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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

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

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?

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

Oil prices record sharpest increase in months, after Iran and US trade attacks and President Trump signals fragile truce could collapse

'Stark' lack of urban trees exposed, as Hastings and Guildford revealed as only UK towns to exceed the European average for canopy cover

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

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

Number of mandatory datapoints covered by draft ESRS cut by over 60 per cent, as European Commission proposes fresh measures to address administrative burdens

But report warns coming El Niño and increased wildfire risk could quickly reverse encouraging trend