Why farmers struggle to go green

There is a crisis looming in the systems that feed us. More than a third of humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the way we produce, process and package food. It is also the biggest cause of the declining diversity of life on Earth. Solving these problems will require a thorough reform of agriculture. But … Read more

Shoppers face £1 billion ‘toaster tax’ under plans for new set of net zero rules

Retailers supplying a new device should take back an old device – GETTY Shoppers will face a £1 billion ‘toaster tax’ under plans for a new set of net zero rules, retailers and Conservative MPs have warned. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled plans to require larger stores to take … Read more

Beautiful spot in Devon threatened with wind turbine ‘disaster’ in the name of net zero

Campaigners Finola O’Neill, Paula Ferris, Helen Cooper, Gwen Pearson and Ruth McDonagh in Saunton Sands, North Devon. In 1944, American troops trained on the beach for the D-Day landings – Dale Cherry Saunton Sands is used to bearing the brunt of the Atlantic Ocean, but it’s a net-zero wind farm that threatens to unleash a … Read more