International: United Kingdom

UK halves Green Climate Fund contribution, as it spends more on security

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After promising £1.6 billion to the UN’s flagship climate fund in 2023, the UK government has now said it will only hand over half as much.

Risk of drought in UK grows after unusually dry start to spring

Thu 14 May 2026

The risk of drought is rising after an unusually dry start to spring has pushed river flow, groundwater and reservoir stores below normal levels across much of the country, especially in central and southern England.

Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum

Thu 14 May 2026

A former 19th Century coal mining 'super-pit' in Midlothian is to be turned into a renewable energy hub providing green electricity for the local community.

Nature recovery zones inspired by Attenborough

Tue 12 May 2026

A wildlife trust has been inspired by Sir David Attenborough's climate change mantra to designate 11 nature recovery zones in honour of the broadcaster's 100th birthday.

Factcheck: What the UK car industry is not saying about EV targets

Tue 12 May 2026

For several years, the UK car industry has been claiming that demand is not high enough to meet the government’s targets for sales of “zero emissions vehicles”. However, the car industry has actually beaten the targets under the government’s ZEV mandate.

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Wind and solar have saved UK from gas imports worth £1.7bn since Iran war began

Mon 11 May 2026

The UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £1.7bn since the start of the Iran war, as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar, reveals Carbon Brief analysis.

Why is Northern Ireland facing a growing threat from wildfires?

7 May 2026

Figures show that spring drought events are happening more often while there has been a sharp rise in "fire weather" - a mix of warmth, dryness, and wind that allows fires to ignite and spread rapidly. Experts warn this combination, along with climate change, is creating a longer and more volatile wildfire season.

UK scientists to fire salt water into the sky in bid to tackle climate crisis

1 May 2026

Government supporting new geoengineering techniques as race against unregulated companies seeking to capitalise on need for climate cooling tech heats up.

Sail-power offers passengers new crossing between England and France

30 Apr 2026

As governments and travellers look for ways to cut transport-related emissions, a small British startup is offering passengers an alternative way to cross the English Channel: by sail.

Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds

21 Apr 2026

Research casts doubt on plans by the UK government to offer subsidies for carbon capture attached to the power source.

UK ‘green’ jet fuel imports linked to illegal Amazon deforestation

14 Apr 2026

A major supplier of ‘green’ airline fuel to the UK has sourced beef fat linked to illegal Amazon deforestation, court documents and shipping data show.

Britain hits renewable power record in 2025, but fossil fuel use also up

8 Apr 2026

Renewable power such as wind and solar provided a record 52.5% of Britain’s electricity generation in 2025, government data showed on Thursday, ‌but fossil fuel use also rose.

The vested interests lobbying for North Sea oil and gas expansion

7 Apr 2026

In the wake of the fossil fuel crisis created by Donald Trump’s war in Iran, a host of influential figures and groups in the UK have been calling not for the rapid rollout of renewable energy, but a growing reliance on oil and gas.

Record wind output helps shield the UK from worst of Iran war fallout

1 Apr 2026

Record output from wind farms has helped boost total clean power supplies in the United Kingdom to new highs so far in 2026, and allowed power firms to pare use of fossil fuels to multi-year lows.

Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in England green tech drive

25 Mar 2026

Developers will be required to install solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes in England as part of updated planning requirements published by the government.

UK regulator to investigate climate change denial complaints for first time since 2017

25 Mar 2026

Regulator makes U-turn over complaints after claims it let some broadcasters ‘spout dangerous climate lies’.

Analysis: CO2 from UK data centres could be ‘hundreds of times’ higher than thought

24 Mar 2026

Emissions from the new data centres set to drive the UK’s AI “revolution” could be hundreds of times higher than government estimates, according to analysis by Carbon Brief.

UK climate aid cuts ‘short-sighted’ and leave ‘fossil fuel profits untouched’, campaigners say

23 Mar 2026

Campaigners have condemned the UK government's decision to cut its international climate finance as "extremely short-sighted" and a "moral abdication," warning the move threatens national security, abandons communities on the frontlines of climate change, and leaves "windfall profits from fossil fuels untouched".

UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low

9 Mar 2026

The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.4% in 2025 to their lowest level in more than 150 years, according to new analysis.

Nature loss could cost twice as much as the financial crash, leaked report reveals

5 Mar 2026

ITV News has seen a classified government intelligence report which appears to show some of the most worrying potential impacts of nature loss weren't disclosed to the public.

