Attempts to stoke a climate crisis culture war must be rejected or the world will face economic disaster, the UN’s climate chief has warned. Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, warned that this year’s “hot as hell” summer had killed tens of thousands of people in Europe
Estate Agents may have noticed a sizeable increase in the number of solar panels on homes coming to the market. Solar panel installations across the UK have surged by more than 400% since before the energy crisis, new analysis reveals, as households face another rise in energy bills this winter. The findings come as
2025 was confirmed as the UK’s sunniest year on record, with the Met Office recording more hours of sunshine than in any year since records began in 1910. 2026 has continued the trend, with July confirmed as the UK’s sunniest month on record so far this year. That run of record-breaking sunshine has translated into
El Nino is set to intensify into one of the strongest events on record over the coming months, raising the risk of floods, drought and extreme heat well into 2027, experts have warned. “El Nino is being supersized before our eyes,” said Antonio Guterres, the UN secretary-general. “The science leaves no room for doubt:
This year’s summer was the UK’s hottest on record, according to provisional data, and the Met Office said the season’s mean temperature was made 130 times more likely by the climate crisis. Record-breaking and back-to-back heatwaves have scorched much of Europe. In England, temperatures peaked at 38.1C (100.1F) at Kew Gardens in London on
Solar panels and crops can share the same land and a new model shows both come out ahead by keeping plants cooler, saving water, and boosting energy output Solar panels and crops can share land — a new model shows both come out ahead Solar farms are expanding fast — and so is the pressure
Solar power generation in the UK reached a new record over the summer of 2026, as temperatures across the nation soared, according to new analysis by Carbon Brief. Collectively over June, July and August, solar farms and rooftops generated 8.8 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in the UK*, as shown in the chart below. Speaking
Global heating will reach at least 1.8C under even the most optimistic future, well beyond the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, according to a UN report that warns every fraction of temperature rise intensifies destructive extreme weather, glacier melt, ecosystem loss, and island and coastal city submersion. The report by the Nairobi-based UN Environment
A drone strike shut down Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline this week, knocking roughly 5 million barrels a day offline. That’s about 5% of global supply, and it pushed Brent crude above $104. US diesel is at record highs. That’s the fossil fuel crisis making headlines. The quieter one is on your own utility
Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis finds Households in Great Britain’s cloudiest regions could still save more than £400 a year on their energy bills by installing rooftop solar panels, research has found. Rising wholesale energy prices mean the potential savings from a home