flood each year, but climate change ignored in new government flood insurance plan
Hobbits and orcs blamed for Middle Earth deforestation
Middle Earth’s vast forests are being destroyed by irresponsible behaviour of dragons, orcs and hobbits claims wizard
Naomi Klein: climate movement needs radicals like Mandela
The fight against climate change needs to be as bold as the battle to bring down apartheid, said Canadian author in London today
Greenpeace enlists stars for Arctic Christmas card series
Raymond Briggs, Vivienne Westwood and Jarvis Cocker among artists highlighting threat of melting Arctic
Open doors of high street shops are costing the planet
Close the door for happier customers and more environmentally friendly Christmas shopping, campaign group tells UK stores
Philippines prepares for climate resilient future post Typhoon Haiyan
Amid the rubble, communities are already learning how to build a country that is more resilient to climate change
Nelson Mandela’s legacy to climate change activists
Former South African President’s philosophy and life offers important lessons for climate justice campaigners, writes Alex Lenferna
UK cities lead French and German peers in climate planning
More than 90% of British cities have a mitigation plan, compared to 42% in France and Belgium
Feed the world, and have a sustainable Christmas lunch
UN-backed study highlights how food is being wasted – so here’s our guide to eating sensibly over the festive season
Washington DC debates ditching Exxon and Chevron investments
Divestment campaign kicks off in US capital city as authorities debate moving retirement funds from fossil fuels
UK insulation rollback could leave thousands to die in cold homes
As excess winter deaths increase, frustration rises at threatened government rollback of energy efficiency policies
John Ashton: climate change is like a Pink Floyd album
Full transcript of speech by former UK climate envoy John Ashton on why climate change is like a Pink Floyd album
Clean cookstoves can save lives and slow climate change
World Bank report says deaths from cookstove emissions are higher than the toll of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined
Rising waste levels driving global methane threat
Methane emissions from global rubbish dumps likely to continue to rise into next century
Vast geothermal energy sources ‘slumbering’ below cities
The heat generated by cities as a result of pollution, energy waste and lack of green spaces could be put to good use according to research
Hempleman-Adams: “the Arctic is the canary in the mine”
Explorer first travelled to the Arctic in 1982. Back then, he says, there was more ice and the Inuits didn’t need air conditioning
Walmart & Tesco accused of backing ‘unsustainable’ palm oil trade
But Co-op, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose win praise in latest Rainforest Foundation UK ‘Appetite for Destruction’ analysis
Russell Brand: climate change efforts are “indifferent”
Comedian tells BBC efforts to address climate change “will not solve problem” and calls for tax on polluting companies
Global cities boom raises threat of natural disasters
As people in developing world relocate towards urban centres, more are vulnerable to extreme weather events, says report
Church urges ethical investment, but steers clear of divestment
Church investors group encourages companies to improve energy efficiency, but remains sketchy about divestment from fossil fuels