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'Extreme heat is not a distant threat': UK on the brink of warmest summer on record
11 August 2026
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5 min read
Poll: Half of Brits expect extreme heat to hinder their ability to work effectively
As country braces for its fifth heatwave this summer, a new survey shows scale of potential productivity crisis that could affect the UK as temperatures rise over the next decade
11 August 2026
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3 min read
Novartis' Korab Zuka: 'Early on, I underestimated how much sustainability is about trade-offs'
Swiss pharmaceutical firm's CSO reflects on how his upbringing in Kosovo, experience of war and displacement, and human rights activism shaped his approach to healthcare and sustainability
11 August 2026
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10 min read
Firefighting aircraft aren't enough: Why Britain needs to build a wildfire‑resilient society that involves everyone
The most effective wildfire risk reduction happens long before the first 999 call, according to Aston University's Komal Raj Aryal
11 August 2026
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4 min read
Used electric vehicle sales surge to new record UK market share
11 August 2026
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4 min read
Report: Ditching gas for clean energy could save UK manufacturers £2.1bn by 2035
11 August 2026
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4 min read
Report: Climate change led to drier soils, sea level rise and further melting of glaciers in 2025
11 August 2026
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3 min read
Aura Power merges with Verdant Energy to create UK solar and battery storage venture
11 August 2026
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2 min read
Grid curtailment costs: Britain's 'wasted wind power' bill exceeds £1bn so far in 2026
11 August 2026
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4 min read
Global Briefing: China curtails record amount of wind and solar, as coal generation rebounds
China’s wind and solar curtailment rose by 49 per cent during H1, jet fuel made from tropical fruit scoops $3bn funding, and Walmart sets new emissions target
07 August 2026
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11 min read
How grid constraints are shaping large-scale data centre deployment across Europe
Data centre developers increasingly favouring sites with existing grid connections and in markets with abundant renewables amid queueing times of almost a decade, BNEF finds
06 August 2026
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5 min read
Summertime silence
The right of British politics has stepped up its attacks on climate action in recent weeks, so why has the rest of the political spectrum largely failed to seize the 'teachable moment' presented by crippling heatwaves to highlight the vital importance...
04 August 2026
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4 min read
A hot messy summer
As the wildfires rage, what passes for climate discourse on the right of British politics is plumbing depressing new depths
31 July 2026
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9 min read
Global Briefing: Four-in-five countries failed to meet deadline for tackling 'harmful' subsidies
Just 21 countries met a target to identify all environmentally 'harmful' subsidies, Spain rolls out new EV incentives, and Canberra reveals next stage of strategy to reach net zero by 2045
31 July 2026
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8 min read
Summertime silence
The right of British politics has stepped up its attacks on climate action in recent weeks, so why has the rest of the political spectrum largely failed to seize the 'teachable moment' presented by crippling heatwaves to highlight the vital importance...
04 August 2026
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4 min read
A hot messy summer
As the wildfires rage, what passes for climate discourse on the right of British politics is plumbing depressing new depths
31 July 2026
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9 min read
North star: Will this time be different?
Andy Burnham's Cabinet appointments and cuts to VAT on electricity bills suggest a commitment to net zero will remain, but can he marry new fossil fuel projects with continued decarbonisation?
21 July 2026
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6 min read
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