All news on the topic: Climate change

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Wind power and heat pumps could cut bills by more than a quarter, report says
The study models the upfront and running costs of a wind power and heat pump system to 2,000 homes paired with a 2 megawatt community onshore wind turbine, with remaining power demand met by the grid
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Extinction Rebellion activists storm London's famous Walkie Talkie building
Activists from Extinction Rebellion staged a protest inside London's 'Walkie Talkie' building and a number of City offices in a new wave of action targeted at four major insurance firms
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Over a quarter of UK CEOs 'exposed' to climate change threat, says new poll
A new analysis of PwC's annual UK CEO Survey also found that 24% expect climate change to shift the way they create, deliver and capture value over the next three years
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UK's 2024 storm season may go into overdrive because 'hurricane alley' is so hot
The Atlantic's hurricane alley now has an average sea surface temperature of around 20.3C - a whole degree higher than the average recorded from 1981-2011
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Fears thawing permafrost in Arctic could release cancer-causing Radon
The melting of permafrost in the Arctic could release radioactive Radon into the atmosphere of the northern atmosphere, according to a newly published report
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Brits told to 'prepare for more floods and stop relying on the state'
Professor Lindsey McEwen says that as flooding is only set to increase in severity in the coming years due to climate change, communities need to make themselves 'more resilient'.
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Premier League banned clubs from wearing green armbands for sustainability drive
Green Football Weekend went ahead in early February, with teams across the country getting involved, but Premier League clubs left organisers disappointed
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Bring back plug-in car grant to help boost EV sales, says car manufacturer Fiat
The grant was scrapped in 2022 after being cut by 70% - but Fiat says the government is making it harder to reach its own electric vehicle targets
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Rare striped dolphin dies after washing up on UK beach
The rare striped dolphin was spotted on Saturday at Praa Sands in Cornwall and despite the best efforts of local to refloat it, they were unable to save it
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Inside world's largest vertical farm hoping to boost British food production
The Mirror was given a tour of the world’s largest vertical farm, in the small town of Lydney, Gloucestershire, by James Lloyd-Jones, founder of the Jones Food Company
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Climate experts warn Brits of El Nino heatwave return and 'cold flip' that looms
Last summer the global population sweated through the hottest three month spell in human history, with extreme weather disasters taking more than 18,000 lives and forcing at least 150,000 people from their homes
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Taylor Swift said to be offsetting carbon footprint but experts are sceptical
Taylor Swift and other private jet users have come under the spotlight in recent times, particularly after the Shake It Off singer flew from Japan to the Super Bowl final to support partner, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce
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Over three million low income households in fuel poverty, official figures show
The figure would have shown 3.5 million households in fuel poverty without Government support including energy bill payments and the cost-of-living income payments given to people on low incomes, the data showed
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Everything we know about Disease X that could see '20x more deaths than Covid'
Experts believe that Disease X could result in 20 times more deaths than Covid - as it appears on WHO's shortlist of priority diseases, along with viruses like SARS, Ebola and Zika
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Horror tropical disease threatens UK holiday hotspots as health warning issued
Thousands of cases of cholera have been made in countries across the world, including holiday hotspots such as the Philippines, Haiti and India as nations demand vaccines
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Inside hottest place on Earth with temperatures of 57C - and now has a new lake
There are a few key things that will help identify the locals, who mostly work at the park or at hotesl, from the 1.1million visitors Death Valley National Park gets each year
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UEFA told to ban huge Champions League revenue stream seen each night of last-16
The Champions League is back for the knockout stages and many of the remaining clubs will be promoting airlines, despite stark warnings from experts about global warming
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Barclays to stop financing new oil and gas projects in climate strategy update
The bank has pledged to focus capital on supporting energy companies to decarbonise
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Terrifying Atlantic Ocean change could spark European weather chaos
A study, published in Science Advances, has suggested a halt in Atlantic Ocean currents this century could see average temperatures in large areas of Europe get much colder and Arctic Ice extend much further south
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Man, 29, dies of deadly fungus disease becoming second in his family to succumb
Michigan woman Lorelei Walker explained how her husband Ira Walker and cousin Ian Pritchard, 29, were both struck down by deadly fungal diseases which are spreading across the US
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Terrifying maps show deadly fungal diseases are spreading fast across the US
Frightening new maps showcasing the rising number of four deadly fungal cases across the country which have begun to grow more and more as the climate warms up
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Labour scaling back green cash tells voters Starmer has a mature long-term plan
Hannah Vickers, chief of staff of construction giants Mace Group, interprets the scaling back of the £28 billion ambition as "a pragmatic decision made in the face of huge economic uncertainty"
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Brit explorer trapped in -28C Antarctica with son after plane breaks down
The pair found themselves stranded in one of the remotest places on the planet after their plane broke down - in 120mph winds and life-threatening -28C temperatures
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Keir Starmer to abandon £28billion green investment pledge in major U-turn
After weeks of internal wobbling over the £28bilion policy that has been at the centre of Tory attacks Labour is expected to officially drop the figure in an announcement on Thursday
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Man tracking Taylor Swift's private jet hits back after she threatens to sue him
Taylor Swift's private jet is being publicly tracked with the information made easier to obtain by Jack Sweeney. He is now responding to a cease and desist letter he received