The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’ On her first day as an expert author on the world’s most important climate reports, Prof Julia Steinberger knew nobody else, so she sat down at a stranger’s table for breakfast. “Hi, I’m Julia. I’m from the University of Lausanne,” she said. The man across the table replied: “I’m Mustafa Babiker. I work with Saudi Aramco.” Continue reading...

Up to 25 cargo bicycles outside a school; must it be the Netherlands? No, it's becoming the norm at some Dublin schools along newer, higher-quality cycle routes. Parents use cargo bikes to carry children as an alternative to cars, and businesses use them to carry goods as van replacements for some trips. Cllr Lorraine Hall, a councillor for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, is highlighting that a range of box bikes and long-tail cargo bikes are now pulling up outside primary schools in Blackrock and Dún Laoghaire near routes such as the Coastal Mobility Route (pictured).

Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan

Exclusive: Analysis ‘lays bare’ something midwives already know from their day-to-day work About 20,000 disclosures of domestic abuse are estimated to be made to maternity services in England every year, analysis has found. The figures are likely to be an underestimate of the true scale of disclosures, according to experts, highlighting the role maternity professionals play in identifying abuse. Continue reading...

Thousands will likely sicken or die this summer from heat and wildfire smoke, yet our Prime Minister keeps peddling pipelines and the fossil fuels that are causing this.

As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK

The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.

A leading oceanographer whose work enabled scientists to better predict the effects of climate change has died after being struck by a driver who fled the scene.Francois Primeau was cycling through a ...

Berlin wächst stark, doch die Zahl der Pkw sinkt. Nur noch 275 von 1000 Berlinern haben ein privates Auto. Das ist ein historischer Tiefstand. In manchen Bezirken sind es noch deutlich weniger.

Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced

Claire Freemantle was driving the car that killed Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau outside a school in 2023.

Protests over the new meters which began operating in North Berwick have already seen the majority of machines vandalised

MSPs went to the Scottish parliament chamber to debate a new “fair, progressive and sustainable” approach to tax - and passed it

The pair filmed themselves inhaling nitrous oxide, running red lights and weaving through traffic.

Malcolm Macaskill filed bogus forms to HMRC, which grossly overstated the sales from his sandwich businesses.

Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.