Examining the impacts of the climate emergency and how we can find solutions.
The World Bank sees oil demand falling 2.5% in 2026, the third-largest drop on record, as metals used in renewables, EVs and data centres hit records.
A UN tally of 154 countries' climate pledges projects a 6% emissions cut on 2019 levels by 2035, half last year's estimate. Holding 1.5C needs 60%.
The UK approved Jackdaw gas after weighing 36.6m tonnes of emissions. Rosebank oil, mostly for export, is a harder call, as Norway, Brazil and Australia show.
An estimated 50,000 heat deaths hit Europe's cities this summer. Barcelona's 500 shelters and Italy's work bans show how cities are adapting.
Amazon deforestation fell 42% to 3,335 sq km in the year to July 2026, a record low, days before Brazil's 25 October presidential runoff.
Insurance insiders say modellers face pressure to cut climate risk forecasts, and warn withdrawn cover could hit mortgage markets as sub-prime did.
The Conservatives' Right Way booklet puts the cost of net zero at £957bn. The CCC's 2020 figures total £478bn, and its latest estimate is £108bn.
Bluefin tuna are back in UK waters and wild tigers are up more than 70%. The Living Planet Report 2026 shows what drove the recoveries.
Wind and solar saved the UK £5.9bn in gas imports in the Hormuz crisis. The evidence on bills and security favours building clean power over drilling.
Banks provided $467bn in coal financing from 2022 to 2025, Urgewald finds. Lending fell by half or more where banks adopted coal policies.
Since 27 September, EU law bans carbon neutral claims based on offsets. Almost a third of big firms tracked still allow credits.
El Niño winners and losers in 2026: a projected 451,000 heat deaths, a record lull in Atlantic hurricanes and better harvest prospects for Argentina.
The European Commission has adopted a rating scheme for EU data centres. Every site above 500kW will carry a label, and the first reported figures show a sector reusing 1.8% of its heat.
Global fossil fuel emissions are on course to decline this year for the first time outside a recession or a pandemic. The cause is a Gulf conflict that has destroyed oil demand, rather than the effect of climate policy.
Understand how travel, including private jet usage impacts the carbon intensity of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Learn how GLP-1 medicines like Ozempic and Mounjaro are contributing to climate benefits through changes in eating behaviour among users.
The UNDP is promoting sustainability with 'Nature ID', a new data exchange system for environmental management.
Learn about the current state of climate governance and why experts call for stronger accountability among nations.
California boasts 48% more EV chargers than gas pumps, reflecting a major shift towards electric vehicle adoption and infrastructure.
Find out how bird survival varies with lifespans and environmental factors shaping biodiversity amidst climate change.
