Science

New OS Heat Vulnerability Index finds 83 per cent of UK cities are highly vulnerable to extreme heat and the 'urban heat island' effect

The Burnham administration's devolution and cost of living agenda has a lot to recommend it, but why is it not being clearly linked to the government's decarbonisation efforts?

At Boothby Wildland in Lincolnshire, we've created a 'buyers club' enabling corporate investors to reap returns and support nature restoration over 50 years, writes Nature Broking CEO Luke Baldwin

New guide from ISEP and Aldersgate Group urges business leaders to consider the decline of the natural environment as a material financial risk

Paul Polman makes the case for climate scientists to be given seats at boardroom tables and cabinet meetings

Finance ministries and investors that address climate and air quality as separate issues are leaving 'trillions on the table', UNEP and CCAC study warns

Falling oil consumption cuts China's Q2 carbon emissions, US and UK to chart 'Pink Corridor' for nuclear-powered shipping, and Spain pushes for oil and gas tax to fund climate adaptation

Often overshadowed by larger and busier UN climate summits, this year's COP17 desertification summit felt more important than ever - yet countries still failed to agree on what needs to be done, according to University of Leeds academic Susan Ann Samuel...

Land and ocean carbon sinks are under pressure, but carbon pricing mechanisms are struggling to protect them, Wood Mackenzie warns

National Audit Office urges government to work more closely with businesses to improve resilience of a food system facing intensifying threats