The IPCC suspended its meeting without setting a timeline for its next major climate report, as some governments push to delay it beyond the expected 2028 publication date.

Europe’s summer was the hottest on record and likely the deadliest, with climate models indicating over 50,000 excess deaths across urban areas due to extreme heat conditions.

Research estimates climate change drove approximately 2,000 shootings in major U.S. cities between 2021 and 2025, as higher temperatures correlate with increased gun violence rates.

UK Chancellor John Healey announced energy reforms prioritizing lower bills while maintaining net-zero commitment, though the budget cuts £1.7bn from clean energy programs to fund defense spending.

England’s government aims to increase organically farmed land from 3.4% to 10% by 2036, but funding concerns persist among farmers and industry leaders.

Countries are convening in Armenia this month for a global review of progress toward UN 2030 nature targets, with a key report finding nations are falling short on 22 of 23 biodiversity objectives.

The UN warns the world must cut carbon emissions by 18% within four years and 45% within a decade to limit catastrophic climate overshoot, as countries fail to translate long-term climate targets into immediate action.

Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, warming seven times faster than the global average, faces rapid glacier loss and permafrost thaw that threatens infrastructure, water supply, and local livelihoods.

Scientists studying rapid global temperature increases find that declining air pollution from decades of clean-air policies may be accelerating warming by removing a cooling effect that had previously masked greenhouse gas impacts.

England declares severe drought across six regions including Devon, Cornwall, and Sussex, with some reservoirs at critically low levels following the nation’s hottest summer on record.

Researchers warn that doomerism about existential threats like climate change and AI may paralyze people into inaction rather than motivate protective measures, despite good intentions behind alarmist messaging.

Firefighters and the public faced heightened risk during this year’s wildfires due to chronic underfunding, according to a union that cited injured workers and insufficient equipment across Wales.