Unilever developing technology to reuse plastics
11 Apr 2018
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UNILEVER is working on pioneering technology to convert hard-to-recycle plastic back into high-quality packaging.
It’s too hot in Europe – again
Today 11:45am
Europeans are experiencing their second heat wave this summer. One climate scientist called the weather event a “sad inevitability.”
French farmers suffer arid crops, heat-stricken animals
Today 11:45am
France's current heatwave is taking a toll on farmers, who are seeing livestock die and are racing against time to harvest cereals without sparking fires in the tinder-dry crops.
Investigation: carbon captured
Today 11:45am
In the 1990s, even as they denied the reality of climate change, oil company executives were quietly funding research that favored climate fixes that would protect their businesses.
Weakening UK net zero policy would damage economy, chief climate adviser says
Today 11:45am
Weakening the UK’s net zero policy would disrupt business and damage the economy, the UK’s chief climate adviser has warned.
US, Qatar urge EU to change methane rules, warn of supply risk
Today 11:45am
Major energy exporters the U.S. and Qatar urged the European Union on Wednesday to rewrite planned methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports, warning that the policy could disrupt fuel supplies toEurope.
The future is shifting faster than the consensus about the future can change
Today 11:45am
The New Climate Foresight is about making strategic choices in a world defined by discontinuity.
France records hottest day ever as 40 people drown across country
Thu 25 Jun 2026
France has registered its hottest day on record as 40 people across the country were confirmed to have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas over the last few days.
London event on extreme heat adaptation cancelled as heatwave grips
Thu 25 Jun 2026
An event due to be held in central London about how the world can adapt to extreme heat has been cancelled due to soaring temperatures.
We recreated the legendary heatwave summer of 1976 in today’s climate – here’s what we found
Thu 25 Jun 2026
The summer of 1976 was an extraordinary heatwave for its time. With 15 consecutive days of temperatures over 32°C, it was an unprecedented length for a UK heatwave, coming at the end of a year-long drought.
China's coal power on the rise again in 2026, reversing first-in-a-decade decline
Thu 25 Jun 2026
China's coal-fired power generation is set to rebound this year from its first fall in a decade, analysts said, due to the impact of El Nino and the Iran war and as renewable sources of energy have failed to keep pace with demand.
