Despite coming out of a recession and entering economic growth, the UK’s energy consumption has decreased, new analysis shows. Typically increasing wealth leads to increased energy...
A new report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) found that low-carbon energy policies made up £45 of energy bills in 2013, resulting in emission...
Maria Eagle, Labour’s shadow environment secretary, has said that the Tories are failing to invest adequately in flood defences. She says the government is cutting funding...
An ex-hurricane from the US could bring tropical storms to the UK on Sunday and Monday, meteorologists have warned. Southern parts of the UK are expected...
The UK can meet its carbon budgets, at an affordable cost, but only if the government strengthens key policies, according to the Committee on Climate Change...
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has called for new building standards to avoid the risk of overheating in private homes and hospitals, as increasing temperatures...
The UK’s flood resilience is being limited by an inadequate budget and lack of regulation, exposing the country to potentially devastating loss caused by flooding as...
Countries seem to have started taking climate change seriously in the light of extreme weather events, a former Tory environment secretary has said. Lord Deben, chairman...
Leading companies including Shell, Unilever and EDF Energy have written to prime minister David Cameron, urging him to maintain the UK’s fourth carbon budget to strengthen...
Stock markets are at risk of serious instability because fossil fuel assets can become overvalued when the need to tackle climate change is factored in, a...
Further torrential rain and strong winds are likely to bring flooding to areas of the UK that have so far managed to avoid the worst of...
If countries fail to implement measures against extreme weather, they might see losses worth $1 trillion (£610 billion) by the end of the century, new research...
The UK must spend an extra £500m over the next four years to prepare for the increased risk of flooding brought by climate change, government climate...
Official figures show that the UK hit all of its carbon targets between 2008 and 2012 – but that a “worrying” increase in emissions was registered...
An alliance of over 100 organisations, including major businesses, investors, charities and trade associations, has urged the UK government to listen to the recommendations of the...