Modern building design considers a climate that ‘no longer exists’
Buildings being designed today take into account a climate that ‘no longer exists’, according to researchers at the Norwegian University…
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Climate change needs to be declared a ‘global health emergency’: Lancet Countdown
Climate change needs to be formally recognised as a global health emergency, with the health risks and harms associated with…
Progress on climate policy ‘substantially insufficient’, says UNFCCC
Three separate reports, published by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) ahead of COP31 in Türkiye next month, have indicated that overall…
Earth’s climate system ‘moving deeper into unchartered territory’, report warns
The earth’s climate system is ‘moving deeper into unchartered territory’, with seven out of 16 tracked climate-related indicators now at…
European governments need to ‘prepare systematically’ for scorching summers ahead
Following tens of thousands of premature deaths linked to this summer’s European heatwave, the European Green Party is calling on…
Study finds ‘incontrovertible’ evidence linking human activity to climate change
A new study led by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) has found that the scientific evidence for…
September 2026 was the second-warmest on record, says Copernicus
September 2026 was the second-warmest September recorded to date, as global average temperatures reached 1.63°C above pre-industrial levels, according to…
‘Strong-to-very strong’ El Niño to persist through to early 2027
As El Niño continues to strengthen, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has said that the weather phenomenon…
Europe needs faster climate resilience investment as risks become more interconnected
Europe is facing a growing combination of interconnected climate risks, with compound events increasingly affecting infrastructure, supply chains and the…
Europe experienced its third warmest summer on record this year
Europe reported its third warmest summer on record in 2026, with more than half (52%) of the continent experiencing ‘very…