From China tensions to climate change to economic recovery, Australia and the US have a rocky…
Month: November 2020
‘Why did it take nine hours to go 130 miles in our new electric Porsche?’
A Kent couple love their new car – but their experience suggests there are problems with…
‘Grain to glass’ distiller hopes to put Wales on world’s whisky map
In The Welsh Wind distillery already taking orders for 30-litre casks of ultra-local spirit The barley…
‘It’s as easy as from a big-box retailer’: ethical and local options for Christmas shopping
This Christmas, you can shop online and still do your bit for local stores, charities –…
Heat pumps: have a cosy home without warming the planet
Home owners can get help from government schemes but do they really cut costs? When Graham…
Weatherwatch: rural areas feel the heat from urbanisation
Impact of replacing vegetation with asphalt extends far beyond city boundaries, study reveals More concrete equals…
The Frant: Australia still doesn’t have a real climate policy. Why are we like this? – video
More than 70 countries have signed up to net-zero emissions by 2050. But not us! In…
The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of the week’s wildlife pictures from around the world, including desert-dwelling sheep and a…
Escaped infected Danish mink could spread Covid in wild
Escaped mink carrying the virus that causes Covid-19 could potentially infect Denmark’s wild animals, raising fears…
Shopping on Black Friday? Remember the stranded seafarers who make it possible | Nusrat Ghani and Guy Platten
This weekend is one of the planet’s busiest shopping sprees, with an estimated GBP66bn to be…