Heatwave pushes Great Britain’s grid operator to call for extra electricity from power plants
Neso issues rare summer warning for Wednesday evening, as households turn on fans and air conditioning (date: 24/06/2026)
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Hard-right figures take aim at Ed Miliband and UK net zero policies at ‘anti-woke Davos’
Kemi Badenoch, who joined US anti-abortion activists and European far-right parties at ARC, described energy secretary as a âvillainâ (date: 24/06/2026)
Clean economy brings jobs and growth, says Miliband as £100bn invested in green energy
Energy secretary hails £100bn milestone in this parliament and says it is only the start of what we want to achieve (date: 24/06/2026)
Forty drown across France in heatwave and parts of Spain above 30C at night
France has its hottest night on record, 15 Italian cities under red heat alert and UN chief says London is ‘cooking’ (date: 23/06/2026)
Scientists alarmed after two wildfires hit Greenland within a week
Researchers say it is ‘quite wild’ to see fires at such high northern latitudes happen so early in the year (date: 23/06/2026)
Rising temperatures may increase flood risk through river ‘whiplash’, study finds
Sudden shifts from wet to dry weather, or vice versa, may foil typical drought- and flood-prevention measures (date: 17/06/2026)
Nearly every indicator of climate change is flashing red. But we still hold the tools available to bring the planet back into balance (date: 17/06/2026)
Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready
The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Todayâs monitoring of it may be discontinued (date: 14/06/2026)
Claims that our prosperity depends on oil and gas are bunkum â unless youâre a Reform backer with fossil fuel interests, of course, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot (date: 10/06/2026)
‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival
Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions (date: 04/06/2026)
A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how
Our plan is radical â but by transforming how we live on a finite planet, nearly everyone gains, says Thomas Piketty and researchers from the World Inequality Lab (date: 04/06/2026)
Why is Europe still not ready for extreme heat?
âThe first heatwaves of the season reveal how âill-prepared governments across the continent are to protect people from increasingly dangerous temperatures (date: 03/06/2026)
Prepare for imminent return of El Niño, UN warns
UN agency predicts phenomenon that supercharges weather extremes has 80% chance of forming before September (date: 02/06/2026)
‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: climate experts alarmed by deadly spring heatwaves searing Europe
Scientists warn of ânew realityâ of heat extremes that claim three times more lives than car crashes and 16 times as many as murderers (date: 28/05/2026)
Blair’s fossil fuel ideas ‘bizarre’ in face of energy and climate crises, experts say
Energy specialists say abandoning net zero and increasing oil and gas drilling would cause more instability for Britons (date: 28/05/2026)
Rachel Reeves to protect ‘critical’ clean energy projects from legal challenges
Chancellorâs planning shake-up in England and Wales would âreduce exposure from judicial review on all but human rights groundsâ (date: 20/05/2026)
More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity
Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per year, endangering climate targets (date: 18/05/2026)
Ofcom to investigate GB News over second airing of Trump interview
Regulator initially declined to investigate but now says it is looking into repeat broadcast from day after first showing (date: 11/05/2026)
Up to 2cm a month: Nasa keeps track as Mexico City sinks into the ground
Powerful radar system is providing new data on city’s subsidence, which experts hope will draw more attention to it (date: 09/05/2026)
Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres
Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error (date: 09/05/2026)
Inequality causing 100,000 extra deaths a year from heat and cold in Europe
Findings come after third-hottest April on record globally and amid fears of more brutal European summer weather (date: 08/05/2026)
Decades of complacency cannot be magicked away by drilling in the North Sea – or even by hoping that renewables will quickly power everything, says historian and author Ewan Gibbs (date: 07/05/2026)
Climate campaigners attack Shell over ‘windfall’ profits from Iran war
Firm benefits from conflict to rake in $6.9bn as higher energy prices turbocharge profits (date: 07/05/2026)
‘Climate solutions will bring down bills and restore nature’: green issues and May elections
As Reform vows to block solar and windfarms, energy leaders say renewables offer most secure future, insulating UK from hostile forces (date: 07/05/2026)
Ethical banking addresses everything from climate breakdown to animal rights. So what is ethical banking, why are ethics important in banking, and how can you find an ethical bank account? (date: 02/05/2026)
