Climate change

Around 45 million people now living in areas currently experiencing drought conditions with hot, dry weather still set to continue across much of England

British Retail Consortium data suggests 'exceptionally hot and historically dry weather' likely to have discouraged shopping trips, particularly impacting high streets

As drought torments farms and food production across Europe, the NFU is calling on the UK government to focus on shoring up domestic food supplies by prioritising water for food production

Although partly fuelled by developing El Niño, latest record offers 'clear example of how climate change is intensifying heat extremes' according to EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service

Funding aimed at providing 'immediate relief' for impacted firms in order to maintain business continuity and support longer-term recovery

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

Citizens Advice calls for Warm Homes Plan update after research reveals one-in-six Britons are taking ‘drastic' steps, such as sleeping in kitchens, to survive summer heat

Climate-driven shocks from El Niño could significantly worsen food insecurity in 45 countries, warns United Nations World Food Programme

Gatwick expansion leaves government with ‘serious questions to answer’ about how the decision fits with climate goals, campaigners claim

Billions are currently being committed to emergency firefighting while ecosystem restoration remains 'chronically underfunded', writes Commonland's Lily Maxwell-Lwin