Decision by Financial Conduct Authority comes as regulators globally walk back on transparency on environmental issues

Almost three decades after he set off from southern Chile, Karl Bushby is about to make it back to the UK. He’s one of a growing band of extreme travellers

A group says the annual emissions of two proposed data centres will be greater than Luton Airport.

The UK is a relatively open market for new entrants from China as it does not levy the heavy tariffs seen in the EU and US

Multilateral lenders expected to follow the World Bank in ditching lending targets

More than 1,000 operations at NHS hospitals were cancelled due to heat during the UK’s record May and June heatwaves, Carbon Brief can reveal.

Scientists say monthly temperature anomaly of more than 2C is possible as temporary El Niño cycle takes hold in Pacific region

Groups take action amid concerns over approach of regulators responsible for protecting rivers and streams

Study suggests most used vehicles can retain about 90% of original usable battery capacity after 150,000km

Rivers are at all-time lows and water is scarce. Transport, energy and big tech are affected

Mainstream parties had shunned poll as stunt

Kew Gardens in London hits 38.1C and 40C-plus expected in parts of Europe with continent trapped under heat dome

Floodlights, headlamps, cooling sheds and later feeding times for animals are helping the sector cope with extreme weather

The answer is obvious to all except the real climate change zealots: the anti-net zero movement

Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with business columnist Pilita Clark and climate correspondent Attracta Mooney at 1pm (BST) on Thursday August 13

Charity says Environment Agency data shows that the country’s waters are ‘among the filthiest in Europe’

Second summer drought in two years is ‘exceptionally serious’, says Environment Agency

Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative takes advantage of rise in appetite for renewables as Middle East conflict drags on

Extreme heat and high winds fuel fast-moving blazes as authorities in both countries battle to contain them

The head of the UK’s national weather service on this year’s multiple heatwaves, the net zero backlash and why geoengineering is not a panacea

Overflows at bathing sites come as tourists flock to coastal areas for summer holidays

A clever compromise avoids reigniting Brussels-Washington trade tensions

President to call PM Mark Carney over ‘filthy, polluted’ air wafting over US cities

Salaries outstrip those of inner London, with strong demand in the commuter belt

Swath of the nation from Kent to Lincolnshire records significantly more rapid warming than the rest of the UK

Amended contract follows heatwaves across UK and western Europe

To judge by the way many people discuss the energy transition, we’re engaged in a fight between green idealogues in government and academia on the one hand, and a more realistic private sector that re...

Inspired by boutique hotels, the hybrid trend is growing. Faff, say some. Fabulous, say others

The capital is experiencing its third heatwave of the year this week, with temperatures forecast to reach 34C