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The Guardian view on India’s green growth gamble: it will need more than private finance | Editorial The world’s most populous country needs state-generated demand to industrialise, decarbonise and avoid China’s overcapacity trap India is attempting to do something the world has never seen before. So claimed Niti Aayog, the government of India’s policy thinktank, earlier this year. It said that no major economy has …

How clean air clubs are protecting Americans from wildfire smoke Mutual aid groups that gave out PPEs in Covid are now loaning air purifiers and distributing masks to fume-addled communities Miquette Thompson’s home in rural Mendocino county has been covered in smoke all week. There are the nearby Feliz and Woodside fires in northern California, which have burned more than 1,000 acres, as well as the wildfires devas…

Avoid rare species and only take what you need: how to forage and save money on your food shopping While there are fears that people harvesting their food could put pressure on habitats, some ecologists suggest responsible foraging can boost conservation and biodiversity Angus Morton crouches behind a cricket pavilion in a London park to snip stinging nettles from an unkempt patch of greenery. “They’re so abundant …

What are datacentres doing to the places we love? In Slough, I found a bleak answer | John Harris Whitehall wants to triple the UK’s number of datacentres – but demand for electricity and water means that could be at the expense of new homes Amid headlines about the UK’s drought, Europe’s wildfires and impossible global temperatures, it was 28C when I arrived in Slough last Monday. I was there to look around Slough …

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‘Panda of the insect world’: the moscardón bumblebee creates buzz for invertebrate of the year Bombus dahlbomii, a giant ginger bumblebee fondly known as the flying mouse, is in decline in its native Patagonia due to commercial farming * Revealed: the top 10 invertebrates of the year We all love bumblebees. Not only are they beautiful, busy and social, they perform pollination services that are crucial for plants, c…

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Falkland Islanders call for referendum on plans for massive salmon farm The 3,500 population is divided over the venture, which would bring investment and jobs, but critics claim the environmental cost would be too high It is among the world’s last pristine wildernesses, with unique coastal waters rich in krill and squid that attract sea lions, elephant seals, dolphins and whales, and where penguins, of which there …

Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils Plastic contamination should be a central concern in efforts to deal with food waste, which campaigners call one of the most overlooked problems of the climate crisis, researchers have said. This is despite the fact that, as the chef, author and ac…

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Country diary: We’ve had fires here in the Cairngorms before. This one has changed things | Amanda Thomson Abernethy: It’s been a period of heartbreak and gratitude, mourning the scorched landscape and staying away from home when the smoke got too close Parts of the Cairngorms have been on fire for over three weeks. Many places I take for granted that I can walk to are off-limits. Huge swathes of moorland that shoul…