The climate emergency is the biggest threat to civilization we have ever faced. However, there is good news: We already have every tool we need to beat it. The challenge is not identifying the solutions, but rolling them out with great speed.
Some key sectors are already racing ahead, such as electric vehicles. They are already cheaper to own and run in many places and when the purchase prices equal those of fossil-fueled vehicles in the next few years, a runaway tipping point would be reached.
Electricity from renewables is now the cheapest form of power in most places, sometimes even
Lorries queuing to enter the port of Dover on 18 December. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
After months of tortuous negotiations between the UK and the EU, a Brexit trade deal was agreed at almost the last minute. But how prepared are UK businesses for the significant changes that will come into force on 1 January? Are they happy with the terms of the agreement?
Retail
A shock rise in high street prices caused by billions of pounds of new import taxes on everyday goods has been avoided thanks to the new trade deal. Four-fifths of UK food imports come from the EU, and the British Retail Consortium has told shoppers they can heave a “collective sigh of relief