Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit

'This is what farming with climate change looks like': England endures second worst harvest on record

Climate change

'This is what farming with climate change looks like': England endures second worst harvest on record

New analysis confirms three of the five worst harvests on record have occurred in the past five years on the back of extreme heat, drought, and rainfall

clock 09 October 2025 • 4 min read
Climate-driven extreme weather takes bite out of British bread production

Supply chain

Climate-driven extreme weather takes bite out of British bread production

New ECIU analysis suggests wheat production is down by the equivalent of over a year's supply of bread for the UK, after extreme weather hits harvest

clock 08 October 2025 • 4 min read
'Brakes slammed': Global emissions growth has slowed drastically in decade since Paris Agreement

Climate change

'Brakes slammed': Global emissions growth has slowed drastically in decade since Paris Agreement

Global emissions have grown just 1.17 per cent since COP21 versus an 18.4 per cent increase in the decade to 2015, ECIU analysis shows

clock 30 September 2025 • 4 min read
Why are UK newspapers driving 'widespread misinformation' about electric cars?

Automotive

Why are UK newspapers driving 'widespread misinformation' about electric cars?

New research reveals the scale of 'misleading' news reports, editorials, and opinion articles that continue to cast electric vehicles in a negative light - but what do editors have against a technology that is more popular than ever?

clock 27 August 2025 • 9 min read
How climate-fuelled migration poses a 'growing threat' to UK food security

Climate change

How climate-fuelled migration poses a 'growing threat' to UK food security

New report from ECIU details how international food supply chains are facing escalating threats from climate impacts and the migration they are triggering

clock 07 August 2025 • 6 min read
'We have firmly crossed the tipping point': EVs account for one in four new cars sold in June

Automotive

'We have firmly crossed the tipping point': EVs account for one in four new cars sold in June

Latest figures from New Automotive demonstrate ZEV mandate is working to boost electric car sales

clock 04 July 2025 • 4 min read
'On the front line of climate change': 80 per cent of farmers concerned about escalating climate impacts

Risk

'On the front line of climate change': 80 per cent of farmers concerned about escalating climate impacts

ECIU study finds farmers are increasingly worried about climate impacts on their productivity and profits, as fears grow about how heat wave will affect harvests

clock 02 July 2025 • 6 min read
'Solar PV was not the cause of the blackout': Report on Spain's power outage reveals failure of thermal plants a key factor

Energy

'Solar PV was not the cause of the blackout': Report on Spain's power outage reveals failure of thermal plants a key factor

Renewable energy advocates accuse commentators who blamed renewables for black out of 'jumping the gun and oversimplifying the cause'

clock 18 June 2025 • 4 min read
Spending Review: Government urged to deliver promised Warm Homes Plan and incentivise green home upgrades

Policy

Spending Review: Government urged to deliver promised Warm Homes Plan and incentivise green home upgrades

Green economy calls on government to double down on promised Warm Homes Plan funding and take fresh steps to drive domestic heat pump and solar panel adoption

clock 04 June 2025 • 7 min read
EV sales rise again to take 20 per cent market share in April

Automotive

EV sales rise again to take 20 per cent market share in April

Latest SMMT data shows EV registrations continue to climb, but industry experts fear sector may fall short of ZEV Mandate targets

clock 06 May 2025 • 3 min read