Extreme heatwaves are forcing the UK to reconsider air conditioning, challenging decades of focus on carbon reduction and raising questions about how to balance climate mitigation with adaptation to rising temperatures.

Antarctic sea ice reached its third-lowest winter peak on record, while Arctic sea ice tied for the 10th-lowest minimum, raising concerns about long-term ice trends at both poles.

US agricultural and warehouse workers facing deadly record heat are turning to brand reputation campaigns targeting major corporations to secure workplace protections, as federal and state regulatory efforts stall.

California enacted a law allowing households scheduled for gas line replacements to choose financial incentives to electrify instead, potentially saving customers millions while advancing climate goals.

Countries failed for the sixth consecutive time to agree on a publication timeline for the IPCC’s next major assessment reports at a meeting in Ethiopia, with the IPCC chair describing the outcome as a “profound disappointment.”

A Northern Ireland committee warns that failing to meet energy targets by 2030 risks losing economic opportunities, as policy uncertainty diverts investment to other regions.

California’s home batteries proved capable of powering millions during peak demand, demonstrating how distributed energy storage could reshape the electrical grid and benefit all ratepayers.

Rising oil prices from Middle East and Ukraine conflicts are widening economic gaps between wealthy and poor nations, with developing countries lacking resources for planned renewable energy transitions.

A Scottish retiree’s experience switching off his heat pump due to high electricity costs illustrates growing concerns that government prioritization of clean electricity may be raising energy prices and impeding broader decarbonization goals.

Scientists increasingly believe that declining sulphur pollution is accelerating global warming by removing a cooling effect that had partially counteracted greenhouse gas warming, with recent research suggesting the climate may be warming faster than previously understood.

A study of 1,000 years of fire history in Victoria found that colonisation-driven land use changes created conditions for more intense bushfires in southeast Australia.

The IPCC faces pressure from oil-producing and major developing nations to delay its seventh climate assessment report from 2028 to 2029, opposed by vulnerable countries concerned about timing for UN climate negotiations.