‘Suicidal’ model of capitalism leading to war and fascism, climate summit told
Colombia president Gustavo Petro tells 57-country talks on a green energy transition that fossil fuel interests could destroy humanity (date: 29/04/2026)
Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds
Climate group calls for urgent windfall tax on excess fossil fuel profits, as delegates tell Colombia conference their nations are suffering … Even before the Iran war, they calculated governments were spending $1.9m every minute, about $1.05tn a year, subsidising the fossil fuel system. Mary Robinson, a former president of Ireland, said: “Citizens pay for this three times over: at the gas pump, through taxes, and through the damage fossil fuels cause to public health, the planet, and economies.” (date: 29/04/2026)
Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanityâs destiny just doesnât do existential crises, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot (date: 23/04/2026)
From a Surrey oil well to the supreme court: how an activist changed UK climate law
Sarah Finch’s fight against drilling led to a landmark ruling on fossil fuel emissions – and a leading environmental prize (date: 20/04/2026)
Ed Miliband to double down on net zero with measures to combat Iran energy shock
As fossil fuel prices soar ‘the era of clean energy security must come of age’, energy secretary will say (date: 20/04/2026)
The Guardian view on Japan’s cherry blossom: when spring slips out of time | Editorial
Editorial: A 1,200-year dataset shows the ‘peak bloom’ is arriving earlier. Global heating is unsettling nature’s rhythms â and their cultural meaning (date: 19/04/2026)
Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point | Jason Momoa
At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment (date: 17/04/2026)
US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret
Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groups (date: 17/04/2026)
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas (date: 16/04/2026)
AMOC currents graphic. "...In an open letter published online Monday [Oct 2024], University of Pennsylvania climatologist Michael Mann and other eminent scientists say the risks of weakening ocean circulation in the Atlantic have been greatly underestimated and warrant urgent action...." (date: 16/04/2026)
Running AMOC in the farming economy | Nature Food
Simulating AMOC collapse leads to significant changes in growing-season conditions: a cooling of 3.4 ºC by 2080, and a decrease in average summer rainfall of 123 mm. This vastly diminishes the profitability of arable land, resulting in its reduction to about 22% of the current area, and an overall decline in the agricultural economy by about a third (£346 million). (date: 16/04/2026)
Drax claimed record £999m in subsidies for burning trees in 2025, thinktank says
Company has received about £8.7bn in renewable energy subsidies since 2012, despite claims wood pellets are not sourced sustainably (date: 16/04/2026)
$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds
Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026 (date: 15/04/2026)
Don’t mention the climate: Trump creates ‘beyond absurd’ situation at global finance talks
Developing countries face possible shelving of crucial green action plan at IMF and World Bank spring meetings (date: 13/04/2026)
‘Fossil-fuel imperialism’: Trump’s hankering for Iranian oil runs deep
Experts say the US believes it is entitled to resources it desires â a perspective president has supported for decades (date: 01/04/2026)
MPs significantly overestimate net-zero backlash, study finds - edie
IPPR concluded that media coverage is more than three times as negative as actual public opinion. Six in ten Brits continue to support the 2050 goal, which was set in 2019 by Theresa May, shortly after climate scientists published landmark research on the need to reach global net-zero by 2050 to prevent cascading social, economic and nature risks. (date: 31/03/2026)
Trump’s Iran war and energy policies outline ‘dangerous volatility’ of fossil fuel push
Critics say president is locking into 20th century energy systems even as his âbetâ on oil and gas âisnât going so wellâ (date: 31/03/2026)
Fossil fuel companies finally accept the climate crisis – just not their role in it
The era of corporate climate denial is over but in courts around the world the big names have shifted strategy (date: 26/03/2026)
Ofcom to investigate complaints of climate change denial for first time since 2017
Exclusive: UK regulator makes U-turn over TalkTV and TalkRadio complaints after claims it let some broadcasters ‘spout dangerous climate lies’ (date: 24/03/2026)
Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high
State of the Climate report finds Earthâs energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat (date: 23/03/2026)
5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds
Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined (date: 21/03/2026)
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