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Government vows to step up UK climate preparations for 2C of warming by 2050
14 July 2026
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4 min read
Oil prices hit one-month high, as Trump announces renewed Strait of Hormuz blockade
Oil prices now 12 per cent higher than they were on Friday, as fears grow that ceasefire between the US and Iran has collapsed
14 July 2026
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4 min read
Friendship's Runa Khan: 'Every failure taught us to think holistically'
Friendship founder and executive director reflects on winning the 2025 Earthshot Prize, and why sustainability begins with controlling one's wants
14 July 2026
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8 min read
Warm Homes Plan: Why community-based organisations are key to delivery
Samanthi Theminimulle and Leonie Taylor from The Young Foundation explore how the UK can meet its climate goals while ensuring the benefits of retrofitted, energy efficient homes are felt across the country
14 July 2026
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5 min read
Poll: Majority of UK public want to see equal action to cut emissions and adapt to climate impacts
14 July 2026
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4 min read
EU Deforestation Regulation: Leather, soybean seeds, and medicines given exemptions
14 July 2026
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4 min read
Could devolution enable faster local progress in tackling air pollution?
UK100 leads calls for new Clean Air Act and a national indoor air quality strategy, after local authority-led clean air action saves almost £15bn in damage to health and the economy
13 July 2026
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7 min read
How to keep cool as the air conditioning culture war rages
Calls for a credible sustainable cooling strategy are not anti-air conditioning, they are simply an attempt to ensure measures to guard against extreme heat are as effective as possible
10 July 2026
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3 min read
Global Briefing: Leaked EU electrification plan promises 'radical shift'
Leaked draft teases EU-wide electrification targets and incentives, Belgium and Tata Steel face legal action, and sports pitches help warm Dutch buildings
10 July 2026
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10 min read
'One of the UK's greatest but often overlooked economic assets': The case for electrifying UK rail freight
Freight electrification has been moving at a sluggish pace, but the Rail Industry Association argues a targeted and pragmatic upgrade programme would unlock huge economic, environmental, and societal benefits
09 July 2026
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8 min read
Can a heatwave-hit UK keep cool without further warming the planet?
Heatwaves have seen a spike in demand for air conditioning units, but does the UK's response to worsening extreme heat provide an opportunity to make sustainable cooling a reality?
09 July 2026
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12 min read
Left in the shade: How UK cities have fallen 'way behind' European counterparts on urban tree-planting
'Stark' lack of urban trees exposed, as Hastings and Guildford revealed as only UK towns to exceed the European average for canopy cover
09 July 2026
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6 min read
How to keep cool as the air conditioning culture war rages
Calls for a credible sustainable cooling strategy are not anti-air conditioning, they are simply an attempt to ensure measures to guard against extreme heat are as effective as possible
10 July 2026
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3 min read
What might 'Manchesterism' mean for the green economy?
Andy Burnham's big speech failed to mention climate action or the net zero transition, but it hinted at how both could be central to his drive to deliver good economic growth for every postcode
30 June 2026
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5 min read
We need to become 'quite happy in chaos'
The opening speech of the UK Green Business Awards 2026
25 June 2026
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5 min read
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