Campaigners and industry experts see a fresh start in the new energy secretary’s appointment.

The Broughton Sanctuary estate near Skipton is rewilding its sheep-grazed hillsides into woodlands rich with birds and insects.

Only 14% of the UK’s rivers are in good condition, with nutrient pollution from farms, sewage and wastewater a significant factor.

Ireland, the main country for UK central heating exports, has a phase-out date of 2025 for gas boilers.

Some reservoirs came close to running out of water during what was the hottest year on record for the UK.

The money will go towards improving habitats and bringing back important species for the wider natural environment.

Researchers said greater access to growing space is needed to improve health as well as the UK’s food security.

A pair of WindWings have been retrofitted onto a cargo ship to save fuel on its journey from China to Brazil.

Funding of £1 million would give people working to change diets the recognition and support they need, said Generation Vegan.

The water company has apologised and given £3 million to local environmental improvement projects, it said.

A restoration project in south-east Asia is restoring a reef that had previously bleached and died.

Smaller, overcrowded or urban houses are more susceptible to heat and more likely to be inhabited by poorer families, the Resolution Foundation said.

Much of the UK’s food imports come from the Mediterranean, a region highly exposed to drought.

Small-scale wind and solar now generate 13% of the UK’s total daily energy demand when running at peak conditions.

A two-year journey around the world will become the nucleus for 200 young scientists working to stop the decline of nature.

Wealthier people are also more likely to have made lifestyle changes but also see those changes as being more expensive or having no effect.

The naturally-occurring ocean event combines with human-made climate change to push up global temperatures on average.

Scientists have described heat as a silent killer and one of the most lethal aspects of rising global temperatures.

The Liberal Democrats said they tried to find out the volume of pollution but were told that information does not exist.

Global air and sea temperatures reached new highs last month, with scientists confirming what had been predicted several weeks ago.