The last major El Niño event saw a string of heat records, and scientists fear warming seas signal more extreme weather to come. This April was one of the hottest on record for both the land and the seas. With the world’s oceans heating up again, scientists say a powerful El Niño could push global temperatures even […]
Trips to Antarctica “need to be regulated appropriately, as you would with any of the world’s sensitive and precious ecological sites,” says one expert. Some of the most remote destinations on Earth are irreversibly melting away, giving rise to ‘last chance tourism’ – an industry built around the desire to see places like Antarctica before […]
Thousands of anti-wind social media posts have been analysed, as researchers warn that Europe’s energy security could be threatened. Sweden has been hit the hardest by a coordinated attack on wind power, according to a new analysis. Last year, Sweden generated a staggering 99 per cent of its electricity from low-carbon sources, the highest of any […]
Direct air capture has been touted as ‘essential’ in meeting the EU’s climate goals – but is now really the time for investment? The argument for pumping money into direct air capture (DAC) “weakens substantially” when it comes to renewable energy, according to a new analysis. DAC technologies, which use chemical reactions to pull carbon dioxide out […]
Europe dominated the Santa Marta fossil fuel summit. Here are the key takeaways. The current energy crisis has exposed how deeply countries remain dependent on imported fossil fuels – and the risks that come with it. Against this backdrop, 56 countries gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the first international conference dedicated to mapping a […]
The world’s third-largest oil producer has the capacity to increase its output by almost 50 per cent, according to industry estimates. The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC marks one of the most significant shifts in global energy politics in years, raising questions about oil supply, market stability and the pace of the energy […]
At least 95% of Europe was hotter than normal in 2025, the latest European State of the Climate report from Copernicus reveals. Very few places in Europe escaped rising heat in 2025, with at least 95 per cent of the continent recording above-average temperatures, according to the latest European State of the Climate report from […]
Scientists have developed a new model purporting to skillfully predict El Niño and La Niña 15 months ahead of time. The first three months of 2026 were the fourth warmest on record, despite weak La Niña conditions suppressing temperatures. The start of the year has also seen record-low sea ice cover in the Arctic. Now, […]
Countries continue to turn to renewables for national security despite Trump’s attacks on wind and solar. Clean energy generation surpassed the global rise in electricity demand in 2025, pushing fossil fuel power into reverse for the first time ever, according to a new report. Record growth in solar, especially in China and India, was a driving […]
Renewables have been touted as the silver bullet to tackling climate change, but can they withstand our warming planet? The war on Iran has unexpectedly ignited a renewables race, as Europe grapples with the reality of its fossil fuel reliance. Oil and gas prices have yo-yoed significantly in recent weeks due to the stranglehold Iran […]
