Global Warming
Government urged to expand top climate diplomat’s role to include biodiversity
Labour has pledged to reinstate the UK Special Representative for Climate Change after the Tories axed the role last year.
Alaskan glacier melt has accelerated sharply in recent years, study finds
Scientists label their findings, which show glaciers could face rapid and irreversible retreat sooner than expected, as ‘very worrying’.
Divide and conquer policies have left our children loaded with debt and our planet in crisis - Jake O’Kane
From their education and their health care to their standard of living, today’s young people will be the first generation to have less than their parents
Probe designed to study how clouds affect Earth’s climate launched into space
EarthCARE blasted off on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg in California.
Satellite that aims to study how clouds affect Earth’s climate set for launch
EarthCARE will study how aerosols such as dust and smoke play a role in cloud formation.
Labour urged to support oil and gas sector to enable green transition
A leading industry figure said skills and capabilities in existing supply chains can play a key role in the move to clean energy.
Hottest March adds to 10-month run of record-breaking temperatures
EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service says March 2024 shows continued ‘toppling’ of records.
Cop28: First Minister says Prime Minister not taking climate change seriously
Humza Yousaf also says he has not seen any impact the UK Government has had on Cop28.
Labour denies Starmer pushing to water down £28bn green plans
Labour said all policies would be subject to its fiscal rules but the position on the green prosperity plan remained ‘unchanged’.
Labour set to further water down £28bn green plans – reports
Any move to further dilute the commitment is likely to anger climate campaigners and prompt accusations of a further U-turn by Sir Keir Starmer.