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Low-cost loans for solar panels could save households hundreds on bills – thinktanks

Thu 9 Jul 2026

Millions of UK households could save hundreds of pounds a year on their energy bills if the government were to approve low-cost loans for solar panel installation, research has found.

Europe may face 'more deadly weeks' as new heatwave builds, WHO warns

Thu 9 Jul 2026

The World Health Organization warned Europe could face “more deadly weeks” ahead, with another intense heatwave forming over the Atlantic.

Enhanced flash flood risks in Hindu Kush Himalaya

Thu 9 Jul 2026

The communities in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region could face enhanced risks from flash floods due to bursts of extreme rainfall and cloudbursts during the southwest monsoon season along with high temperatures which could lead to accelerated glacier and snow melting.

'Extreme' marine heatwave expected for parts of UK

Thu 9 Jul 2026

A marine heatwave could reach "extreme" levels around parts of the UK later this week, according to the Met Office, raising concerns for marine life.

Ugandan farmers launch UK court case against East African oil pipeline

Thu 9 Jul 2026

Four Ugandan farmers filed a case with London’s High Court aiming to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline from starting to operate by asking the court to apply Uganda’s laws against the project’s UK-registered company.

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European countries top ‘scorecard’ on climate progress while US slips to 27th

Thu 9 Jul 2026

Estonia, Luxembourg and UK are the top three in the biennial Yale University index in tackling pollution and other issues.

Tourist spots across Europe hit by wildfires as Greece warns of toxic smoke

Wed 8 Jul 2026

Wildfires are raging across holiday spots across Europe, with hundreds of firefighters battling blazes in Portugal, Greece, and Spain. International reinforcements have been sent to Portugal, where a massive fire has been burning for over three days.

‘We have nothing to cool off with’: French heatwave exposes inequalities

Wed 8 Jul 2026

As people living in low-income areas are unable to escape the heat, analysts say the government’s response is insufficient.

Fuel on the fire: why oil companies are profiting as the world gets dangerously hot

Wed 8 Jul 2026

As the world swelters in ever more dangerous heat, why are oil companies being allowed to turn up the gas instead of paying for the consequences of their greed?

Indonesia and Singapore sign agreement on cross-border electricity project

Wed 8 Jul 2026

Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara and Singapore's Keppel Electric, Sembcorp ‌Industries and Singapore Energy Interconnections have signed a memorandum of understanding for a cross-border electricity project, Singapore's prime minister said on Monday.

Clean energy hurt but resilient one year after Trump winding back climate policy

Wed 8 Jul 2026

The GOP budget law that President Trump signed a year ago has darkened the outlook for several clean energy sources, but stopped far short of strangling low-carbon tech.

'Hotter and hotter and hotter': Europe's new climate in seven charts

Tue 7 Jul 2026

We might only be a few days into July, but two record-breaking summer heatwaves have already provided the UK and Europe with a snapshot of their new climate.

Strong El Nino will develop rapidly over coming months, says UN weather agency

Tue 7 Jul 2026

The United Nations weather agency on Friday raised its forecast for the rapid emergence of a strong El Nino in the coming months, ‌warning that the phenomenon is likely to drive global temperatures higher.

How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action?

Tue 7 Jul 2026

The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing countries to be “climate finance”, following months of pressure from the Trump administration in the US.

Australia's battery subsidies spark rooftop solar resurgence

Tue 7 Jul 2026

The rooftop solar boom shows how countries stifled by transmission line logjams can continue reducing emissions, analysts say.

California's first carbon capture project is up and running. Environmentalists are still trying to stop it.

Tue 7 Jul 2026

As the state drafts pipeline rules for projects injecting CO2 underground, environmental groups are pressing for a more thorough assessment of the newly launched operation.

Berlin raids €5.4 billion cash pot ahead of EU carbon pricing reform

Tue 7 Jul 2026

The German government plans to divert €2.7 billion in revenues from CO2 permits for factories and power plants away from the green transition towards pensioners as part of budget negotiations on Monday, just days before a major overhaul of the original EU Emissions Trading System.

Where do the UN secretary general candidates stand on climate change?

Mon 6 Jul 2026

Candidates are being nominated to take over as the UN secretary general, when António Guterres steps down after nearly a decade in the role at the end of 2026.

Canada advances Alberta pipeline to Pacific Coast to expand oil exports beyond the US

Mon 6 Jul 2026

Canada took a step toward opening a new route for its vast oil reserves to Asian markets as Prime Minister Mark Carney advanced a Pacific Coast pipeline from Alberta, seeking to reduce the country’s dependence on the U.S. while easing separatist tensions and preserving environmental protections.

‘Extremely high’ rates of heat-related ER visits in US due to extreme heat

Mon 6 Jul 2026

A deadly, multiday heat wave tightened its grip on the eastern United States on Friday, breaking records, sending people to the emergency room and raising the risk for millions of people.

Wildfires scorch southern France as heat and drought fuel blazes

Mon 6 Jul 2026

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said nearly 7,000 fires have broken out since the start of the summer season, with some 8,700 hectares already burned. “The situation is fairly tense.”

‘But we’re just 1% of emissions’: do smaller countries’ climate efforts matter?

Mon 6 Jul 2026

Past and present leaders of wealthy nations such as UK and Germany have argued their actions are insignificant.

China warming faster than global average as extreme weather intensifies, report says

Mon 6 Jul 2026

China is warming faster than the global average, while extreme heat, heavy rainfall and other severe weather events are becoming more frequent and intense as climate change accelerates worldwide.

