Science

It feels, indeed, like a twin track process, with the world of politicians and diplomats trying to play catch-up in a world where global capitalism senses that money, jobs, profit and The Future lie in the world of green transition.

A joint investigation from Channel 4 News and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has found that the UK bank NatWest is continuing to lend to the oil and gas company BP.

COP29: Around $2.4 trillion annually are required, and on the face of it, those figures look screamingly, painfully, impossible. In fact, though, we are already awash with money.

Just outside the Cornish town of St Austell lie the vast open cast mines of a china clay industry, which is now long past its heyday. But these pits also contain some of the most important reserves of lithium in Europe, and a number of companies are now poised to exploit that.

On average, wildlife populations have declined by nearly three quarters – 73% – over the 50 years to 2020. The main causes include human-driven habitat loss, pollution and climate change.

A carbon offset pioneer who sold hundreds of millions of dollars in carbon credits has been charged with fraud by US authorities following an investigation by Channel 4 News.