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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.
Aerial view of the Google AI data centre in Waltham Cross, UK. Credit: Amazing Aerial. Image ID: 3DJE64C.

Analysis: CO2 from UK data centres could be ‘hundreds of times’ higher than thought

Emissions from the new data centres set to drive the UK’s AI “revolution” could be hundreds of times higher than government estimates, accordin... Read More

UK emissions | Mar 23. 2026.
Sheep grazing near wind turbines in a field in Kent, England in 2025.

Q&A: What England’s new ‘land-use framework’ means for climate, nature and food

Just 1% of England’s land will be needed for renewables to help meet the UK’s climate goals by 2050, according to a first-of-its-kind framework. ... Read More

UK policy | Mar 20. 2026.
Wind turbine generators in the Moray Firth, Scotland.

Analysis: Why clean energy will cut UK gas imports by more than North Sea drilling

The Iran war has spurred a range of commentators to renew calls for the UK government to issue new licences for oil and gas drilling in the North Sea... Read More

UK policy | Mar 11. 2026.
Coal Clough Windfarm in Lancashire, UK.

CCC: Net-zero will protect UK from fossil-fuel price shocks

The “cost” of cutting UK emissions to net-zero is less than the cost of a single fossil-fuel price shock, according to a new report from the Clim... Read More

UK policy | Mar 11. 2026.
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