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'Hope is not a strategy': One in five oil refineries at risk of closing within 10 years, study claims

Energy

'Hope is not a strategy': One in five oil refineries at risk of closing within 10 years, study claims

Analysis from Wood Mackenzie assess the future for oil refineries as electrification gathers pace across the global economy

clock 05 November 2026 • 4 min read
Study: Shipping emissions have already cost the world a trillion dollars in climate damages

Shipping

Study: Shipping emissions have already cost the world a trillion dollars in climate damages

Analysis from Zero Carbon Analytics warns shipping emissions imposed costs of $963bn on the global economy between 1990 and 2020

clock 05 November 2026 • 3 min read
'Preparedness pays': Climate-ready firms outperforming less prepared peers

Investment

'Preparedness pays': Climate-ready firms outperforming less prepared peers

New data from MSCI shows companies with robust climate strategies outperformed peers by 25 percentage points over the five years ended April 2026

clock 05 November 2026 • 4 min read
'A year-round investment': Solar panels offering savings on winter energy bills, study finds

Solar

'A year-round investment': Solar panels offering savings on winter energy bills, study finds

Data from Good Energy challenges 'misconception' solar panels only offer savings during the summer with evidence almost a third of generation takes place in winter months

clock 05 November 2026 • 3 min read
'The Shrinking Buffer': Food systems' ability to absorb 'shocks' is being eroded as temperatures rise, study warns

Climate change

'The Shrinking Buffer': Food systems' ability to absorb 'shocks' is being eroded as temperatures rise, study warns

Report warns 'triple threat' from super El Niño, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and attacks on grain storage sites in Ukraine and Russia are set to 'reverberate' through the global food system in 2027

clock 05 November 2026 • 5 min read
New survey shows 90 per cent of people believe access to National Parks can improve wellbeing

Biodiversity

New survey shows 90 per cent of people believe access to National Parks can improve wellbeing

Latest study finds connecting and restoring nature are high on priority list as well as greater access to countryside

clock 05 November 2026 • 2 min read
New regional councils to guide water infrastructure investment across England

Policy

New regional councils to guide water infrastructure investment across England

Defra announces plans for eight new regional water councils to give mayors, communities, and businesses greater say on local investment in sewage infrastructure and flood resilience measures

clock 05 November 2026 • 4 min read
'Drivers are voting with their wallets': Nearly 50,000 new EVs sold in the UK in October

Automotive

'Drivers are voting with their wallets': Nearly 50,000 new EVs sold in the UK in October

Yet another monthly record for UK sales of new battery electric cars was set in October, figures from New AutoMotive show

clock 05 November 2026 • 4 min read
'Now is the time to deliver': Prime Minister urged to fulfil promise on mandatory transition plans

Climate change

'Now is the time to deliver': Prime Minister urged to fulfil promise on mandatory transition plans

Government urged to honour COP26 promise to require large companies and financial institutions to publish climate transition plans

clock 05 November 2026 • 5 min read
Energy Independence Bill: Government promises sweeping reforms to 'fix Britain's broken energy system'

Energy

Energy Independence Bill: Government promises sweeping reforms to 'fix Britain's broken energy system'

Legislation aims to ban new oil and gas production licences, permanently block fracking and coal mining projects, and introduce community benefit rules for renewables developers

clock 04 November 2026 • 8 min read