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Bracketing Extinction Rebellion with neo-Nazis is grotesque. A review of Prevent must now take place Surprise will have been many people’s understandable reaction to learning that Extinction Rebellion, the environmentalist network, was listed by British counter-terrorism police alongside violent neo-Nazi and Islamist groups in a guide to “extremist ideologies”. The document, issued to schools, included

US asset manager that built up fossil fuel portfolio fails to join rivals in engaging with climate Vanguard, the world’s second largest asset manager, has refused to sign up to a group of major investors demanding that polluters respond to the climate crisis, despite its rival BlackRock relenting to pressure to do so. The US

Latest controversy comes at a problematic time for UK anti-radicalisation scheme Ex-Prevent chief criticises terror list’s inclusion of Extinction Rebellion The now recalled guidance issued by counter-terror police that placed Extinction Rebellion alongside the likes of jihadists and neo-Nazis emerged at a problematic time for the government’s flagship anti-radicalisation programme, Prevent. The voluntary initiative is

US greenhouse gas emissions are up since 2017 and Trump’s administration has ripped up curbs on climate polluters Climate pollution in the US is up under Donald Trump and threatens to undermine international efforts to stall the crisis, especially if he wins re-election this year and secures a second term in the White House. While

Social media claims of an arson epidemic and obstructive environmentalists have infected mainstream reporting of the bushfire crisis Lies have spread faster than grassfire during Australia’s unprecedented national emergency. They’ve ranged from the exaggerated to the outrageous. Related: Australia is built on lies, so why would we be surprised about lies about climate change? |

Performers join forces with experts for two-month Climate Change festival in a London theatre After Extinction Rebellion’s call for urgent action on the streets of London last year, the issue of climate change is to stage another major London takeover. From 23 March, the wider environmental debate will dominate proceedings inside a West End theatre

Impact of increase in shrubs and grasses not yet known but scientists say it could increase flooding in the region Shrubs and grasses are springing up around Mount Everest and across the Himalayas, one of the most rapidly heating regions of the planet. Related: 1.9 billion people at risk from mountain water shortages, study shows