How do wildfires affect animals and their habitats? National Geographic looks at the consequences of the fires in France, with input from PIK scientist @rahmstorf.bsky.social on how global warming increases fire risk. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

French wildfires are turning animals’ homes into ‘a desert of ashes’

The catastrophic fires have potential to do long-term damage to many wild animal populations, but a toad species could be the most affected.

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Here are the stupidest things Kemi Badenoch has said so far today inews.co.uk/opinion/kemi...

Half of England and all of Wales in drought with crops failing and hosepipe bans in force. The Environment and Climate Change Committee warned in May. Its chair, Shas Sheehan, says parties must stop treating net zero as a political football. www.ft.com/content/643c...

Letter: Stark warning from the environment committee chair

From Baroness Sheehan, House of Lords, London SW1, UK

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The implications of global biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse are UK national security issues impacting our food security and long term resilience and need to be considered as such. I am working on a Liaison Committee special enquiry committee proposal on this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Vegetables to get smaller and more expensive due to hot weather, farmers warn

This year's harvest could be the worst on record due to the exceptionally dry spring and summer.

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❗️A drone fitted with an explosive detonator was discovered beside a Ukrainian Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft at Leipzig Airport, BILD reports. Airport operations were temporarily suspended, and German police are investigating possible sabotage.

My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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"Grocers are already bringing in more products from abroad because of the poor conditions at home" But the time is coming - soon - when countries will hold onto their own And the UK imports getting on for half its food www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Farmers warn shoppers face smaller and more expensive vegetables due to hot weather

This year's harvest could be the worst on record due to the exceptionally dry spring and summer.

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Britain can't wait for an Autumn Budget. The government must drop their red lines, get round the table with our European neighbours to kickstart our economy before it's too late.

What if climate adaptation isn't happening in government plans, but in everyday decisions? From farmers adjusting practices to businesses redesigning operations, people are quietly adapting to a changing climate long before official policies catch up. theconversation.com/climate-rela...

Climate-related ‘silent adaptation’ coping strategies are going beyond official directives

At local level, many grassroots initiatives are cropping up to tackle unforeseen climate-related events, but improvising and instinctive ways of working are often overlooked in public policy.

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This coverage of our report is welcome but the committee called for a move from being able to buy ‘off the shelf’ to buying ‘over the counter’ after professional advice. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Calls to ban ‘toxic’ pet flea treatments that harm UK wildlife and environment

Over-the-counter treatments for cats and dogs contain chemicals that are banned in pesticides and pollute waterways

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'Brutal' harvest could be worst on record Dire forecast has sparked calls to factor domestic food production into the current debate about Britain's national security, as it currently relies on imports for 40% of all food consumed news.sky.com/story/bruta...

Believing in climate change as real but rejecting every plan to try & mitiagate it and deal with the disastrous consequences as not possible or not going to make a difference is not a political policy it is at best a surrender to disaster. If not this then what? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...

Right turn on green: is the Telegraph changing its tune on the climate?

Flurry of articles has raised eyebrows and prompted a response from Kemi Badenoch defending stance on net zero

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Can’t you leftists understand? Mass death is good for you. Reject the woke love of life! Welcome civilisational collapse! Watch it all burn, then dance in the ashes! This, roughly speaking, is how the dismissal of climate action is now being justified. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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A rapid shift from wet to dry weather, a hallmark signature of climate change, fueled the European wildfires that have displaced 300,000-plus people. From @yalee360.bsky.social:

Weather Whiplash Helped Fuel the Wildfires in France and Spain

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'Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn (£67bn) in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves.' www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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It's been an absolute honour to visit Clacton fewer times than I've visited America, hold zero surgeries and do fuck all for the town.

Around 3.6 million couples in the UK live together without marrying, and most have almost no protection if they separate. Jonathan Marks, Lib Dem Justice spokesperson, is making the case for a law that finally gives cohabiting couples a fair deal.

New piece from me: Getting over the 2030 energy bill bump On how we're in a period of unusually high energy bills that we should be able to escape from - but only if we start making serious progress on electrification www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-ene...

The energy edit: getting over the 2030 energy bill bump

Every six weeks Andrew Sissons assesses the most important signals and trends underpinning the UK’s energy transition.

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NEW – Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from @iain-staffell.bsky.social @henrypreston.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/yfvQnUS

It was the hottest July on record for mean temperature and mean maximum temperature in Reading since records began in 1908. By mean temperature, it is also the hottest month on record since 1908. Extraordinarily sunny too, with just over 358 hours recorded.

"We’ve just experienced the driest July on record and BP has driven record-breaking droughts, unprecedented wildfires and extraordinary excess heatwave deaths while amassing $5.7 billion (£4.24 billion) in profits". www.greenpeace.org.uk/press-centre/

Greenpeace UK Press Centre

For journalists and media professionals: breaking news, comments, pictures, resources and the Greenpeace press team contact details.

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While wildfires rage, oil bosses are laughing all the way to the bank thanks to Donald Trump’s idiotic Iran war. People across the country are facing sky high energy bills. If Burnham is struggling to find the money to help families with those bills, I’d start here.

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Oil giant BP profits more than double due to Iran war - again

It is time to invest homegrown, clean energy and cut reliance on imported gas, to boost energy security and deliver cheaper, more stable bills for households.

This is a stark warning: the climate emergency is here, yet the Government moves at a snail’s pace. It's time for a national strategy: funding cool hubs for vulnerable groups, mandating cooling and ventilation in new homes, supporting drought-affected farmers and heat-proofing NHS facilities.

Farmers are reporting poor yields due to lack of water & rain. Winter silage is already being used to feed animals due to dead summer grass. Agrivoltaics, where solar panels are raised so that more conventional farming can continue underneath is proving a solution with surprising benefits.

Heatwaves, farmland and solar energy

Could mediterranean style agrivoltaic systems help farmers cope with mediterranean style heatwaves, and improve energy independence?

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Most sea-crossing #migrants are driven by a mix of conflict, poverty, and environmental stress. The UN Refugee Agency reports that three out of four displaced people globally come from countries heavily impacted by climate risks. www.un.org/en/peace-and...

At the crossroads of crisis How the climate crisis worsens displacement and conflict | United Nations

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40% of SE European nuclear capacity offline amid drought montelnews.com/news/c65ea15...

40% of SE European nuclear capacity offline amid drought

About 40% (2.44 GW) of southeast Europe’s nuclear capacity is offline as Danube drought forces Paks, Cernavoda reductions; governments urge savings amid heatwave.

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The tech sector isn’t just consuming energy – it’s also shaping supply It made up around 40% of all corporate power purchase agreements for renewables signed in 2025 Data centre deals alone covered about half of the sector’s current electricity use 👉 iea.li/4cfapmP

We have been saying for many years that the only way to fix care is by all of the main parties agreeing on the same plan. We have a responsibility to work together and a real opportunity to fix it.