Celebrated naturalist’s most vivid impression of human impact on the planet is Great Barrier Reef bleaching. David Attenborough has highlighted Australia as an “extraordinary” example of a country where people in power remained climate change deniers despite the country facing some of the worst effects of global heating. Appearing before the UK parliament’s business, energy and...Read More

In Namibia a country of meat-lovers, vital expertise is needed to stop livestock spreading diseases  Vetjaera Haakuria talks to his students at the market in Windhoek. Photograph: Linda Nordling Wreathed in barbecue smoke, Vetjaera Haakuria gestures at the men butchering meat and cooking it over hot coals behind his back. “What have you learned about...Read More

Tickets originating in France will carry a new fee between $1.70 and $20, which will help fund eco-friendly infrastructure like train networks. French officials announced a new “ecotax” on Tuesday for nearly all flights departing from the country beginning in 2020. Elizabeth Borne, France’s transportation minister, said the measure comes amid a time of “ecological...Read More

Paris, which in 2015 hosted the signing of a historic agreement on fighting global warming, on Tuesday declared a climate emergency following similar moves by other cities and national parliaments. “Paris, like other cities, declares a climate emergency,” Celia Blauel, deputy mayor in charge of the environment, told a municipal council meeting, stressing the need...Read More