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Alarming charts that reveal a planet in peril – as experts warn record-breaking heatwaves are just the start

From record-breaking heatwaves and worsening droughts to deadly wildfires, experts say this record-breaking summer means the case for net zero has never been clearer

The Independent UK

Right turn on green: is the Telegraph changing its tune on the climate?

Flurry of articles has raised eyebrows and prompted a response from Kemi Badenoch defending stance on net zero

The Guardian - UK

Germany’s wind and solar generated 225 TWh in 2025, beating fossil fuels for the first time after two decades of its energy transition

Germany achieved a remarkable feat in 2025, as wind and solar power collectively produced more electricity than fossil fuels. This significant milestone highlights the nation's commitment to transitioning towards renewable energy, which now comprises forty-four percent of its electricity generation. Furthermore, the European Union experienced a similar breakthrough, with renewables…

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Powerful El Niño, projected to be 2C warmer than normal, puts 2026 on track for second-warmest year

Scientists have developed a new model purporting to skillfully predict El Niño and La Niña 15 months ahead of time.

Euronews

China and Saudi Arabia among nations receiving climate loans, analysis reveals

Investigation by Guardian and Carbon Brief finds just a fifth of funds to fight global heating went to poorest 44 countries

The Guardian - UK

UK aid for nature hit almost record £800 million last year, analysis shows

An analysis of Government figures shows the UK is on track to achieve its five-year pledge to provide £3 billion in nature-related funds by 2026.

Evening Standard

Month of May was world’s second-warmest on record: EU scientists

The biggest temperature increases were recorded in the Middle East, West Asia, northeast Russia, and north Canada.

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Solar records and dry fields: Britain’s sunniest spring ever has silver linings and hidden risks

The UK’s solar surge has also cut gas use by €710 million this year.

Euronews

The world is experiencing record heat – this is why it’s about to get worse

IN FOCUS: The climate crisis is already displacing millions of people from their homes as they seek to escape extreme weather events, desertification and drought, writes Alicja Hagopian. With Donald Trump ordering billions of dollars of cuts to climate aid projects, the poorest and most vulnerable countries face even greater…

The Independent UK

UK emissions fell to lowest level since 1872 last year, analysis finds

The country’s planet-warming emissions fell by 3.6% to 371 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mtco2e) in 2024, Carbon Brief found.

Evening Standard

Clean energy contributed 10% to China’s GDP in 2024, analysis shows

Study found electric vehicles and batteries added largest amount to country’s clean-energy economy

The Guardian - UK

UK, Germany Electricity Cleanest On Record In 2024

Britain and Germany produced their cleanest electricity on record last year, with renewables reaching record highs, according to data released Thursday.

International Business Times

UK Electricity Cleanest On Record In 2024: Study

Britain produced its cleanest electricity on record last year with output of fossil fuels at an all-time low and renewables reaching a record-high, a study has showed.

International Business Times

UK electricity cleanest ever in 2024, with record 58% from low-carbon sources

UK has more than halved amount of electricity generated from fossil fuels but gas still had largest share at 28%

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Evening Standard

UK’s electricity was cleanest ever in 2024, analysis finds

Carbon Brief assessment showed fossil fuel power generation fell to record lows while renewables climbed to new highs.

The Guardian - UK

Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal

Exclusive: Analyses are stark evidence of how global heating is already supercharging deadly weather beyond anything ever experienced by humanity

The Guardian - AU

The Crunch: who’s ahead in Australia’s polls, supermarket prices and Silicon Valley politically split

Guardian Australia launches it's new poll-tracking page. Plus: the gap between climate action and pledges

The Guardian - UK

About 80% of countries fail to submit plans to preserve nature ahead of global summit

Countries promised to save 30% of land and sea for nature - but as their deadline approaches, only 24 have followed through with a plan

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The Guardian - UK

UK will need to double nature protection funding to meet targets, new data shows

Carbon Brief says more than £800m will need to be spent in each of the next two years

Capital & Main

Trump’s Environmental Agenda: Embrace Big Oil, Ignore the Climate Crisis

Project 2025 plan to gut climate policy and boost fossil fuels could set back global efforts for decades, say scientists and analysts.

The Guardian - UK

UK accused of double counting £500m of aid to meet climate pledge

Humanitarian work in Afghanistan and Yemen now classified as climate finance, FoI request reveals, as £11.6bn pledge slips

The Guardian - UK

UK use of gas and coal for electricity at lowest since 1957, figures show

Fossil fuel plants contributed about a third of electricity supplies in 2023 and renewables a record 42%

The Guardian - UK

British empire’s past emissions ‘double UK’s climate responsibility’

Data shows that including CO2 from countries once under colonial rule makes Britain one of world’s biggest historical emitters

Radio France Internationale

China's carbon emissions set to drop on back of clean energy boom

China’s carbon emissions are set to fall in 2024 thanks to record growth in the installation of clean energy sources, a report published Monday said.

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Why eco-conscious King Charles is announcing new gas and oil projects today

In today’s newsletter: In his first King’s Speech, the new monarch will announce his government’s annual priorities – including a slate of climate-unfriendly policies

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