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Five years on from our original pledge – here are six things the Guardian is doing to confront the emergency facing our climate and the natural world

An update on our progress from the Guardian’s head of sustainability

Celebrities including Jeremy Clarkson, who warns the policy is a ‘blunderbuss’ that has hit farmers, joined a rally in Whitehall.

But NFU chief Tom Bradshaw accuses Environment Secretary Steve Reed of treating farmers with ‘contempt’

"Time has come to carry out artificial rainfall to break the layer of smog. The Government of Delhi with the help of IIT Kanpur has last year explored cloud seeding as an emergency measure..." Read further on Dynamite News:

Jeremy Clarkson tells Westminster protest that government should admit plans weren’t ‘thought out and are a mistake’

The national capital’s air pollution crisis has continued to worsen, with at least 21 of the 38 air quality monitoring stations recording AQI levels of 490 or above Tuesday morning, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. 

Cop29 presidency announces new drive to cut methane emissions from waste dumps as G20 reaffirms transition from fossil fuels

Despite large poultry units being a key driver of river pollution, their number has soared near the Wye and Severn

Sustainability-focused inclusive income formula accounts for non-monetary factors overlooked in GDP, says ONS