Watershed moment

Could a groundbreaking deal to ration water from the Colorado river provide a template for drought-stricken communities around the world?

Out of gas

Man appoints women

China’s consulting crackdown

Capita hack

Ceiling skirmish

The health imperative

Nearly seven in ten FTSE 100 firms provide some form of private healthcare for employees. Is it the responsible choice?

Unsuitable advisor?

Bio Masquerade?

With claims about its carbon neutrality in doubt, will the UK stop funding the burning of wood chips for energy?

AI’s hot summer

The race to build AI products like ChatGPT is already using vast quantities of energy and water. But transparency about environmental impact remains an afterthought.

CB Why?

The CBI, Britain’s leading business lobby group, is supposed to set an example on issues of governance and purpose. It’s now facing a crisis.

Bird flu’s back

What just happened

Duty of care

UK fuel tax has been frozen for a decade, and tomorrow’s Budget is unlikely to change that. But who is pushing for it to stay low?

Scorched earth

What will it take for a green and prosperous recovery in Ukraine?

Cabin pressure

Airports and haulage firms have funded groups of MPs pushing against aviation and fuel taxes, the Westminster Accounts reveal.

A gigafactory of one’s own

What happened to BritishVolt, the UK’s homegrown battery champion?

Making hay

Biodiversity or “sustainable intensification” of agriculture? A group of MPs who are also members of a group part-funded by pesticide makers would prefer the latter.

The fight over rewilding

Brexit was meant to transform land management. Some MPs have other ideas

A narrowing path

Alok Sharma, Cop26 president, says the King’s attendance at climate talks this year would help. What else needs to happen to keep 1.5C alive?

What Putin’s war means for net zero

War in Ukraine is reshaping the flow of energy around the world. But what about emissions?

Sensemaker: Defiant Scottish funk

What just happened

Truss and net zero

What is this government telling us about net zero?

Footing the bill

Poor regulation is partly to blame for the astronomical energy bills Brits are facing this winter. It’s time for a rethink on energy policy.

Rainforest for sale

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s decision to sell forest to oil companies is part of a wider African push into fossil fuels. But who’s buying?

Dried and tested

Drought in Europe should be a wake up call to start preparing for more extreme weather.

Putin’s other nuclear project

By classifying gas and nuclear as “green” investments the EU has indirectly handed Putin a pay check. More must be done, including sanctions on uranium, to end his grip on Europe’s power supply.

Delayism and disinformation

Misinformation about climate change remains rife on social media. Platforms must first define and then counter the problem before it causes more harm.

A bump in the road for EVs

Before electric vehicles become ubiquitous and affordable, automakers will need to fix their supply chain issues.

China’s coal revival

A series of domestic and international crises have deepened China’s addiction to coal. What will it take to wean it off?

Removals required

We’ll need a wider variety of ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere if we’re going to keep the planet cool.

Who controls Telegram?

How much do we really know about Telegram and its policies?

Nuclear option

Nuclear power is a key part of the government’s strategy, but an inadequate solution to the energy crisis and the need for immediate and deep decarbonisation

Drill, baby, drill

It’s tempting to believe the solution to cutting soaring energy bills is lying beneath our feet. But after a decade dreaming of a US-style shale revolution, fracking has failed to deliver.

Flood warning

Part two of the IPCC landmark report on climate change highlights both the risks and opportunities for cities.

Climate backlash

The government needs to make it clear to the public that net zero remains a priority, despite high gas prices and calls to delay from the backbench.

Beijing breathes

The Beijing Winter Olympics are taking place in an area completely unsuited to winter sports. But at least the air will be clearer than it was in 2008

Siberia melts

Permafrost covers nine million square miles of the Earth’s surface – and it’s thawing faster than ever. Will the big melt become a climate feedback loop?

You say green, I say greenwash

The EU is trying to define what constitutes a “green” investment, but member states have conflicting ideas about what that really means.

The cap fits

Imagine a world in which carbon cap and trade systems actually worked. Guess what? It’s happening.

Climate intelligence

Humans aren’t finding climate solutions fast enough. Luckily, machines can help.

Green bills

US Congress has a habit of killing off climate-focused legislation. Can Biden’s transformative bill make it through?

Promises and compromises

Will a deal emerge from Glasgow that has the teeth to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees? Or will the forces of inactivism prevail?

Climate law’s tipping point

The law is becoming an increasingly powerful tool in holding companies and countries to account on their emissions – but some cases fail to bring the latest science into the courtroom.

Curtains for coal?

The UK Cop presidency has made ending coal use its main mission. Will a new global deal succeed in banishing the black stuff?

The C100 Special

Findings from Tortoise’s Responsibility 100 Index show that the UK’s biggest supermarket chains are failing basic transparency tests when reporting on their environmental impact.

Can Asia kick its coal habit?

The world’s most populous continent, with its fastest-growing economies, depends on coal. We’ve mapped the data over the last 50 years to try and get a sense of this critical challenge for Asia – and the world

Climate specifics

In advance of Cop 26, there remains a yawning gap between countries’ pledges and policy action. Britain is making a last-ditch effort to narrow it

Geared for take-off

Aviation talks a big game about reaching net zero. But to actually achieve it, the industry and customers face some tough choices.

Tortoise at Cop26

Join us at The New York Times Climate Hub as we discuss Cop26, and help build a practical to-do list to save the planet.

The Great Climate Exodus

Humans have always been a relentlessly mobile species. But climate change is accelerating the number of people fleeing drought and disaster. How will developed nations respond?

Scotland’s second blueprint

In 2013, the SNP published a white paper detailing its plan for an independent future. The world has changed so dramatically since then that key issues in its proposal need to be updated ahead of a potential second vote.

The hydrogen society

Is the widespread adoption of hydrogen a necessary step towards net zero?

Methane matters

Decarbonisation alone won’t solve the climate crisis. In the scramble to prevent average temperatures climbing more than 1.5°C within the next 20 years, we meed to slash methane emissions too.