Motion sets out worldwide target in alignment with Paris agreement to limit global heating to 1.5CCountries are for the first time considering restrictions on the global production of plastic – to reduce it by 40% in 15 years – in an attempt to protect human health and the environment.As the world attempts to make a treaty to cut plastic waste at UN...

Some crops completely wiped out and dramatic falls in yields being predicted in county which reflects crisis in rest of UKWith his farm almost entirely surrounded by the banks of the River Severn in north Shropshire, Ed Tate is used to flooding on his land – but this year, the sheer level of rainfall is the worst he has ever seen.He points to a field...

In a first, researchers were able to compare records of people who drank polluted water in Veneto, Italy, with neighbors who did notFor the first time, researchers have formally shown that exposure to toxic PFAS increases the likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, adding a new level of concern to the controversial chemicals’ wide use.The findings...

The UN global plastic treaty could be as important as the 2015 Paris accords, if negotiators can stand up to industry lobbyistsLast week, in an enormous convention centre in downtown Ottawa, I joined delegates who have been negotiating over the most important environmental deal since the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change.The global plastic treaty...

Trevone, Cornwall: As our cliff edges erode, long-buried skeletons are being unearthed. How many more sailors might be there beneath the scurvy grass and thrift?The remains of last year’s thrift seem to rattle as an offshore wind pushes over the headland. It won’t be long before they’re superseded by the new flowers, and already, buds of tightly curled...

Analysts say impact on wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape harvests means price rises on beer, bread and biscuits and more food importedUK harvests of important crops could be down by nearly a fifth this year due to the unprecedented wet weather farmers have faced, increasing the likelihood that the prices of bread, beer and biscuits will rise.Analysis...