UK Environment
Climate action, renewable energy and environmental policy. UK sustainability news and green initiatives across Britain.
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Hydrogen’s future could depend on mountains
Natural hydrogen could be found beneath the Alps and Pyrenees, according to new research that suggests the very processes that…
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UK set for energy oversupply this winter despite Iran war, forecasts indicate
Britain is heading into winter with a forecast electricity surplus of 5.5 gigawatts (GW), enough to provide an 8.8 per…
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Khan and Bloomberg point to London and New York as proof air pollution can be overcome
Every year, air pollution kills more than eight million people worldwide – more than HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Yet…
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Super El Niño threat aggravated by Trump’s reckless handling
A powerful El Niño event is forming in the tropical Pacific, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe as…
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Miniature forest exists inside vast woodland, writes Amanda Thomson
For those who know where to look, the appearance of the twinflower in the Scots pinewoods of the Cairngorms is…
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UK’s power capacity tested by rush to build AI data centres
The UK’s data centre sector could inject an additional £44 billion into the economy by 2035, according to industry body…
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Australia’s datacentre surge sparks scepticism over water and energy use
Australia faces a datacentre boom that will reshape its energy grid and economy, with one proposed site in Sydney’s outer…
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Heatwave prompts extreme heat warning for parts of UK next week
Weekend heat builds towards peak early next week Temperatures could reach the low 30s Celsius this weekend as a heatwave…
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104-mile Thames cycle for 90-year-old rainforest activist
A 90-year-old rainforest campaigner with a bad knee, failing balance and malfunctioning arms and shoulders is pedalling a water-bike 104…
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Millions near Heathrow at risk from third runway health effects, official report says
Up to three million people living near Heathrow could suffer “major adverse” health effects if a third runway is built,…
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