Green Light: fracking bans, Paris climate summit and pine martens

Green news roundup: fracking bans, Paris climate summit and pine martens The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you’re not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Environment editor theguardian.com, Thursday 5 February 2015 06.25 EST Anti-fracking protestors gather near parliament. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Environment news Fracking set to be banned from 40% of England’s shale areas Paris climate summit: missing global warming target ‘would not be failure’ Richard Branson leads call to free global economy from carbon emissions Landlords to be banned from letting draughtiest home Ministers were warned of badger cull risks, documents show Keystone pipeline: Obama given boost from EPA report revising climate impact Barrier Reef coral genetically altered in hope of surviving climate change Car makers face ‘real world’ emissions tests in EU pollution clampdown Greenland’s hidden meltwater lakes store up trouble On the blogs George Monbiot: How to eradicate grey squirrels without firing a shot Fossil fuel companies are the greatest threat to life’s party – not greens India: Former minister delayed projects at party’s behest Multimedia Wildlife under threat from Asia’s poaching crisis – in pictures European Tree of the Year competition – in pictures The week in wildlife – in pictures Starlings form shapely sight in Israeli sky - video Features and comment Conservationists v chainsaws: the RSPB’s battle to save an Indonesian rainforest How winter is losing its cool in US cities Biofuels are not a green alternative to fossil fuels Even cockroaches have different personalities, scientists find Observer Ethical Awards The Observer Ethical Awards are back for their ten year anniversary. So tell us who you think is making the biggest difference in the fight for environmental and social justice. Browse the categories and nominate today ...And finally • Plant genus named after Sir David Attenborough Grasshoppers, shrimps, spiders and other creatures have all been named after Sir David Attenborough, but now a whole genus of endangered plants will bear the naturalist’s name.