heatwave

Milk deliveries plummet during heatwaves, as cows left 'hot and bothered'

Climate change

Milk deliveries plummet during heatwaves, as cows left 'hot and bothered'

Analysis shows milk deliveries fell on days when high temperature records were set during May and June 2026, as climate impacts on UK food security intensify

clock 16 July 2026 • 4 min read
'Move away from blanket policies': How can businesses develop an effective heat plan?

Management

'Move away from blanket policies': How can businesses develop an effective heat plan?

As calls grow for the government to draw up more ambitious plans to help the UK cope with extreme heatwaves, experts offer advice on the steps businesses can take to prepare for future summers that are set to be dangerously hot

clock 15 July 2026 • 17 min read
'The climate of the 20th Century has now gone': Met Office warns weather extremes are 'new normal'

Climate change

'The climate of the 20th Century has now gone': Met Office warns weather extremes are 'new normal'

Latest Met Office State of the Climate report for 2025 confirms latest wave of record-breaking temperatures and warns further warming is now inevitable

clock 15 July 2026 • 3 min read
Met Office: Thousands of deaths during recent heatwaves caused by climate change

Climate change

Met Office: Thousands of deaths during recent heatwaves caused by climate change

Sobering scientific analysis estimates more than 2,700 people died from heat-related causes during the May and June heatwaves in England and Wales

clock 13 July 2026 • 8 min read
Heatwave sparks grid operator's latest call for more power

Infrastructure

Heatwave sparks grid operator's latest call for more power

NESO again issues Electricity Margin Notice for this evening, as it looks to secure additional generation or flexibility services to help manage impact of extreme temperatures

clock 09 July 2026 • 3 min read
Poll: 15 million UK adults left feeling unwell in sweltering homes during heatwaves

Risk

Poll: 15 million UK adults left feeling unwell in sweltering homes during heatwaves

Research from Opinium for the End Fuel Poverty Coalition warns vulnerable people in overheated homes are badly exposed to risks from increasing extreme heat

clock 08 July 2026 • 3 min read
Survey: Two thirds of public concerned about climate change

Climate change

Survey: Two thirds of public concerned about climate change

Major More in Common survey reveals concern over climate impacts remains at high levels, while a majority want the government to develop more effective extreme heat plan

clock 05 July 2026 • 3 min read
Heatwave impacts, change at Number 10, and reflections on London Climate Action Week

Policy

Heatwave impacts, change at Number 10, and reflections on London Climate Action Week

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: July part one

clock 03 July 2026 • 2 min read
London could lose over 70 per cent of its trees to climate change by 2100

Biodiversity

London could lose over 70 per cent of its trees to climate change by 2100

Research from Kew Gardens and the Greater London Authority warns the capital's urban canopy is at huge risk from escalating climate impacts

clock 02 July 2026 • 3 min read
'Unequivocally to blame': Study confirms heatwave's link to climate change

Climate change

'Unequivocally to blame': Study confirms heatwave's link to climate change

Attribution study reveals how record temperatures would have previously been 'virtually impossible' without climate impacts, as calls grow for government to strengthen heat stress plans

clock 26 June 2026 • 5 min read