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Guardian reporters map out how Trump is eviscerating efforts to protect the natural world – from ‘drill, baby, drill’ to mass firings

Long-awaited costings of more than 200 policies show Coalition would gut long list of environment and clean energy programs if returned to power

The uncontrolled and excessive use of BPA in packaging has taken it from a champion of progress to a case study in environmental harm

Long-awaited costings show Coalition would gut long list of environment and clean energy programs if returned to power

The world is drowning in discarded electronics – from broken phones and laptops to old refrigerators and medical equipment – and only a tiny fraction is being recycled. Now, as electronic waste surges to record levels, more than 180 countries have gathered in Geneva to confront the growing crisis.

Spain’s environment minister Sara Aagesen promises ‘complete audit’ into causes of power outage

Donald Trump won the US election on a campaign that included rolling back environmental laws. In the UK, Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch has called the national net zero target “impossible”. And former prime minister Tony Blair has said the current approach of phasing out fossil fuels is “doomed to…

Sharon Graham’s attack came as Sir Tony Blair clarified his criticism of Labour’s net zero policies

The former prime minister said any strategy that limits fossil fuels in the short term is ‘doomed to fail’.

The Philippines and New Zealand signed an agreement on Wednesday allowing the deployment of troops on each other's territory, a move aimed at bolstering security in a "deteriorating" strategic environment.

The UK is ‘constantly looking at our own resilience’, the environment secretary said