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Chickens in a pen in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2020

Livestock heat deaths in transit doubled in UK record-hot summer of 2025

Twice as many animals died due to heat stress en route to slaughterhouses during the UK’s record-hot summer in 2025 compared to 2024, according to ... Read More

UK policy | Jun 25. 2026.
Chesterfield car park for EV charging.

Analysis: UK sales of electric vehicles just overtook petrol cars for the first time

For the first time in the UK, more new electric vehicles (EVs) have been sold over a 12-month period than petrol cars, according to Carbon Brief anal... Read More

Other technologies | Jun 25. 2026.
Engineer installing a heat pump, UK.

CCC: Faster electrification of UK will ‘put money back into people’s pockets’

Faster electrification is the best way to secure lower energy bills and stronger energy security, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC). ... Read More

UK policy | Jun 24. 2026.
Electric car charging station in London.

Analysis: UK’s EV drivers are now saving £1,100 each a year – and £3bn in total

Amid reports that the government could weaken the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) targets, Carbon Brief analysis reveals the nation’s EV drivers are s... Read More

Renewables | Jun 15. 2026.

Revealed: Floods have forced at least 67 closures at NHS hospitals since 2021

At least 67 NHS hospital wards, departments and other sites across the UK have been forced to temporarily close or relocate due to weather-related fl... Read More

UK policy | May 25. 2026.
Firth of Clyde seawall repair using precast concrete sections on Largs Promenade, Ayrshire, Scotland UK.

CCC: Investing in ‘urgent’ UK adaptation action ‘cheaper than climate damages’

Investing in flood defences, air conditioning and other measures to protect the UK from climate change will provide “long-term savings” for the c... Read More

UK policy | May 20. 2026.
Mafalda Duarte, executive director of the U.N.-backed Green Climate Fund

Analysis: UK no longer top UN Green Climate Fund donor after latest aid cut

The UK is no longer the top contributor to the UN’s flagship Green Climate Fund (GCF), after the government announced that it only intends to honou... Read More

UK policy | May 15. 2026.
Offshore windfarm on the north east coast of England, UK.

Analysis: Wind and solar have saved UK from gas imports worth £1.7bn since Iran war began

The UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £1.7bn since the start of the Iran war, as a result of record electricity generation from wind and... Read More

Renewables | May 7. 2026.
Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband speaking at the National Growth Debate at the Institute of Directors in London on 21 April 2026.

Q&A: How the UK government aims to ‘break link between gas and electricity prices’

The UK government has announced a series of measures to “double down on clean power” in response to the energy crisis sparked by the Iran war. ... Read More

UK policy | Apr 21. 2026.
UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper in the House of Commons on 19 March 2026.

Analysis: UK is 'halving' its climate finance for developing countries

The UK is roughly halving the climate aid it allocates to developing countries, when accounting changes and inflation are factored in, according to n... Read More

UK policy | Mar 27. 2026.
Cover montage for North Sea oil and gas factcheck

Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas

The Iran war has triggered another fossil-fuel energy crisis, with surging global prices and increasing concerns over energy security. In the UK, ... Read More

Factchecks | Mar 25. 2026.
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