Campaigners decry Angela Rayner’s backing for Brick Lane project that has only 11 affordable homes

PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved

This paper explains supply-side climate policy and examines why such options have not been widely used, and provides a framework to assess their effectiveness

Environment Agency names seven regions affected by unusually hot and dry weather and shortage of water

The Prime Minister has left a vacancy that Zack Polanski's party would love to fill

Der Notstand in Spanien gilt für die Hauptstadtregion Madrid und die nahe gelegene Provinz Ávila. Im Südwesten Frankreichs mussten knapp 30.000 Menschen evakuiert werden

French firefighters battle a blaze heading towards Bordeaux while officials in Madrid say they face the "worst fire in the history of the region".

Exclusive: Hampshire police data reveals 22 of 37 detained had been accused or convicted of intimate partner violence

Figures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperatures

Tories, Reform, fossil fuel industry and some in his party lined up against decarbonisation target as energy secretary

The problem isn’t our carbon footprint, it’s our civilization’s footprint.

Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...

Within days of taking office incoming prime minister Andy Burnham is preparing to announce new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea as well as taking public control of Thames Water.

Byelection winner says heatwaves are causing ‘absolute chaos’ and workers need protection from unsafe conditions

Public health authority says 2,025 excess deaths probably an underestimate and that it expects toll to rise further The number of deaths recorded in France surged by nearly 30% during the hottest week of the record-breaking heatwave that scorched much of Europe last month, the public health authority has said, adding that it expects the toll to rise further. Public Health France said on Friday there had been “an increase of 29.1%, corresponding to 2,025 additional deaths compared with the previous week”. It said the figure was probably “an underestimate” and “mortality will rise further”. Continue reading...

Top 10% generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchers

Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, says Olivier De Schutter and others

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By Jeremy de Sousa, Alessia Vinet & 3 more. Cars pose a far greater threat to other road users than e-micromobility, raising a basic question for traffic safety: which modes should actually be limited...

Hitzeschutz ist Ländersache. Das betonte am Montag der Umweltminister. Hinter den Kulissen wird aber diskutiert, wie sich das ändern könnte.

Debate in Labour and union movement over climate commitments as many call for Burnham not to allow drilling in North Sea

YouTube video by Global Cycling Network

Scorching summer of 2003 triggered first efforts to deal with the problem but heatwaves still have devastating impact