... It is appropriate that the Guardian had a quote from Dennis Skinner before the last shift at Kellingley colliery (Last bow for King Coal, killed by cheaper, greener options, 18 December), although I feel sure that he would leave the last word to the miners. The march on Saturday was an attempt at lasting community... ...
... The business leaders, academics and environmentalists warning that we need a major U-turn in UK energy policy (Government ‘must change course’ after climate pact, 14 December) were clearly correct. ...
... 25,000 climate scientists share their research and passion at the fall conference ...
... An effective vaccine to protect against the Mers virus is a step closer, a report in the journal Science suggests. ...
... The Australian state of Tasmania is considering raising the legal age for buying cigarettes to at least 21 and potentially as high as 25. ...
... The web site of the Supreme Council of Ukraine published “Remarks of the Chief legal department of the Supreme Council of Ukraine” regarding the draft law on extraction and realization of amber #1351-1. According to these remarks, the law has many drawbacks and will not contribute to solution of the problem of illegal extraction and realization of amber. ...
... UK Met Office estimates 2016 will be at least as hot as 2015, which would mean the three hottest years ever had occurred in a row ...
... Why we should be glad ...
... Following Storm Desmond, photojournalist Peter Caton visited people living on a severely flooded road in Carlisle, Cumbria. His images capture the impact of the floods on their lives and homes Peter Caton Flooding at Ullswater in the Lake District, Cumbria, 10 December A destroyed road from Ambleside to Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria, 12... ...
... The Guardian environment editor John Vidal reports from the UN climate change conference in Paris, on what the deal might mean for developing countries ...