Rebecca Speare-Cole

Rebecca Speare-Cole is Sustainability Reporter at PA Media, covering environmental, social and governance (ESG). In this role, she has covered the latest in regulation and policy, greenwashing, supply chain risks, ESG investing and social impact. Rebecca has worked as a staff reporter for the Evening Standard and written for the Financial Times, Sky News, the Guardian, the Telegraph, inews and the Sun.

<p>The slender-billed curlew is a migratory shorebird that bred in western Siberia and migrated to the Mediterranean in winter</p>

Bird species thought to be extinct in first recorded case

Green activists called the decision a ‘setback’ for the battle against climate action (Yui Mok/PA)

Shell welcomes Dutch court’s decision to overturn landmark climate ruling

An electric car at a London EV charging point (John Walton/PA)

Consumer watchdog urges Government to tackle barriers to heat pumps and EVs

A Jubilee line Underground train in Bond Street station in central London (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Transport for London plans to set up solar farms to power Tube network