Science

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

A report by Global Witness alleges hundreds of banks collectively loaned an estimated $31bn to deforestation-linked companies operating in Indonesia's palm oil sector

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

Projects to restore and reconnect North Yorkshire habitats to generate BNG credits for electricity network upgrade

Too many rivers, lakes, estuaries and groundwater bodies ‘still not achieving’ desired standards, EA data reveals