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A marine heatwave around the southern and eastern coast of Britain may have boosted record May temperatures

Volunteers have identified 1,109 species in a Scottish rainforest, including glow worms

UK petrol prices have climbed to their highest level since the start of the Iran conflict, with the average cost per litre rising to 159.43p, up 26.6p since late February www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

The UN has voted 141-8 to support a landmark ruling to back a court decision that found states have a legal responsibility to address climate change. The US opposed the resolution, along with Saudi Arabia, Russia, Israel, Iran, Yemen, Liberia and Belarus.

Over 100 datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity in the UK www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Cooking gas has increasingly become scarce and unaffordable across parts of Asia, pushing households back to dirtier fuels such as wood and coal www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Widespread air conditioning is needed in UK schools, care homes and hospitals to survive predicted warming, according to a report from the Climate Change Committee. Heatwaves are expected to exceed 40C in all parts of the UK by 2050 and a max temp for working must be set, the report said.

The Trump administration plans to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a £274m deep-sea observation network that has provided continuous monitoring on ocean systems and climate change for more than a decade www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Beginning today, the UK government will loosen sanctions on Russian oil refined into diesel and jet fuel in third countries, as prices continue to rise www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per year, endangering climate targets

www.theguardian.com

More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity

Landmark report calls for widespread air conditioning and says UK temperatures forecast to exceed 40C by 2050

Families turn to dirty fuels such as firewood, bringing fears over air pollution and fragility of energy transition

A citizen science project is aiming to document species on the Cowal Peninsula for the first time in 50 years.

www.theguardian.com

UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns

Rare species found in Scotland's declining rainforest

Public health at risk across Asia as price of gas for cooking soars

www.bbc.co.uk

The waiver reflects increasing supply concerns over certain fuels due to the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

www.bbc.co.uk

UK loosens Russian oil sanctions as fuel prices rise

www.theguardian.com

www.independent.co.uk

Some 141 UN member states voted in support of the ICJ's finding climate change is an 'existential threat'.

Ocean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cuts

Petrol prices in UK reach highest level since Iran war began

UN backs international court’s climate ruling despite US opposition

Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system

www.aljazeera.com

A marine heatwave that has gripped waters around much of the southern and eastern coast of Britain may have contributed to record May temperatures

Thought the heatwave had passed? The seas are still feeling it

www.thetimes.com