Captured this beautiful creature in our living room - can anyone identify? The colourings are so beautiful.

"Seventy-one percent of journalists in our sample came from a privileged background." (just to be clear, i'm as middle class as they come. but anyone can see that this is wrong and unfair - and also bad for journalism) theconversation.com/new-survey-s...

Great environment investigation from @theconversation theconversation.com/toxic-chemic...

Powerful and important work on deforestation and the Amazon by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social @unearthednews.bsky.social and @reporterbrasil.org.br www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our invertebrate of the year competition starts today and excitement is at a FEVER pitch. First dog on the moon joined the frenzy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

BLOODY HELL. “We are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age” says the head of the US's EPA. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is a genuinely landmark ruling which could have vast implications: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fantastic, thought provoking piece from the brilliant @vickihird.bsky.social … & a reminder to vote for your favourite invertebrate by Tuesday 4th March!

Does a worm feel pain? Many thanks to the wonderful @vickihird.bsky.social for her meditation on invertebrate sentience - don't forget to vote for your favourite! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The impact of flea treatments - in other words pesticides which are banned for agricultural work - must be properly understood. This is a brilliant piece about what we know now.

Today's amazing invertebrate fact: did you know there is a beetle called the Blue Feigning Death Beetle? Just the existence of such a thing is immensely pleasing I think. Please nominate your favourite invertebrate! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It's our Invertebrate of the Year competition yet again! There was such a wonderful response last year that this year we've gone global: please send us your nominations for the world's greatest invertebrate www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s a temporary lifeline’: Drax decision is latest test of Labour’s green credentials www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Crazily it looks as if the Drax subsidy might actually be renewed: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

I have been thinking about this piece all weekend (I edited it on friday). It turns out that pet flea treatments are killing birds- the birds line their nests with pet fur which contains pesticides and kills the chicks. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Some useful advice here from my colleague @patrickbarkham.bsky.social on how to look after the birdfeeders and the birds that give so many of us such delight www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Every 14-year-old is someone’s baby; a kid who ought to be clattering in from school to raid the fridge and getting nagged to do their homework, worrying about their first kiss." Beautiful, sad piece from Gabby Hinsliff www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Right-leaning outlets such as the Sun and the Daily Mail repeatedly called Miliband an “eco-zealot”, a “madman” and a “hysterical eco-obsessive”, due to his support for net-zero policies." The vitriol directed at Miliband has always been quite something. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

"Bottlenose dolphins, along with humpback and minke whales, have been spotted in greater numbers in recent years along England’s North Sea coast, monitoring groups say." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

seems relevant all the time #flooding so much to acknowledge and acted on re vulnerabilities in our farming & food system, and as what and how we grow means what we eat too must shift. and we 100% need nature-based, lasting approaches to ensure ecosystems are still there for food and nature

Renewables produced 45% of the UK's energy last year. Extremely heartening news.

Best first line ever? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

These are beautiful!

"They are another step towards using the built environment to generate electricity." We'll smuggle this renewable stuff in everywhere bwahahaha! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This hits you in the heart

"I put the kettle on and it struck me that I hadn’t felt a single moment of solitude all day." Sometimes a piece of journalism can make you glad to be alive. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

"Nothing feels as dumb as smart tech in a blackout." Brilliant and insightful from Gabby Hinsliff www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This would be good - New towns should follow the principle of “gentle density”, which means that they avoid sprawl and people can easily walk to shops, work and amenities. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Oh yes and then there's this

The plastic talks fail to reach agreement. Feels as if dysfunction is contagious. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Love the idea of this - the latest in the Alternatives series: a housing development where half your land must be devoted to growing food. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The best possible example of a tiny powerful elite getting exactly what they want at the expense of all of the rest of us.

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#COP29 really not going well ... “I thought we were getting a deal about 2 hours ago,” says Panama’s special representative for climate change, Juan Carlos Monterrey. “Now I don’t even know what’s happening, I don’t think anyone knows what’s happening” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What will happen at Cop29 today? Will we get a deal? Or will the whole thing fall apart? Things are tense tense tense. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Make the beans your bitch" - words to live by www.theguardian.com/food/2024/no...

The nail-biting last few days of the Cop negotiations as we wait to see if the Azerbaijan presidency can nudge this baby over the line ... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Saudi opposition to any plan to 'move away from fossil fuels' is finally out in the open at Cop. What will happen now? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste diverted 118,000 tonnes of plastic - and made 132m tonnes. By Sandra Laville with @unearthednews.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory

Okay, interesting developments at Cop29. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“We used to say what went on in Pakistan will not stay in Pakistan. What’s happening to us will happen to you tomorrow, so, think collectively.”

“The goal to avoid exceeding 1.5C is deader than a doornail. It’s almost impossible to avoid at this point because we’ve just waited too long to act,” said Zeke Hausfather. From my colleague Oliver Milman. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Am currently helming the Cop29 liveblog: www.theguardian.com/environment/... Send thoughts and contributions my way please...

Also, part of the reason we did bought InfoWars is because people on Bluesky told us it would be funny to buy InfoWars. And those people were right. This is the funniest thing that has ever happened.

This is giving off strong Dominic Cumming vibes and of course we all know how that ended up www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Who would not love to see Mia Mottley have a word with Donald Trump? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We'll be liveblogging #Cop29 for the next two weeks at the Guardian; please send us news, views, and more at [email protected] Thank you!

“I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.” One of the greatest quotes of all time.