ECIU

Scunthorpe and Port Talbot could lead a 'steel revival' enabled by electric arc furnaces and better use of British scrap metal -but time is running out to deliver green steel strategy, ECIU warns

'Unprecedented' extreme heat and drought cost Europe equivalent to entire grain output of Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands

Dairy farmers faced £83m hit as extreme heat led to reduced production throughout the summer

Iran oil price shocks is prompting more drivers in key markets to switch to electric models, with new data showing EV sales across the EU are up by a third on last year

Lost production could cost farmers more than €800m, as Europe faces one of its smallest potato harvests on record

ECIU analysis reveals how Mediterranean nations that provide over half of some popular imports are seeing agricultural workers hit hard by extreme heat

Global average surface air temperature last month reached 1.65C above pre-industrial times, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms

Imports of commodities such as rice, coffee, and cocoa mean up to £17bn is at risk from 'Super El Niño' climate impacts

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

UK's hottest summer on record to coincide with worst harvest since detailed records began in 1984, snap analysis finds