climate change

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

Water Innovation Fund is opening its seventh Breakthrough Challenge, with up to £50m available for collaborative projects that can tackle the industry's biggest challenges

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

Provisional data suggests the past summer has seen the warmest temperature since records began in 1884 in the UK, with the record heat 130 times more likely to have occurred due to human-induced climate change

ECIU warns extreme heat and drought have had 'devastating' impact on crop yields once again in 2026, following difficult harvests in 2024 and 2025

Campaign for Better Transport joins over 50 signatories in renewed call for modal shift away from cars and towards bikes, walking, and public transport in response to worsening heatwaves

New UCL tool offers better insight into global shipping activity and the emissions associated with international routes

Survey details how 96 per cent of project management professionals saw projects disrupted by extreme heat this summer

Major global analysis shows children disproportionately affected by climate-driven heat stress, leading to health and development risks

Fire and rescue services have responded to 1,132 wildfires so far this year, surpassing the number recorded throughout the whole of 2025