Global Warming

Efforts to prevent or reduce the formation of aircraft contrails – the visible trails left by aircraft – could delay aviation-related global warming by as much as a decade, according to new research commissioned by Transport & Environment (T&E).

Tackling aircraft contrails could postpone aviation-related global warming

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Efforts to prevent or reduce the formation of aircraft contrails – the visible trails left by aircraft – could delay aviation-related global…

Seven planetary boundaries have now been breached, Planetary Health Check finds

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Seven of the nine planetary boundaries – described as pillars of ‘Earth’s stability, resilience and habitability’ – have been breached, according to…

Continued growth in energy demand, particularly in emerging markets and developing economies, could put more ambitious climate targets 'increasingly out of reach', a new study by S&P Global Energy has suggested.

Rapid growth in energy demand could hamper more ambitious climate goals

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Continued growth in energy demand, particularly in emerging markets and developing economies, could put more ambitious climate targets ‘increasingly out…

The catastrophic flood disaster that occurred along the Nepal-China border in August was exacerbated by global warming in the Himalayas, new analysis from World Weather Attribution (WWA) has found.

Nepal-China flood disaster was exacerbated by climate change, says WWA

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The catastrophic flood disaster that occurred along the Nepal–China border in August was exacerbated by global warming in the Himalayas,…

The UK experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with a provisional mean temperature of 16.5°C, according to new data from the Met Office.

Summer 2026 was the ‘hottest on record’ in the UK

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The UK experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with a provisional mean temperature of 16.5°C, according to new…

Global temperatures are set to cross the 1.5°C global warming threshold within the next few years, but limiting the increase and returning below the threshold still remains possible, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

Global warming threshold set to be crossed, but limiting temperature rise still possible: UNEP

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Global temperatures are set to cross the 1.5°C global warming threshold within the next few years, but limiting the increase…

The world's oceans experienced significant damage throughout the first year in which global temperatures temporarily exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a new study led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has found.

Ocean heat damage now occurs all year-round, not just in summer

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The world’s oceans experienced significant damage throughout the first year in which global temperatures temporarily exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels,…

Coastal flooding, exacerbated by climate change, is set to place increased pressure on Europe’s transport infrastructure, with annual damage potentially reaching as high as €1.5 billion, a new study published in Nature Climate Change has found.

Coastal flooding could cost Europe’s transport sector up to €1.5 billion annually

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Coastal flooding, exacerbated by climate change, is set to place increased pressure on Europe’s transport infrastructure, with annual damage potentially…