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The new feed-in tariffs are nothing if not controversial, but they also run the risk of conflicting with other, international, climate change policies

Your soil will love you for it, wildlife thrives in it and weeds are deterred by it. Here is the what, why and how of green manure

Akashi is a grassroots campaign that gives a bigger voice to black and minority ethnic groups on climate change issues

England becoming a country of 'beauty spots rather than beauty', and must act fast to address declining biodiversity, says the government’s environment watchdog

Study says neither China, India or US likely to accept legally binding cuts and that new approach is needed on reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Lionel Badal was working on his undergraduate dissertation when he suddenly found himself privy to information that he knew must be made public

Ecologist investigation reveals three-quarters of London councils giving out wrong advice on the safe disposal of mercury-containing compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)

The editor of the influential Worldwatch 'State of the World' report on the best ways to transform cultures from consumerism to sustainability

An Ecologist investigation reveals that three quarters of London Boroughs are advising their residents to simply throw compact fluorescent lightbulbs in their general waste, despite the hazard posed by their mercury content

The European Emissions Trading Scheme was always going to disappoint the NGOs who wanted a perfect climate solution, but simply bashing it ignores the progerss that can be made through small steps

Study shows industrialised countries are 'outsourcing' carbon emissions to countries like China, one quarter of whose CO2 emissions are from exports

With spring around the corner, why not take a walk around your local park or forest to get a closer look at - and photograph - local wildlife. Uploading pictures can win a school near you a green roof

Strapped for garden space needn't mean being strapped for home-grown veg, as an experienced London balcony gardener reveals

Thousand-year-old Indian method of using tree seeds to purify water should be used more widely for tackling waterborne diseases

A tax on unhealthy foods would be more effective at tackling obesity than making healthy foods cheaper but could hit the poorest the hardest