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heatwaves

Woodland Trust calls on government to allocate a fifth of £1bn tree planting budget to urban 'tree deserts'

Biodiversity

Woodland Trust calls on government to allocate a fifth of £1bn tree planting budget to urban 'tree deserts'

Just 14 per cent of people living in England have access to woodland within a 500 metre walk of their home, conservation charity warns

clock 14 July 2026 • 4 min read
'This is harming people here and now': Campaigners demand 'ambitious' response to worsening heatwaves

Climate change

'This is harming people here and now': Campaigners demand 'ambitious' response to worsening heatwaves

Coalition including End Fuel Poverty Coalition, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace UK, and WWF warns ministers the UK is 'built for a climate that no longer exists'

clock 13 July 2026 • 5 min read
How to keep cool as the air conditioning culture war rages

Risk

How to keep cool as the air conditioning culture war rages

Calls for a credible sustainable cooling strategy are not anti-air conditioning, they are simply an attempt to ensure measures to guard against extreme heat are as effective as possible

clock 10 July 2026 • 3 min read
Study: Number of English homes overheating almost doubles between 2019 and 2024

Risk

Study: Number of English homes overheating almost doubles between 2019 and 2024

Number of households in England reporting overheating increased from 1.7 to three million in five years, government data reveals

clock 10 July 2026 • 3 min read
Can a heatwave-hit UK keep cool without further warming the planet?

Buildings

Can a heatwave-hit UK keep cool without further warming the planet?

Heatwaves have seen a spike in demand for air conditioning units, but does the UK's response to worsening extreme heat provide an opportunity to make sustainable cooling a reality?

clock 09 July 2026 • 12 min read
Heatwaves: Expert tips on redesigning UK homes to cope with hotter temperatures

Buildings

Heatwaves: Expert tips on redesigning UK homes to cope with hotter temperatures

Academics have been testing out how best to deal with heatwaves in two neighbouring homes to see what works

clock 07 July 2026 • 5 min read
Summer's new normal is a hazard that's testing Europe's climate resilience

Risk

Summer's new normal is a hazard that's testing Europe's climate resilience

Right across the continent climate resilience efforts are lagging far behind the dangerous realities that come with rising temperatures

clock 29 June 2026 • 4 min read
Fruit farmers call for action as extreme heat threatens production

Climate change

Fruit farmers call for action as extreme heat threatens production

Fears growing as temperatures near 40 degrees in Kent and first hosepipe ban is issued

clock 29 June 2026 • 3 min read
Study: 2025 costliest year on record for wildfires

Risk

Study: 2025 costliest year on record for wildfires

Research from University of East Anglia warns human-caused climate change is making fires more extreme and damaging, leading to increased financial costs

clock 02 June 2026 • 3 min read
'A Well-Adapted UK': Key takeaways from the CCC's latest climate adaptation report

Risk

'A Well-Adapted UK': Key takeaways from the CCC's latest climate adaptation report

BusinessGreen takes a deep dive into the CCC's landmark climate adaptation report and its calls for around £11bn of annual investment in climate resilience

clock 20 May 2026 • 22 min read
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