UK banks put £75bn into firms building climate-wrecking ‘carbon bombs’, study finds
Mon 5 May 2025
Britain is the key financial hub for destructive fossil fuel mega-projects, according to research.
Carbon capture company wins $5m to scale up
Today 10:30am
UNDO, founded by Jim Mann, won an Xprize competition offering cash prizes for projects that could combat climate change.
UK is not ready for coming climate ‘disaster,’ government advisers warn
Thu 1 May 2025
Despite increased examples of extreme weather, advisers say ‘we are seeing no increase in action’.
UK project trials carbon capture at sea to help tackle climate change
Thu 1 May 2025
The world is betting heavily on carbon capture — a term that refers to various techniques to stop carbon pollution from being released during industrial processes, or removing existing carbon from the atmosphere, to then lock it up permanently.
UK: Tony Blair at war with Ed Miliband over net zero
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Tony Blair has warned of a credibility gap with voters over sacrifices needed to get to net zero, but Ed Miliband’s allies point out his agenda was part of Labour’s victorious election manifesto.
Area burned by UK wildfires in 2025 already at annual record
29 Apr 2025
The area of the UK burnt by wildfires so far this year is already higher than the total for any year in more than a decade, satellite data suggests.
Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction – now the movement has gone deeper underground
28 Apr 2025
Just Stop Oil activists are dusting down their placards, digging out their infamous fluorescent orange vests, and charging up their loud hailers — a routine they have gone through many a time before.
Extinction Rebellion co-founder loses appeal over Heathrow drone conspiracy
23 Apr 2025
The co-founder of environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion has lost a Court of Appeal bid to have a conviction for conspiring to fly drones over Heathrow to close it, quashed.
Wildfire warnings issued as UK temperatures set to reach 24C on Friday
11 Apr 2025
London fire brigade asks people to behave responsibly and Scottish fire and rescue service gives ‘extreme’ alert.
UK to relax electric car rules as US tariffs hit
8 Apr 2025
The government has announced a relaxation of electric vehicle sales targets to help the car industry in the face of trade tariffs from the US.
