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28 07 2022 | 20:12

Delhi, London could run out of water amid rising heatwave: Report

As heatwave strikes the UK, and Indian cities battle with record temperatures, a recent report from Christian Aid highlights how the climate crisis is increasing the severity of 

28 07 2022 | 20:10

Construction kicks off at 99MW UK storage site

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) and UK developer Harmony Energy have started initial construction works at the 99MW/198 megawatt-hour Clay Tye energy storage project in Essex, south-east England…

28 07 2022 | 19:49

XR protesters smash windows of News UK over coverage of Britain’s heatwave.

Extinction Rebellion protesters have smashed windows at the London headquarters of Rupert Murdoch’s media company, in protest at his outlets’ coverage of the climate crisis. Activists targeted the…

28 07 2022 | 19:39

Old cars forced off road as Europe’s clean air zones nearly double

The number of clean air zones across Europe has risen 40% since 2019, forcing older and more polluting vehicles off the road, according to new research based on EU data.

28 07 2022 | 19:11

Can Just Stop Oil stop oil?

Just Stop Oil has followed Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion in taking climate action to the streets - but will its strategy cut through to the public? Climate activists group Just Stop Oil …

19 07 2022 | 12:39

England braces for 40C temperatures as experts warn thousands could die

Thousands of people could die in the coming heatwave, experts have warned, as the government triggered the first ever national emergency heat red alert with a record 40C (104F) temperature forecast…

19 07 2022 | 12:29

US hunting lobby spent £1m on fight to delay UK trophy import ban

The US hunting lobby has spent £1m putting pressure on the government to delay the trophy import ban, a new report by MPs has found. Boris Johnson promised to ban the imports of these trophies three…

19 07 2022 | 12:18

Extreme heatwaves are here to stay in the UK. It’s time for us to adapt

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s feeling pretty hot in the UK. The Met Office has issued a rare, amber, extreme heat warning and we have a level 3 heat-health alert in place – just one level below a…

19 07 2022 | 11:52

‘People are waking up’: fight widens to stop new North Sea fossil fuel drilling

When the business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, tweeted on the eve of the long jubilee weekend that the government was giving the go-ahead to a new oil and gas project in the North Sea, ministers…

12 07 2022 | 07:47

Government policies will not get UK to net zero, warns damning report

The government is failing to enact the policies needed to reach the UK’s net zero targets, its statutory advisers have said, in a damning progress report to parliament. The Climate Change Committee…

12 07 2022 | 07:45

Oral contraceptives could help reduce grey squirrel numbers, research finds

Oral contraceptives for squirrels are working, research has found, and the government hopes they can be used to keep populations down in the UK. Grey squirrels are an invasive species in the UK,…

12 07 2022 | 07:13

Just Stop Oil campaigners glue themselves to Da Vinci copy in Royal Academy

Five supporters of the Just Stop Oil coalition have glued themselves to a 500-year-old depiction of The Last Supper in London’s Royal Academy, the fifth time in a week that it has disrupted a major…

12 07 2022 | 06:58

It’s democracy v plutocracy – this is the endgame for our planet

It feels like the end game. In the US last week, the third perverse and highly partisan supreme court decision in a few days made American efforts to prevent climate breakdown almost impossible.…

05 07 2022 | 08:56

UK-built Forum satellite will measure greenhouse effect

A spacecraft measuring Earth's warming 'greenhouse' effect in its greatest ever detail will be built in the UK. The Forum satellite will be assembled by aerospace giant Airbus at its factory in…

05 07 2022 | 08:33

Britain and Norway partner for African hydropower

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that British International Investment (BII) is to invest up to £160 million into a joint venture between Norfund and Scatec that will help develop Africa…

05 07 2022 | 08:22

Indonesia, UK Agree to Forge Cooperation in New, Renewable Energy

Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to intensify cooperation in new and renewable energy and food resilience during bilateral talks on the…

23 06 2022 | 18:47

Just Stop Oil: Activists says they have 'a duty to protest'

"I found myself feeling just so completely and utterly helpless, and realised I had to take action." Claudia Penna Rojas became a part of climate activist group Just Stop Oil in February. You might…

22 06 2022 | 11:38

As urban temperatures climb, here’s what the modern city should look like

The UK is facing its first heatwave of the summer, and while many will be basking in the hot weather it is also a warning of challenges to come, particularly for those who live and work in our…

22 06 2022 | 11:12

Octopus and Ilke launch clean energy scheme with no bills for householders

UK power supplier Octopus Energy has joined forces with housebuilder Ilke Homes to develop a renewable scheme that aims to guarantee home buyers no energy bills. The joint project between Octopus…