Not all carbon footprints are created equal. The richest 0.1% of Brits emit 12 times more greenhouse gases from transport than average person, new analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research suggests. These high-flyers emit more than 22 times…
A new study has found that the relentless rain experienced by the UK, Ireland, and Western Europe during the autumn and winter of 2023 to 2024 was exacerbated by the climate crisis. Read more: Avocado Production Set For Heavy Decline…
Further detail on plans to expand the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to the energy from waste and waste incineration sectors expanding the scheme will ensure that a greater proportion of emissions are capped views also sought on plans to widen…
UK breakthrough could slash emissions from cement 20 hours ago Justin Rowlatt,BBC climate editor , @BBCJustinR Getty Images Scientists hope to clean up cement making Scientists say they’ve found a way to recycle cement from demolished concrete buildings. Cement is…
Every time a UK government minister is asked about the climate crisis, the answer is the same. “We are the first major economy to halve emissions and have the most ambitious legally binding emissions targets in the world,” is the…
Protection of saltmarshes is vital for climate change mitigation, researchers warn Posted on 22 May 2024 The UK’s saltmarshes are under threat from climate change, coastal erosion, and sea-level rise, according to a new study. Occupying more than 450km² of…
Is climate change making turbulence worse? 3 hours ago Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporter, BBC News PA Severe turbulence is rare for commercial flights A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore experienced severe turbulence on Tuesday that resulted in…
In this important election year, investors are looking for a supportive policy environment that provides the confidence and certainty needed to make long-term investments in the UK’s transition to net zero. The building blocks of a sustainable finance framework are…
Climate change made UK’s waterlogged winter worse 3 hours ago Mark Poynting,Lucy Vladev Joe Gidden/PA Brussel sprout crops have been hit by the wet weather Climate change is a major reason the UK suffered such a waterlogged winter, scientists have…
Five ‘sensitive’ policy interventions would put the UK back on track to deliver climate neutrality by 2050, researchers at the University of Oxford’s Climate Econometrics Programme have outlined in a new strategy paper published in the Journal Renewable Energy. Despite…