International: United Kingdom
UK to deploy special climate protest police
3 Oct 2019
British police will deploy specially trained climate protest officers to London this weekend to help to deal with two weeks of protests planned by Extinction Rebellion.
How Britain ended its coal addiction
2 Oct 2019
The UK was once the world’s largest coal consumer, but the highly polluting fossil fuel has been pushed out by renewable energy and natural gas.
UK to give £1bn aid for climate fight
24 Sep 2019
Up to £1bn of UK aid funding will be spent on helping developing countries fight climate change.
Lower voting age would give young a climate voice
20 Sep 2019
The voting age should be lowered to 16 because today’s young people are the ones that face a “toxic inheritance” of environmental crises, a leading think tank has said.
No need to cut back on beef, say UK farmers
13 Sep 2019
Farming can become climate neutral by 2040 without cutting beef production or converting substantial areas of farmland into forest, according to UK farmers.
Scottish group calls for ban on fossil-fueled cars
28 Aug 2019
A coalition of climate campaigners and business groups have called for a ban on all petrol and diesel vehicles in Scottish cities as part of a multibillion-pound strategy to cut carbon emissions.
Boris Johnson’s partner pressures politicians
19 Aug 2019
Boris Johnson’s partner Carrie Symonds said politicians had a “gigantic responsibility to make the right decisions” over the climate crisis, in her first solo public appearance since moving into Downing Street.
Whatever feeds these young minds, it won't be beefburgers
14 Aug 2019
A university has banned the sale of beef in campus food outlets in order to help to tackle the climate emergency.
Boris has plans for UK nuclear power tax
31 Jul 2019
All electricity consumers in Britain will pay a new UK nuclear tax, a levy on their bills to finance the construction of nuclear power plants under a scheme announced by the government.
What Boris Johnson thinks about climate crisis
25 Jul 2019
Here's what new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said and done about climate change.
Offshore auctions will bring Queen a windfall of millions
19 Jul 2019
The Queen stands to make hundreds of millions of dollars from the world’s biggest offshore windpower auction in a decade.
UK puts zero emissions rules on ships
15 Jul 2019
The UK government says all new ships ordered from 2025 and aimed for its waters must be equipped with zero emission technology as part of a plan to cut maritime pollution.
UK climate planning ‘like Dad’s Army’
12 Jul 2019
The UK government’s own advisers have declared themselves shocked that the Britain has no proper plans for protecting people from heatwaves, flash flooding and other impacts of the climate crisis.
Energy giants to cut thousands of petrol and diesel vans
10 Jul 2019
Two of the UK's biggest energy suppliers have pledged to replace thousands of their existing fleet of vans with all-electric models by 2030.
MAKING A CRUST: Chainstore puts new life into dead bread
8 Jul 2019
Britain’s largest supermarket chain is launching a drive to reduce food waste from bread by turning unsold bread into new products.
Labour plans major climate role for Bank of England
25 Jun 2019
UK Labour plans to give the Bank of England powers to help to check the readiness of City firms to cut carbon emissions and invest responsibly to tackle the climate emergency.
UK commits to 2050 emissions target
13 Jun 2019
Greenhouse gas emissions in the UK will be cut to almost zero by 2050, under the terms of a new government plan to tackle climate change.
Britain powers to two weeks free of coal
6 Jun 2019
Britain has not used coal to generate electricity for two weeks - the longest period since the 1880s.
Anger as Church of Scotland stays with fossil fuels
24 May 2019
More than 70 Church of Scotland delegates have formally lodged their frustration at the decision of its general assembly not to divest from fossil fuels.
Glasgow aims to be UK’s first net-zero city
21 May 2019
Glasgow has committed to being the UK’s first net-zero city.
Agriculture emissions put Wales on the outer
16 May 2019
Wales' farming emissions have been put in the too-hard basket by the UK Committee on Climate Change.
New orchards offer new life to wild species
16 May 2019
New orchards are appearing across the UK to stop the widespread decline of rare insects and birds, and to slow down climate change.
Pollution research points finger at Coca-Cola
16 May 2019
Coca-Cola bottles and cans are the most commonly found items of packaging pollution on British beaches, new research shows.
City investors push for BP to be more open
15 May 2019
A coalition of major London investors have emerged as key players in forcing BPto be more transparent in how it fights climate change.
London to have first hydrogen doubledeckers
14 May 2019
London will have the world’s first hydrogen-powered doubledecker buses on its streets next year.
UK goes coal-free for entire week
10 May 2019
The UK has produced coal-free energy for seven days in a row - the first time since the industrial revolution.
UK ‘to end contribution to global warming’
7 May 2019
The UK will stop warming the global climate by 2050 and urge other countries to follow, under independent advice just published.
MPs endorse Corbyn call to declare emergency
3 May 2019
British MPs have endorsed a Labour motion to declare a formal climate and environment emergency,
Scotland and Wales declare climate emergencies
2 May 2019
The Scottish and Welsh parliaments have separately declared climate emergencies, just as Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party is expected to push Westminster to do the same for the whole of the UK.
Corbyn launches bid to declare climate emergency
30 Apr 2019
Labour will this week force a vote in the UK parliament to declare a national environmental and climate change emergency.
Greta goes for climate change general strike
23 Apr 2019
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, has given her support for a general strike for the climate.
Crowds of climate protesters disrupt London
16 Apr 2019
Thousands of people have blocked well-known landmarks and a bridge in central London, bringing widespread disruption to the capital in a “climate rebellion” that organisers say could last several days.
