The Met Office outlook for the global average temperature in 2026 suggests an extension of the run of years with a value above 1.4C, compared to pre-industrial levels.

Survivors of Super Typhoon Rai (known as Typhoon Odette) have issued proceedings in the UK against Shell. (Picture credit © Fossil Free London Angela Christofilou.)

The EU is looking to delay its ban on combustion engined cars by 2035.

New analysis from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) shows that an expanding share of the world economy is cutting emissions while continuing to grow, meaning decoupling is beginning to occur at scale.

MYGroup, the waste management and recycling company, is partnering the British Beauty Council and its Sustainable Beauty Coalition for the 2026 Great British Beauty Clean Up, offering beauty businesses afully managed take back solution for hard-to-recycle empties.

After years of expansion, the EU solar boom of the 2020s might be over. With a 0.7 per cent contraction from 65.6GW installed in 2024, to 65.1GW installed in 2025, this year is the first since 2016 that solar capacity has declined.

An IEA market report sees global coal demand to slowly decline through the end of this decade as competition intensifies with other power sources, such as renewables, natural gas and nuclear.

Nissan has invested £450m to build the next generation Leaf EV in Sunderland.

Solar thermal manufacturer Naked Energy has launched a design service for planning, modelling and delivering integrated solar thermal technology.

Half of global car buyers plan to choose internal combustion engines, a 13-point jump as electric vehicle demand softens.

NESO analysis shows that energy costs could drop from about 10 per cent of GDP in 2025 to around 5-6 per cent by 2050. This is despite higher energy demand due to population growth, increased GDP, and more energy-intensive sectors like data centres.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report finds that a whole-of-society and whole-of-government approach to transform the systems of economy and finance, materials and waste, energy, food and the environment would deliver global macroeconomic benefits that could reach US$20tr per year by 2070 and continue growing.