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