Met Office confirms summer 2025 as the UK's hottest on record
Climate & Environment • 6 months ago
Mean temperature reached 16.10°C, scientists say such an event is now 70 times more likely because of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions
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Administration Files to Withdraw Approval for Two New England Offshore Wind Projects, Threatening Industry Certainty
Climate & Environment • 6 months ago
Move to cancel nearly $15 billion in planned projects is the latest action against U.S. wind development and raises questions about the stability of infrastructure investment
Study: Climate change made Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely
Climate & Environment • 6 months ago
Analysis by World Weather Attribution says heat, dryness and winds were about 30% more intense than preindustrial levels as hundreds of blazes tore through Spain and Portugal in July and August
Solar Farms Turn to Sheep for Eco-Friendly Vegetation Management
Climate & Environment • 6 months ago
Developers deploy flocks to trim grass and weeds beneath panels, cutting maintenance costs and carbon emissions
Hurricane Kiko Strengthens to Category 4 as Tropical Storm Lorena Looms; Heavy Rain and Flooding Risk for Hawaii and Southwest
Climate & Environment • 6 months ago
Kiko reached 130 mph winds and is moving toward Hawaii for early-to-mid next week, while Lorena — downgraded from a hurricane — is expected to bring heavy rain to parts of the southwestern U.S.
Conservative leader vows to remove net zero rules for North Sea drilling
Climate & Environment • 6 months ago
Kemi Badenoch says the party would prioritise 'maximising extraction' of UK oil and gas if elected, prompting criticism from the Labour government over climate and energy claims
Lack of charging facilities a 'barrier' for electric lorries
Climate & Environment • 6 months ago
Drivers and operators welcome the performance of electric heavy goods vehicles but say limited range and sparse charging infrastructure confine them to regional routes
Ministers Admit More Than 30,000 UK Homes Were Fitted With Botched Insulation
Climate & Environment • 6 months ago
Energy minister calls failures 'systemic' after households report damp, mould and broken promises from retrofit schemes
Shell submits fresh climate assessment for Jackdaw gas field after court ruling
Climate & Environment • 6 months ago
Company files new environmental impact information including downstream emissions as UK ministers prepare to re-examine permission for North Sea project