UK plant aims to make hydrogen from plastic waste
16 Apr 2019
Two British companies are joining forces to establish a plant which will turn plastic waste into hydrogen.
Science festival bans fossil fuel sponsorship
5 Apr 2019
The charity running the Edinburgh international science festival is to ban sponsorship from oil companies including Shell and Total after protests by climate campaigners.
ON YER TRIKE! A new way to ensure the mail gets through
28 Mar 2019
The mail must get through ... and now it's the job of e-trikes to deliver letters and parcels.
UK lines up first deep coal mine in decades
25 Mar 2019
Local councillors in Cumbria have voted unanimously to approve a new deep coal mine, Britain’s first in three decades.
Attenborough to tell us the facts in new film
25 Mar 2019
The BBC has just announced that David Attenborough, 92, will present a 60-minute film, Climate Change - The Facts, which will be screened this northen spring.
Weatherman wants climate change 'forecasts'
20 Mar 2019
A veteran UK weatherman has called on the BBC and other major broadcasters to radically overhaul their forecasts to incorporate information about climate change.
UK to end of fossil fuel heating in new houses
15 Mar 2019
The UK Government has announced plans to end fossil fuel heating systems in new houses from 2025.
Former church leader backs school climate rebellion
12 Mar 2019
Former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has backed pupils who have been taking part in school strikes to protest over climate change and who are planning to join a “climate rebellion” next month.
UK aims to triple number of green-collar jobs
11 Mar 2019
The UK Government has announced an offshore wind generation deal which could triple the number of green-collar jobs by 2030.
UK emissions continue downward trend
6 Mar 2019
New analysis shows UK carbon emissions have fallen for the sixth consecutive year.
Theresa May gets a message from Moon
26 Feb 2019
Ban Ki-moon has urged Britain to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas, in what he said would mark a test of Theresa May’s commitment to act on climate change.
Now it's the teachers' turn to strike for climate
22 Feb 2019
Teachers will follow on the heels of striking UK students tomorrow with a protestto demand the national curriculum be reformed to make the climate and ecological crisis an educational priority.
UK plans to make plastic producers pay
20 Feb 2019
Britain is about to set out plans to overhaul its recycling system, including making plastic packaging producers pay the full cost of dealing with their waste.
BBC under pressure to tell climate story
19 Dec 2018
A pressure group has called on the BBC, as Britain's public broadcaster, to convey the severity of the climate and ecological emergency.
London mayor unveils climate change plan
17 Dec 2018
London mayor Sadiq Khan has outlined his new climate change plan, designed to protect people from floods, fires and political upheaval.
Trailblazing UK climate change act a global model
27 Nov 2018
Ten years after its creation, the landmark UK climate change legislation has many lessons for other countries as they look for ways to turn the Paris deal into national action.
UK advised to look at hydrogen heating
23 Nov 2018
Millions of gas boilers will need to be replaced with hydrogen alternatives and coupled with electric heating devices if Britain is to hit its carbon targets at the lowest cost.
Spy in the sky spots households wasting heat
16 Nov 2018
People in the UK who waste heat by failing to ensure their homes, offices and factories are leak-proof will soon have the prospect of a spy in the sky to persuade them to mend their ways.
Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president
Mon 15 Jun 2026
Australia's climate minister Chris Bowen says the country must prepare for a changing world and can play a bigger role in reducing emissions.
Inside the campaign to discredit a key climate science report
Fri 12 Jun 2026
An emerging field of research that can measure how much climate change has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the fossil fuel industry.
China warns of risk of 'extreme floods' in desert regions
Mon 15 Jun 2026
China warned communities in its northwestern Xinjiang and nearby regions on Friday to prepare for "extreme floods" this summer, driven by abnormally high temperatures, heavy rainfall, and rapid glacier melt.
EU agrees stronger price controls for new carbon market
Fri 12 Jun 2026
The European Union agreed stronger measures to control prices in its new carbon market early on Thursday, responding to governments' concerns that the emissions-cutting initiative could increase fuel bills.
Canada signs landmark LNG energy deal with Germany
29 May 2026
Canada has announced a landmark energy agreement with Germany that will see the first-ever long-term shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Canada to Europe in the coming years.
Solar overtakes gas power in Asia for first time ever
Mon 15 Jun 2026
Solar has overtaken gas power in Asia to become the continent’s third-largest source of electricity, according to new analysis by Carbon Brief.
The Pacific made history in the courts – now we must do it in the negotiations
Fri 12 Jun 2026
Legal clarity alone will not lead to reduced emissions, more finance or stronger national climate plans – political will is key to meeting states’ obligations.
‘Triple whammy of climate chaos’: Why Antarctica's sea ice collapse is no longer a mystery
11 May 2026
Scientists have finally identified the ‘triple whammy’ behind Antarctica’s dramatic collapse, shedding new light on the chain reaction that has pushed its sea ice to record lows.
Aid cuts and climate change drive deadly malaria surge in Zimbabwe
29 May 2026
A surge in malaria cases in Zimbabwe is exposing fragile health systems and growing treatment shortages in rural areas.
Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle
26 May 2026
Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?
Bonn Bulletin: Tackling climate crisis is “hardest” challenge ever, Stiell says
9 Jun 2026
The June Climate Meetings open with a reminder to delegates of the tough but ever-clearer imperative of shifting away from fossil fuels to clean energy.
