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'Extreme heat is not a distant threat': UK on the brink of warmest summer on record

Climate change

'Extreme heat is not a distant threat': UK on the brink of warmest summer on record

Warmest UK summer since records began in 1884 ‘increasingly likely’, Met Office warns, as temperatures stay well above average

clock 11 August 2026 • 5 min read
Report: Ditching gas for clean energy could save UK manufacturers £2.1bn by 2035

Energy

Report: Ditching gas for clean energy could save UK manufacturers £2.1bn by 2035

Widespread adoption of 'proven' measures such as onsite renewables, smart energy management and waste heat recovery could unlock billions in savings over next decade

clock 11 August 2026 • 4 min read
Report: Climate change led to drier soils, sea level rise and further melting of glaciers in 2025

Climate change

Report: Climate change led to drier soils, sea level rise and further melting of glaciers in 2025

New American Meteorological Society report warns continued burning of fossil fuels is causing record high emissions and temperatures across the globe, with cascading impacts on the planet's ecosystem

clock 11 August 2026 • 3 min read
Aura Power merges with Verdant Energy to create UK solar and battery storage venture

Solar

Aura Power merges with Verdant Energy to create UK solar and battery storage venture

Newly-merged company boasts around 1GW of operating and under construction solar and battery storage assets across the UK

clock 11 August 2026 • 2 min read
Grid curtailment costs: Britain's 'wasted wind power' bill exceeds £1bn so far in 2026

Wind

Grid curtailment costs: Britain's 'wasted wind power' bill exceeds £1bn so far in 2026

Cost of paying renewables operators to switch off during periods when grid capacity is constrained and firing up fossil gas plants instead could hit record high this year

clock 11 August 2026 • 4 min read
'Remarkable discovery': Bio-based tech found to biodegrade 'almost indestructible' plastics within two years

R&D

'Remarkable discovery': Bio-based tech found to biodegrade 'almost indestructible' plastics within two years

Robust plastics which typically persist in the environment for centuries can be safely returned to nature within 18 months using specialist technology, a 'world-first' study has claimed

clock 11 August 2026 • 3 min read
Poll: Half of Brits expect extreme heat to hinder their ability to work effectively

Risk

Poll: Half of Brits expect extreme heat to hinder their ability to work effectively

As country braces for its fifth heatwave this summer, a new survey shows scale of potential productivity crisis that could affect the UK as temperatures rise over the next decade

clock 11 August 2026 • 3 min read
Used electric vehicle sales surge to new record UK market share

Automotive

Used electric vehicle sales surge to new record UK market share

Number of used battery electric cars sold in the UK rose to almost 111,000 in the second quarter of 2026, driven in part by fossil fuel price spikes following the Iran War, according to trade body SMMT

clock 11 August 2026 • 4 min read
'Conditions are worsening': Almost three-quarters of England now in drought

Climate change

'Conditions are worsening': Almost three-quarters of England now in drought

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

clock 10 August 2026 • 6 min read
Government and industry pledge £130m for 'cutting edge' electric vehicle projects

Automotive

Government and industry pledge £130m for 'cutting edge' electric vehicle projects

Funding includes almost £65m from the government that is to be matched by industry to support innovative electric and self-driving vehicle technologies

clock 10 August 2026 • 5 min read
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