Ocean surface temperatures hit record high as world enters ‘uncharted territory,’ scientists warn

3 Jul 2026

“The planet is warming because we’re emitting vast quantities of greenhouse gases, primarily from fossil fuel burning,” one expert said.

Gas plants for US data centers to be major source of climate change-linked emissions, report says

3 Jul 2026

Dozens of planned gas plants to directly power data centers in the United States could emit as much greenhouse gas annually as ‌Australia or France, according to a report by an environmental group published on Wednesday.

Amsterdam banned ads for burgers, flights, and SUVs. Here's why it matters.

3 Jul 2026

Amsterdam has banned ads for meat and fossil-fuel intensive products – like flights, cruises, burgers, and SUVs – from public spaces and city-owned properties.

Trump administration can remove history and climate info from US parks, court says

3 Jul 2026

The Trump administration does not have to reinstate materials related to climate change, immigration and slavery that it has removed from national parks, a US appeals court ruled on Thursday.

Wildlife’s unpredictable movements make climate-change planning difficult

3 Jul 2026

Ecologists expected many species to shift northward or upslope in response to warming temperatures, but only about half of observed range shifts so far align with their projections.

The weather in 1776? Mild with no chance of climate change

3 Jul 2026

The striking backdrop for the country’s milestone birthday showcases the realities of climate change as President Donald Trump, who’s presiding over the nation’s semiquincentennial, dismisses the dangers of global warming and doubles down on his vision for expanding fossil fuel production.

Red alerts issued over heatwave in Italy and Balkans

2 Jul 2026

In Italy, 25 out of 27 cities from Bolzano in the north to Palermo on the island of Sicily are under a red heat warning.

New Delhi offers residents $1,000 to scrap old cars for EVs to curb air pollution

2 Jul 2026

India's capital New Delhi will offer a cash incentive of over$1,000 to car owners willing to scrap their old vehicle for an EV, according to a new ‌policy finalised by the government on Monday in a move aimed at reducing high levels of air pollution.

UN plastics pact talks restart amid fears production curbs will be left out

2 Jul 2026

Diplomats reconvene a year after negotiations collapsed, but campaigners fear the agenda risks burying tricky discussions on key elements.

Tens of millions swelter as heatwave blasts US

2 Jul 2026

Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under furnace-like temperatures Tuesday as central and eastern cities hunkered down for a heat wave set to last through the July 4 holiday weekend.

‘They want to destroy Corsia’: Brussels takes aim again at airline emissions

2 Jul 2026

The European Commission is planning to shoot down the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) largely voluntary decarbonisation scheme, CORSIA, when it presents plans to overhaul the EU’s carbon pricing system, sources suggest.

When the right denies the true danger of heatwaves, ask yourself this: whose children’s lives is it willing to risk?

2 Jul 2026

By George Monbiot | OPINION: The class politics of extreme heat are very real and very dangerous – but that doesn’t stop the billionaire press from peddling its agenda

World Bank to abandon goal to devote 45% of lending resources to climate change projects

1 Jul 2026

The World Bank Group said on Monday it will "retire" its previous goal ‌to devote 45% of its annual lending resources to projects with climate co-benefits, but extend its longstanding Climate Change Action Plan that was due to expire on Tuesday.

US drives rise in global emissions as utilities turn back to coal, report shows

1 Jul 2026

The United States accounted for about a third of the rise in global carbon dioxide emissions in 2025, as higher gas prices pushed power producers back to coal, an Energy Institute report showed on Tuesday.

Six charts show how clean power was world’s largest source of new energy in 2025

1 Jul 2026

Clean power added more to global energy supplies than any other source in 2025, according to the latest Energy Institute statistical review of world energy.

EU to extend deforestation law to palm-derived chemicals

1 Jul 2026

The European Commission is preparing to expand the scope of the EU’s deforestation law to cover a wider range of palm-derived chemicals, according to a draft delegated act and an accompanying annex obtained by Euractiv.

SBTi’s new standard: a demand boost or a death knell for carbon markets?

1 Jul 2026

The target setter explicitly mentions a role for carbon credits for the first time, but they cannot count towards company targets.

Offshore oil and gas rush threatens whale corridors and coral reefs

1 Jul 2026

From coral reefs in Kenya to Caribbean seagrass meadows and whale migration corridors in the Arctic, a surge in offshore oil, gas and liquefied natural gas development is spreading into some of the world’s most ecologically important marine habitats, according to a new analysis.

Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C

30 Jun 2026

Europe's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organization.

Big Oil’s campaign to stop EU methane restrictions is working

30 Jun 2026

The fossil fuel industry and the U.S. government are gaining ground in their fight to postpone EU rules designed to cut emissions of one of the most potent greenhouse gases, with at least 12 member countries already backing calls to delay the law.

'Spectacular' electric car sales weaken pressure to shelve combustion engine ban, EU climate chief says

30 Jun 2026

A "spectacular" rise in electric car sales is weakening political momentum to roll back the European Union's planned ban on combustion engine cars, the bloc's climate commissioner said on Thursday, as governments laid bare divisions over the policy.

Our Ocean Conference in Kenya ends with $6.4 billion in pledges, review of past promises

30 Jun 2026

Africa was front and center at the Our Ocean Conference in Kenya, the first time the annual gathering was held on the continent. The conference is built around voluntary commitments from a range of actors including governments, nonprofits, institutions and the private sector.

From mobile jungles to shadow art: how Dutch people try to beat the heat

30 Jun 2026

Households in Amsterdam are being urged to hang their curtains outside their windows as health experts recommend simple hacks to moderate the heatwave rolling across the Netherlands, where homes were built for old-fashioned damp and coldish northern European weather.