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John Vidal was the Guardian's environment editor, reporting for the Guardian for almost three decades until retiring in 2017. He died in October 2023
July 2023
double quotation markAnother deadly pandemic seems inevitable – but there is a way to avoid it
John Vidal
We need to do big things quickly to halt the disturbance of nature. And I fear that’s not happening, says former Guardian environment editor John Vidal
January 2023
double quotation markEngland’s new ban on single-use plastics sounds good – but it is a surrender to big business
John Vidal
Thérèse Coffey’s weak plans aim low and will have minimal impact on one of the biggest problems threatening our environment, says the Guardian’s former environment editor John Vidal
December 2022
double quotation markThere’s no such thing as ‘freak’ weather any more – and 2023 already looks like a disaster movie
John Vidal
Why are the world’s leaders still in denial about extreme weather, asks former Guardian environment editor John Vidal
November 2022
double quotation markIt should not be controversial to say a population of 8 billion will have a grave impact on the climate
John Vidal
The hard fact is that human numbers matter – and the impact of 2-3 billion more of us will be immense, says John Vidal
October 2022
Animals farmed
Bird flu ‘an urgent warning to move away from factory farming’
double quotation markHere’s a plan for green King Charles: sell the family silver and use the cash to save the planet
John Vidal
September 2022
Will China’s plan for a ‘green silk road’ live up to environmental promises?
China has pledged to make its Belt and Road initiative greener, but critics say environmental guidelines ‘nonexistent’
August 2022
The road to Cop15
double quotation markIt is 100 days until Cop15 – and the omens are good for a global plan to protect nature
John Vidal
Car-free UK
double quotation markThe age of ‘the car is king’ is over. The sooner we accept that, the better
John Vidal
double quotation markAfter this drought, there will be another one: here are 10 things you should know
John Vidal
double quotation markFloods, storms and heatwaves are a direct product of the climate crisis – that’s a fact, so where is the action?
John Vidal
June 2022
Animals farmed
Spread of ‘free-range’ farming may raise risk of animal-borne pandemics – study
‘I had singular focus’: 30 years on from Severn Cullis-Suzuki’s Earth Summit speech
May 2022
double quotation markMonkeypox isn’t the disease we should be worried about
John Vidal
Climate change is likely to exacerbate the rapid spread of viruses and pathogens, says John Vidal, former Guardian environment editor
March 2022
Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins: ‘It’s the largest, cheapest, safest, cleanest way to address the crisis’
One of the leading advocates of energy conservation explains why this could be a turning point for climate economics
February 2022
double quotation markUntil airlines tackle the scourge of ‘ghost flights’, Britain will never reach net zero
John Vidal
Time to face the truth: UK aviation, as it exists today, and tackling the climate crisis are incompatible, says former Guardian environment editor John Vidal
January 2022
double quotation markThis is what ‘cutting red tape’ gets you: rivers polluted without consequence
John Vidal
double quotation markIt’s the great green reset: 10 things Britain can do now to save the planet
John Vidal
December 2021
Scientists watch giant ‘doomsday’ glacier in Antarctica with concern
The first man to hunt wildlife with a camera, not a rifle
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