Climate change

New research warns recent death toll is 'substantially higher' than previous records set in 2003 and 2022 with climate change responsible for two thirds of deaths

New group of leading military, academic, and business experts tasked with helping the UK better prepare from impacts and risks caused by climate change and nature loss

Ministers said to be divided on plans for controversial new oil project, sparking fierce lobbying from fossil fuel industry, trade unions, and President Trump

The Jackdaw gas field may be relatively small, but without a coherent and credible plan to accelerate decarbonisation efforts and build out carbon removal capacity it threatens to have an outsized impact on the UK's credibility

Diets aligned with the NHS’ Eatwell Guide deliver ‘double dividend’ of greater protection from climate driven price shocks and better health, ECIU study finds

Government announces new £2bn Energy Wealth Fund alongside green light for controversial gas field, but campaigners argue bolder decarbonisation efforts are urgently needed

Annual UNEP Emissions Gap report warns urgent action is needed to limit the 'overshoot' beyond the 1.5C warming threshold set under the Paris Agreement

Decision set to spark fierce criticism from climate campaigners who have warned new fossil fuel projects risk breaching the UK's legally-binding emissions targets

The COP31 co-hosts are still expanding coal production, while 95 per cent of coal companies lack phase-out plans, a new study has warned

Report from MSCI warns heat-related labour-productivity losses are already equivalent to two per cent of global GDP, and are set to rise sharply in the coming years