Ecomodernism launch was a screw-up of impressive proportions

Our attempt to launch a new environmental political movement in the UK was certainly ill-timed but is hopefully not doomed

How viral cat videos are warming the planet

Datacentre web servers, such as those used by Google and Facebook, to blame for 2% of greenhouse gas emissions – about the same as air travel

Climate philanthropist George Soros invests millions in coal

Billionaire has previously funded renewable energy and low-carbon initiatives and has called coal a ‘lethal bullet’ for climate change

Extra virgin ‘100% real’ olive oil goes on sale in UK

French Querubi oil, claiming to be produced without insecticides or fertilisers, aims to stand out in an industry plagued by fraud

From antibiotics to fossil fuels: the inconvenient truth about sustainability

Humanity has spent the last century creating life-changing luxuries. Here’s why our next move should be learning how to wean ourselves off these wonders