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Revealed: Expensive gas behind ‘nearly 90%’ of rise in UK electricity bills
A surge in wholesale costs driven by expensive gas is responsible for nearly 90% of the rise in UK household… The post…
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UNEP: Opportunity has ‘been lost’ to meet 1.5C warming limit without ‘overshoot’
A temporary breach of the 1.5C global-warming limit is now “inevitable” following “decades of insufficient climate…
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Q&A: Why a pivotal IPCC meeting in Ethiopia ended in ‘profound disappointment’
Countries have failed – for the sixth time running – to agree on the timeline for publishing the Intergovernmental…
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COP17: Which countries have released new pledges to tackle nature loss?
Some 58% of countries have met a UN call to submit new pledges on addressing nature loss – two years… The post COP17:…
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COP17: Tracking progress towards the UN’s 2030 nature targets
Countries will meet in Armenia this month to carry out the first global review of progress towards meeting key nature……
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COP17: Developed countries ‘fall far short’ of UN targets for nature finance
The amount of finance for nature delivered to date “falls far short” of what is needed to meet the UN’s… The post…
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Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP17 biodiversity summit
Next week, diplomats from around the world will descend on Yerevan, Armenia, to negotiate a series of decisions under…
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Factcheck: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder
A booklet published by the UK’s opposition Conservative party includes a “cost of net-zero” that appears to have been…
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Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis
The UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a… The post Analysis:…
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Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022
An area of Amazon forest roughly the size of the US state of New Jersey has remained standing due to… The post…
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‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak
Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new…
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Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy
Almost three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans published by China this year include policies or targets related to…
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Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK
The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive… The post Analysis:…
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Explainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage and nature
For millions of people around the world, rising sea levels are already reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures.…
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Analysis: Nepal’s $20m ‘loss-and-damage’ claim only covers 0.7% of flood costs
The Nepali government has requested $20m from the UN fund for “loss and damage”, following the devastating floods that…
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Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ breaks ‘remarkable’ all-time record
This year’s so-called “super El Niño” has entered record-breaking territory. Sea surface temperatures in the tropical…
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Analysis: India’s power-sector emissions flat for two years due to clean-energy surge
A surge in clean energy has kept carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in check across India’s power sector, with no growth……
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Analysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions set to fall in 2026 amid Hormuz crisis
Global fossil-fuel emissions are set to fall by around 0.5% in 2026 amid the fallout from the Hormuz crisis, according……
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CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’
Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to… The…
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Revealed: England’s June 2026 heatwave sparked record demand for ambulances
All the ambulance services in England experienced some of their busiest-ever days during this summer’s record-breaking…
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El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this century
Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the… The…
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Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy
Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has emerged as a major force in UK politics in recent years – pushing… The post…
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Revealed: More than 1,000 NHS operations cancelled due to record UK heatwaves
More than 1,000 operations at NHS hospitals were cancelled due to heat during the UK’s record May and June heatwaves,……
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Guest post: How extreme heat is ‘creeping’ from summer into autumn and spring
Extreme heat is one of the deadliest climate hazards, but no two heatwaves are the same. Heat extremes that happen… The…
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UK aviation emissions to be 50% higher than thought by 2050, government admits
The UK government has slashed its hopes for electric planes and “sustainable aviation fuels” (SAFs), ahead of giving…
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Q&A: What can – and cannot – be said about global warming’s role in the 2026 Himalayan floods
On the morning of 26 August, flash floods surged through a Himalayan border region of Nepal and the Chinese region… The…
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Analysis: UK solar power hits record high over summer 2026
Solar power generation in the UK reached a new record over the summer of 2026, as temperatures across the nation… The…
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How this summer’s heat and drought impacted crops in Europe – in six charts
Farmers around Europe are dealing with the aftermath of a summer of extreme heat, drought and wildfires that were…
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Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions fall in Q2 2026 due to plummeting oil use
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the……
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Guest post: Why tough methane cuts are crucial for keeping warming ‘well-below’ 2C
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2).…
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Explainer: The CMIP7 emissions scenarios – and how they explore future climate change
Every six to seven years, climate modelling groups around the world run a coordinated set of simulations that explore…
Read at source →Climate change exposes 580 million children to 20 extra ‘heat-stress days’ every year
More than 40% of children under the age of 10 globally are already experiencing at least 20 additional “heat-stress…
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Factcheck: 10 flaws in the Conservative report on ‘cheap power’
In a new report, the opposition Conservatives argue that UK electricity prices are too high and that it would be… The…
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Q&A: What is ‘long-duration energy storage’ – and why does the UK need it?
The UK is pioneering the use of “super batteries” that can store energy for long periods, smoothing the output from……
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Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather
The world is currently experiencing what is expected to become the strongest El Niño on record – dubbed a “super El…
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