environment
Remote peatland granted world heritage status
The Flow Country in the Highlands is home to diverse wildlife and also acts as a massive carbon capture site.
Warning over ‘worryingly hot’ classrooms as climate change worsens heatwaves
Research showed six out of seven schools had temperatures above a recommended maximum of 26C during a recent heatwave.
UN chief warns of harms from ‘crippling heat’ amid record temperatures
Antonio Guterres says the world is becoming ‘hotter and more dangerous for everyone’ as the planet experiences its three hottest days on record.
PM: Reaping benefits of clean power will ‘take time’ but bills will fall by £300
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said ‘problems that have been left to fester for years’ by the previous government cannot be fixed ‘overnight’.
GB Energy to work with Crown Estate to develop offshore wind farms, says Labour
Part of the state-owned company’s remit will be to help develop offshore wind farms on the seabed, which is owned by the monarchy’s property firm.
UK’s record-breaking 2023 could be a ‘cool year’ by end of century – report
The research shines a light on the fastest-changing aspects of the UK’s weather as a consequence of climate change.
Scotland will lead energy revolution, says Starmer as GB Energy Bill introduced
Scottish Secretary Ian Murray, meanwhile, said the nation is ‘the powerhouse of our clean energy mission’.
Ten Just Stop Oil activists arrested over Heathrow plot
Cutting gear and glue were found on members of the group, police said.
Bacterial pollution which shut Portobello Beach to swimmers not caused by sewage
Sewage has been discounted as causing the surge in bacteria on July 10, according to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa).
Wind farms more than double Crown Estate profit to £1.1bn
The spike in profits was mainly down to option fees, payments made by companies to reserve a patch of seabed to build their wind turbines on.