A major illegal waste dumping site in Kent has been cleared after 15 months, costing taxpayers £15m. The Hoads Wood supersite held nearly 40,000 tonnes of waste deposited in 2023 on a protected nature area.

The president of the upcoming UN climate summit urged wealthy nations to prioritize climate spending over defence budgets, calling climate change a fundamental security issue requiring urgent financial commitment.

A European climate report found this summer was the continent’s hottest on record, with extreme heat stress affecting more than half of western Europe and causing thousands of deaths alongside widespread crop failures and wildfires.

The UK Conservative party’s policy document incorrectly claims the net-zero cost at £957bn, apparently stemming from a spreadsheet error that double-counted figures from the Climate Change Committee.

California braces for an exceptionally strong El Niño that could bring simultaneous severe storms, flooding, and fire risks this winter, with forecasters warning of potentially historic extreme weather impacts.

Louisiana’s offshore wind industry is attempting to preserve its workforce and infrastructure while waiting out the current presidential administration, which has paid developers billions to abandon projects.

Scientists are monitoring the Atlantic’s ocean circulation system to understand whether warming could trigger dramatic weather changes across Britain and Europe, including colder winters despite global heating.

Scientists increasingly believe falling sulphur pollution from clean-air policies is removing a cooling effect on climate, potentially accelerating global warming beyond previous estimates.

Rising sea levels threaten hundreds of millions of people globally and are reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures. World leaders this week are adopting a UN declaration addressing sea level rise as an existential threat.

Nearly three-quarters of China’s 72 five-year plans published this year include climate and energy policies, according to Carbon Brief analysis of the central government’s strategic development documents.

Thousands of orangutans face death or displacement as El Niño-driven wildfires spread across Indonesia’s forests, with rescue efforts intensifying as habitat destruction accelerates.

California legalized balcony solar panels, allowing residents to install smaller, cheaper arrays that plug into home outlets, reducing grid strain and energy costs without major electrical upgrades.