Environment

The striking schoolchildren were a beacon of hope to all but the feckless and greedy whom they will soon drive from power, writes Dani Garavelli

Conservationists have taken responsibility for a prominent woodland, completing a suite of five “Scottish rainforest” sites stretching up the west coast from Argyll to Skye.

Some of Scotland’s finest beaches are being polluted by sewage bacteria sticking to the surface of tiny plastic beads.

Hillary Clinton says ‘something extraordinary’ is happening over climate change as teenagers like Greta Thunberg in Sweden, Anuna De Wever in Belgium and Holly Gillibrand in Fort William lead school-strike protests, writes Susan Dalgety.

Today the Scottish Government is launching a consultation on future environmental standards, writes Roseanna Cunningham.

The Youth Strike 4 Climate Change campaign shows children have a better understanding of the science – and the urgency of the situation – than many adults.

A conservation charity has appealed for Scots homeowners and businesses to help save the nation’s fastest flying bird, the swift, by providing thousands of new homes for them.

Human activity is causing dramatic declines in insects which could see 40 per cent of species become extinct in a few decades, a scientific study has warned.

Our rivers and seas are quickly becoming a plastic soup. Billions of fragments of microplastics – tiny synthetic polymers less than five millimetres across – are washed into the environment every day, writes Jonny Hughes.

Drone technology has created a “world-first” by making two tiny Scottish islands the subjects of the most detailed mapping exercise ever undertaken of any islands on the planet.

The ill-thought-out parking tax could lead drivers to leave their cars in residential streets instead of using workplace spaces, warns Christine Jardine.

Whether it’s a mellow red or a crisp white, wine drinkers can now enjoy a glass of their favourite tipple while protecting the environment.

Markets are not capable of taking the long global view required to tackle climate change and politicians must take action or risk the future of humanity, writes Joyce McMillan.

Tributes have been paid to a well-known Scottish mountaineer and his climbing partner after they were killed in an accident on the slopes of Scotland’s most northerly munro.

Cities are the engine rooms of the 21st century economy. In Scotland and the rest of the UK, the biggest urban areas are growing in size and increasingly dominating when it comes to job creation.

More than 10,000 children missed school yesterday as the north and east of Scotland was hit by whiteout conditions.

MPs have just produced a report about the oil-and-gas industry that could have been written 40 years ago, ignoring the reality of climate change and the need to leave fossil fuels in the ground, writes Dr Richard Dixon.