All news on the topic: Climate change

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Reform UK delegates dismiss climate crisis as "farce" despite record heat
Attendees at Nigel Farage’s party conference suggest crisis is manufactured by the Government in order to control the population
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Andy Burnham set to postpone North Sea decision until after showdown with Zack Polanski’s Greens
Andy Burnham is set to postpone a decision on a controversial North Sea gas field until after a crucial by-election in Sir Keir Starmer’s old seat, it has been claimed.
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Big Tech lobbyists pushed EU to hide data centre water use
Lobbyists for Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta have succeeded in getting the European Commission to keep data on data center water consumption secret, European investigative journalists have found.
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Labour set to approve Jackdaw gas field despite climate warnings
Labour is set to approve the controversial Jackdaw gas field project within weeks, with approval coming as soon as mid-September.
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Heathrow third runway faces fresh climate backlash over threat to UK carbon targets
A third runway at Heathrow should be blocked, climate campaigners say, despite the expansion being described as "critical to national growth".
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UK government admits it does not know what major datacentres are being used for
The UK government does not know what the country’s datacentres are being used for despite fears over the growing environmental impact of the AI boom.
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Nearly 1,000 trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly Nepal floods as rescuers "race against time" to save them
Nepal’s rescue teams have carried out a controlled explosion at a hydropower tunnel in Nepal as they race to reach hundreds of workers feared trapped underground following last week’s devastating flash floods and mudslides.
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Nepal flood disaster kills more than 900 as thousands remain missing after glacier collapse
Nepal’s rescue teams worked overnight to reach hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project tunnels in the aftermath of last week’s flood that carved a trail of destruction in the country’s valley towns
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Britain could save £320billion by ditching Labour’s Net Zero power plans, report claims
Britain could save £320billion over 20 years by ripping up current Net Zero electricity plans, keeping gas and building more nuclear power instead, a major new report claims.
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Labour warned it could lose 50 seats to Greens over Andy Burnham’s North Sea drilling plans
Andy Burnham has been told Labour risks losing 50 seats to the Green Party if he pushes ahead with new drilling in the North Sea.
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Brian Eno and 210 artists urge Andy Burnham to block Rosebank oilfield
Brian Eno, Massive Attack and Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie are among 211 artists calling on prime minister Andy Burnham to block plans for new oil drilling in the North Sea.
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Reform blames mass immigration for hosepipe bans as England and Wales face drought
Reform UK has claimed mass immigration is the reason why millions of people in England and Wales are banned from using their hoses.
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Croatia wildfire tears through Omis as flames engulf homes and force mass evacuation
A wildfire in Croatia driven by strong winds descended on the tourist town of Omis overnight, engulfing houses, forcing about 1,000 people to evacuate and injuring dozens, fire brigade ‌and health officials said on Friday.
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Europe’s wildfire crisis deepens as nearly 500 arrested in France
Almost 500 people have been arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France since the start of the summer, authorities have said, as firefighters in half a dozen European countries tackle ferocious blazes amid a record-breaking heatwave.
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Nurses collapsing and suffering seizures as extreme heat leaves NHS hospitals “not fit for humans”
Nurses across England are collapsing at work and even suffering seizures as they are forced to care for patients in extreme heat, The Royal College of Nursing has said.
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Greenland blocks Trump-linked oil firm from drilling in Arctic territory until 2027
Greenland authorities have forced a US oil company connected to Donald Trump to postpone drilling wells in the Arctic territory, defying claims by the US president’s envoy that Americans could be extracting crude by next year.
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Just 20 Defra staff are working on climate adaptation as UK faces worsening extremes
Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within a key government department tasked with protecting the environment and maintaining food security, a freedom of information request has revealed.
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Oil giants pocketed $93bn in three months as Iran conflict and heatwaves drove energy prices higher
Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn (£67bn) in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves.
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Mystery creatures filmed at Scottish waterfall identified as young eels crossing the Atlantic
A wildlife expert has revealed the identity of unusual creatures caught on video at a waterfall in the Highlands as young eels making a journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Unusually warm seas trigger surge in glowing blue waves across Wales
A natural phenomenon has captivated beachgoers across Wales as sightings of blue, glowing waves surge along the coastline.
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Barclays accused of seeking profit from looming global food crisis linked to El Niño
Barclays has highlighted “opportunities” to profit from a devastating food crisis that could leave more than 100 million people hungry.
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France’s largest wildfire in decades threatens military site as 4,000 more people flee
Around 4,000 holidaymakers have been evacuated from a popular French beach resort as a massive wildfire continues to rage towards missile and rocket factories in the country’s southwest.
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Spain declares first national wildfire emergency as massive blazes rage near Madrid
Tens of thousands of people fled wildfires in southwest France by car and boat on Friday and Spain declared a national emergency as huge blazes merged outside Madrid and searing heat left tinder-dry conditions across the region.
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North Wales becomes first UK region to enter drought after record dry spell
A region has become the first in the UK to officially declare a drought amid record dry conditions, intense heatwaves, wildfires and dwindling rivers.
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Extreme UK heat claimed 2,700 lives as scientists warn of worsening climate risks
The heatwave that affected England and Wales in June killed about 440 people a day during its three-day peak, scientists have estimated. Across the whole of the June heatwave, plus the one in May, about 2,700 people lost their lives prematurely.