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Government pledges to spend £20m turning canals, mines and rail lines into heat sources

Government pledges to spend £20m turning canals, mines and rail lines into heat sources

UK’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2018 equivalent to total output of Niger, data shows

Watchdog reveals huge sum ploughed into ‘world’s dirtiest fossil fuels’ despite climate vow

Rapidly growing sector could prove lucrative as Britain seeks post-Brexit trade opportunities

It was the decade of austerity, fracking, populism and internet lies. But not everything about the 2010s was terrible

Brexit poetry | Reporting abuse | Tom Watson’s resignation | Film ratings | GCSE marking | FrackingRhiannon Lucy Cosslett’s description of Brooke’s The Soldier as “snivelling ethnocentricity” (Brexit poetry offers...

Damon Gameau’s likable documentary charts the ways we tackle a climate emergency, from solar power to progressive farming

Critics say ethane expansion will not only prolong fracking but could also trigger a public health disaster

Street of 105 homes hailed as high-quality architecture in its most environmentally and socially conscious form

Conserving energy | Social change degree | Peter Bradshaw reviews | Isle of Wight | Mealtime debateNote to anyone who contributes to Feast on Saturdays: please rethink the opening line in your recipes...

Dr Peter Hounsell writes that the electric bin lorries currently being trialled are nothing new, while Richard Ellam says that it used to be common for councils to burn rubbish to generate electricityYour report on electric...

Several workers on nuclear plant have killed themselves or attempted to, says union

Only 10,000 upgrades such as loft insulation happen each month compared with 65,000 in 2014, report shows

UK aid projects ‘actively undermine’ efforts to tackle climate crisis, MPs and campaign groups warn