Groups slam UK Conservative leader’s pledge to repeal Climate Change Act
Groups including the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), RenewableUK and the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) have criticised Conservative…
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Trump administration ‘ceding climate leadership role to China’
The Trump administration is ceding the United States’ long-held climate leadership role to China, leaders from the coalition America Is…
‘New era’ of climate action must be linked to real economic outcomes, says UNFCCC chief
A ‘new era’ of climate action will need to connect climate policy with real economic outcomes, UN Climate Change executive…
Europe reports highest wildfire activity for more than two decades
Wildfire activity in Europe this summer was at its highest level of any year recorded in the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring…
Evidence of climate pollution on human health ‘beyond scientific dispute’
The US-based National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine has published a report that states that the impact of climate…
No Australian community will be immune from climate risks, government says
No Australian community is likely to be immune from what the country’s government has described as ‘cascading, compounding and concurrent’…
FIFA World Cup 2026 ‘could be the last of its kind’ in North America
The forthcoming FIFA World Cup 2026, taking place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico next summer, could be the…
Extreme weather ‘at the forefront’ of insurance industry concerns
The growing impact of extreme weather remains ‘at the forefront’ of concerns in the insurance and reinsurance industry, Swiss Re…
Inclusive governance and coordinated action key to adaptation progress in developing countries
A new report by UN Climate Change‘s Adaptation Committee has noted that inclusive governance and coordinated action are building resilience…
August 2025 was the third-warmest on record
August 2025 was the third-warmest August globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.60°C, 0.49°C above the 1991–2020 average,…