The UK’s aviation sector is on track to account for 80% of the nation’s carbon emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee, which warns that Heathrow expansion would worsen the problem.

World leaders gathered at Climate Week in New York to address climate crisis amid record-breaking El Niño and extreme weather events globally, with officials discussing fossil fuel transitions and climate action strategies.

Departing UN Secretary-General António Guterres criticized major polluters for treating the atmosphere as an “open sewer,” warning world leaders that climate impacts are accelerating despite other geopolitical distractions.

India’s renewable energy capacity has surged to 54% of total installed capacity, but grid infrastructure shortages are forcing the country to waste significant amounts of clean energy production.

The UK will join the EU’s OceanEye ocean science programme to improve extreme weather forecasting and climate prediction, Environment Secretary Angela Eagle announced Wednesday at the UN headquarters.

Germany has committed to phasing out fossil fuels by 2045 and aims to increase renewable electricity generation to 80% by 2030, marking the country’s first explicit fossil fuel exit pledge.

The UK has shared findings from a classified intelligence report warning that climate and nature crises pose significant national security threats, presenting the research to foreign ministers despite previous government suppression.

Georgia’s Public Service Commission held a meeting in Savannah this week to hear public concerns about data centers and rising electricity rates, drawing criticism over transparency regarding OpenAI’s utility contract.

Actor Michael Sheen met with Wales’s First Minister to discuss toxic dumping claims featured in his BBC documentary, describing the encounter as constructive and encouraging.

A wasp spider, native to mainland Europe, has been spotted in northern England for the first time, potentially indicating how climate change is pushing species northward as their traditional habitats warm.

Piana degli Albanesi, a Sicilian community founded by Albanian refugees 500 years ago, faces existential threats from intensifying wildfires and drought linked to climate change, prompting residents to consider leaving their ancestral homeland.

UK government forecasts show aviation emissions in 2050 will be nearly 50% higher than previously expected, undermining justifications for Heathrow’s third runway expansion based on clean technology adoption.