Climate & Environment

Greta Thunberg calls on world leaders for honesty at COP26
An interview with climate activist Greta Thunberg on the eve of the COP26 summit published in partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global media collaboration.

Less is more
The University of Exeter published its long-awaited “Strategy 2030” on Monday. It’s a remarkable document, not least because of the Nobel-sized aspirations it expresses.

Exeter City Council scraps own “unachievable” carbon emissions target
In an extraordinary reversal, the city council removed the goal of achieving carbon neutral operations by 2022 from its corporate risk register at an Audit & Governance committee meeting last week.

South West Water misses pollution targets for tenth year running
Environment Agency says regional company’s performance “drags down the whole sector’s reputation” as report places it at bottom of annual assessment league table while company pays out millions in shareholder dividends.