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UK home solar and battery installations smash records in first half of 2026
20 August 2026
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5 min read
'Tremendous potential': How cities, states, and regions are harnessing nature to boost climate resilience
Faced with tight budgets and funding gaps for climate adaptation, CDP data suggests subnational governments are looking to nature-based projects to boost resilience to extreme weather
20 August 2026
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5 min read
Climate doom may discourage climate action, but there's a way to counter it
Climate doomism is rampant on social media, but there are psychological techniques and practical steps that can guard against it
20 August 2026
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4 min read
From climate change to health inequalities: Why systems thinking matters more than ever
Systems thinking is the only way to effectively navigate sustainability challenges, which are often complex decision-making problems involving interconnected systems, multiple stakeholders, competing priorities and uncertainties, writes UCL's Dr Irene...
20 August 2026
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6 min read
'Essential piece of the puzzle': Heat network funding revamp could drive £17bn of investment by 2035
20 August 2026
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5 min read
Climate impacts could cost London up to £36bn a year by the 2050s
20 August 2026
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5 min read
First plug-in solar panels achieve UK compliance ahead of retail launch
20 August 2026
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3 min read
Group-buying scheme to help homeowners deploy solar panels and battery storage
20 August 2026
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2 min read
'This proves we were right': How London's ULEZ rapidly improved children's lung health
The Ultra Low Emission Zone had plenty of vocal opponents, but a new landmark study confirms it has already delivered the remarkable public health benefits
18 August 2026
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10 min read
How investment in UK horticulture could yield a more climate resilient food system
Failure to invest in horticulture has left the UK reliant on fruit and veg from countries 'even more vulnerable' to climate impacts, study warns
19 August 2026
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6 min read
'Flexible routes to market' crucial as extreme weather drives surge in 'wonky' fruit and veg
Calls for greater uptake of irregular produce follows updated figures warning the UK's drought-hit harvest is expected to be even worse than previously forecast
18 August 2026
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7 min read
Could 'Zero Bills' homes provide the blueprint for greener UK housing?
Octopus Energy's Zero Bills tariff promises customers in newly built homes no energy bills for ten years, but do the numbers add up so developers, energy companies, consumers, and the environment can all emerge as winners?
17 August 2026
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11 min read
Global Briefing: China curtails record amount of wind and solar, as coal generation rebounds
China’s wind and solar curtailment rose by 49 per cent during H1, jet fuel made from tropical fruit scoops $3bn funding, and Walmart sets new emissions target
07 August 2026
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11 min read
How grid constraints are shaping large-scale data centre deployment across Europe
Data centre developers increasingly favouring sites with existing grid connections and in markets with abundant renewables amid queueing times of almost a decade, BNEF finds
06 August 2026
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5 min read
Summertime silence
The right of British politics has stepped up its attacks on climate action in recent weeks, so why has the rest of the political spectrum largely failed to seize the 'teachable moment' presented by crippling heatwaves to highlight the vital importance...
04 August 2026
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4 min read
A hot messy summer
As the wildfires rage, what passes for climate discourse on the right of British politics is plumbing depressing new depths
31 July 2026
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9 min read
North star: Will this time be different?
Andy Burnham's Cabinet appointments and cuts to VAT on electricity bills suggest a commitment to net zero will remain, but can he marry new fossil fuel projects with continued decarbonisation?
21 July 2026
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6 min read
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