Emily Beament
Politics
Government commits to 87% cut in UK’s climate emissions by 2040
The target is in line with official advice but comes as political consensus over climate action is increasingly fractured.
2 Jun 2026
Business News
Yorkshire households first to face hosepipe ban as hot dry summer bites
England has had the hottest spring and the driest for more than a century, with northern areas drought-stricken.
8 Jul 2025
Business News8 Jul 2025
‘Shovel-ready’ renewables prioritised as grid connections queue gets shake-up
Reordering of the ‘first-come, first-served’ grid connections queue aims to meet Labour’s clean power goals and boost economic growth.
Environment
Why is the UK experiencing a heatwave and what can people do in response?
Experts warn climate change is making ‘nice’ weather dangerous and already dangerous conditions deadly.
30 Jun 2025
Environment
Amber heat health alerts extended as June ends with one of its hottest days ever
Scientists warned heatwaves are becoming more frequent with climate change – and hot spells earlier in the summer are particularly dangerous.
30 Jun 2025
Business News
Plug-in panels and boost to rooftop installations among Government’s solar plans
Government launches ‘solar roadmap’ to speed up the rollout of the clean technology across the UK.
30 Jun 2025
Environment
More Mediterranean and drought planting features in garden show as heatwave hits
Designers have chosen planting to suit hotter drier English summers for the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.
30 Jun 2025
Science
Hope for Britain’s ash trees as study finds resistance evolving to killer fungus
Research suggests new generation of young ash trees showing greater resistance to ash dieback fungus than adult trees.
26 Jun 2025
Environment
Tree planting hits 20-year high in England but drops in Scotland, figures show
Scottish planting rates have fallen back after surging levels of woodland creation last year, the data reveals.
26 Jun 2025
Environment
King hailed as nature ‘leader’ at event to drive private money into biodiversity
Charles attended a reception after a meeting of ministers, indigenous leaders and businesses and investors representing £12.2 trillion in finance.
25 Jun 2025
Business News
Make electricity cheaper so households benefit from heat pumps, advisers urge
The Climate Change Committee has called for policy costs to come off electricity bills in an ‘optimistic’ first report on Labour’s climate progress.
25 Jun 2025
Politics
New biosecurity centre to tackle pandemics and animal disease gets £1bn funding
The announcement is part of a new national security strategy.
24 Jun 2025
Business News
Scheme to give heating engineers free heat pumps ‘boosts confidence’ in the tech
The programme is to be rolled out to thousands of professionals after a small-scale pilot found it boosted technical knowledge and understanding.
24 Jun 2025
Science
Searing heat this week made ‘100 times more likely’ by climate change – study
Temperatures had been forecast to hit 32C across the south east on Saturday and had already reached that level on Thursday in London.
20 Jun 2025
Business News
New environmental guidance published for halted North Sea oil and gas projects
Emissions created when fossil fuels are burned will now be taken into account in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling.
19 Jun 2025
Environment
Heatwave latest hit to farmers struggling with increasingly extreme weather
Farming leaders warning of the need to invest in water infrastructure to make food production more resilient to climate change.
19 Jun 2025
Environment
Pollution fines of more than £100m will go to environmental projects, Defra says
Concerns had been raised the cash from fines on water companies would not be ringfenced for schemes such as river restoration.
19 Jun 2025
Environment
Most people unaware Britain hosts wildlife-rich rainforests, polling suggests
Nature charity Plantlife is calling for greater protection of Britain’s hidden and threatened temperate rainforest.
19 Jun 2025
London18 Jun 2025
London 'may see 45C summers with heatwaves lasting a month or longer'
The Met Office believes there is a 50:50 chance that Britain may see temperatures above 40C in the next 12 years
Business News
Public-private deal to invest £1bn in offshore wind supply chains unveiled
Ministers also said up to £544 million in ‘clean energy bonus’ funding would back wind developers prioritising investment in deprived communities.
17 Jun 2025
Environment
England faces ‘huge’ water shortages of 5bn litres a day by 2055, officials warn
Urgent action is needed to cut leaks, curb demand and build new water supply schemes, the Environment Agency warns.
17 Jun 2025