Earth's heat to power 10,000 homes in renewable energy first for UK

4 Mar 2026

The UK's first geothermal power plant has been turned on, providing a completely new type of renewable electricity using hot water from underground.

UK Greens win by-election as anti-data centre protests mount

3 Mar 2026

The Green Party's Hannah Spencer won the contest for the vacant parliamentary seat of Gorton and Denton, with Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK party coming second, and Labour pushed into third place.

‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say

25 Feb 2026

A series of issues are making access to food vulnerable in the UK, including the climate crisis, low incomes, poor farming policy and fragile just-in-time supply chains.

Britain strengthens ties with California as new clean energy and climate agreement signed

19 Feb 2026

Britain has forged a deeper alliance with California on clean energy and climate action, as Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new agreement aimed at boosting transatlantic investment and environmental protection.

A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before

5 Feb 2026

Last autumn, a UK government report warned that climate-driven ecosystem collapse could lead to food shortages, mass migration, political extremism and even nuclear conflict. The report was never officially launched.

Greenpeace set to take UK Government to court over deep-sea mining licences

5 Feb 2026

Environmental NGO Greenpeace has kick-started a legal challenge against the UK Government’s decision to approve the transfer of two seabed exploration licences to a newly-formed mining company with US links.

Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding

4 Feb 2026

A row of homes in a village in south Wales is to be bought by a local authority and demolished as they can no longer be protected from flooding caused by the climate crisis.

UK to join major wind farm project with nine European countries

27 Jan 2026

The UK is set to back a vast new fleet of offshore wind projects in the North Sea alongside nine other European countries including Norway, Germany and the Netherlands.

UK Govt accused of 'suppressing' report warning of catastrophic climate risks

26 Jan 2026

An official government report this week warning that "global ecosystem degradation and collapse threatens UK national security and prosperity" was abridged to remove references to some of the potentially catastrophic climate-related risks.

Net-zero scenario is ‘cheapest option’ for UK, says energy system operator

15 Dec 2025

A scenario that meets the “net-zero by 2050” goal would be the “cheapest” option for the UK, according to modelling by the National Energy System Operator (NESO).

UK soars past wind power generation record for second time in two months

10 Dec 2025

Great Britain’s maximum wind generation record was broken on Friday, 5 December, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has confirmed.

UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record

5 Dec 2025

Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded.

Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions

3 Dec 2025

COMMENT: The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts.

UK's 'largest' floating solar farm given go-ahead

3 Dec 2025

The 46,500-panel array will be installed at the Port of Barrow's Cavendish Dock in Cumbria and will be capable of producing enough energy to power 14,000 homes a year.

UK security, food and economy at risk without climate action, experts say

1 Dec 2025

Only urgent and radical action can prevent systemic breakdown affecting our economy, food supply and national security. This was the stark message from the U.K.’s first national emergency briefing on climate and nature to policymakers this week.

Ed Miliband confirms crackdown on North Sea exploration – but new drilling will continue

28 Nov 2025

Strategy paper released with budget allows new oil and gas projects to move ahead if they are linked to existing fields.

Scotland's first wind farm 'supercharged' after upgrade

11 Nov 2025

Scotland's first commercial wind farm will be able to deliver five times more clean power than before after being upgraded.

How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods

6 Nov 2025

Many extreme weather events are becoming more common and more intense around the world, fuelled by human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels.

Bank of England must better address climate risk to tackle inflation

4 Nov 2025

The central bank is being urged to take a series of actions to better respond to environmental risks.

UK Prime Minister will attend Brazil climate summit

21 Oct 2025

Keir Starmer will travel to the Amazon rainforest for the COP30 United Nations climate summit next month, Downing Street has confirmed, after weeks of speculation that he would not.

Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050

16 Oct 2025

The UK should be prepared to cope with weather extremes as a result of at least 2C of global warming by 2050, independent climate advisers have said.

'Urgent' call for tree planting as Northern Island failing to meet targets

15 Oct 2025

Tree planting in Northern Ireland is too slow to meet legally binding targets and thousands of residents are living in "tree poor" neighbourhoods, according to the Woodland Trust.

Researchers compare the footprint of meat vs. plant-based dog foods. The differences were staggering.

13 Oct 2025

Global pet food emissions rival those of a small country. A new UK study reveals that switching dogs to plant-based foods could slash emissions tenfold—without sacrificing nutrition.

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

10 Oct 2025

The UK’s national security is under severe threat from the climate crisis and the looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages and economic disaster potentially just years away, a powerful report by the UK’s intelligence chiefs is due to warn.