England’s regions are not equally prepared for hot weather
Northern homes are less likely to have fans, air conditioners or decent insulation.
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Calm down about the heatwave? The right-wing press takes us for fools
Commentators fall back on patronising clichés to promote climate scepticism.
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Welcome to the inferno
This deadly heat is an inevitable consequence of the right’s slash-and-burn approach to climate change.
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Does the UK need new heatwave working laws?
With temperatures exceeding 37°C, these are your rights for working in hot temperatures.
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As the heatwave rages, Tory candidates are spineless on climate change
They talk about the costs of tackling climate change – what about the costs of leaving it unchecked?
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Are extreme heatwaves the new normal?
Temperatures in parts of the UK could reach 40°C this week.
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Britain needs a psychological shift to cope with these heat waves
There are no life hacks for feeling too hot – we must learn to accept it, and adjust our expectations…
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Will the Tory leadership race kill net zero?
Candidates support climate action in theory, but their tax-cutting policies could see it undermined by default.
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Will hydrogen help keep the lights on or is it a costly detour from net zero?
"Green hydrogen" is still not viable at the scale its advocates say is needed.
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In a drying world can humans learn to adapt?
From Alaska to Texas and Delhi to Nottinghamshire, heatwaves and drought caused by climate change are transforming the way we…
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How “nudge theory” can prompt pro-environmental behaviour
Climate change is one of the public’s biggest concerns but NS polling shows that achieving behavioural change is no easy…
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Brexit and the war in Ukraine have stymied UK climate action
The UK government will use climate finance to support the war in Ukraine.
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Why an end to economic growth is inevitable
Fifty years after the Limits to Growth report was published, the concept of post-growth remains largely taboo.
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Esther Duflo: “Climate change is a problem from hell politically”
The Nobel Prize-winning economist on how equality can save the planet.
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Conservation needs to ditch its “colonial” ways
The world may need protected land to ensure biodiversity, but it cannot come at the cost of local people’s rights.
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Europe’s gas dash risks leaving African countries high and dry
Africa should be wary of Europe’s sudden rush to diversify its oil and gas suppliers.
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Why the meteoric rise in passive funds is bad for democracy – and the planet
From the simple question of who owns Britain emerges the question of how they own it.
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Drought pulls Europe’s farmers to the front line of a drying world
Heatwaves and low rainfall are forcing farmers in rich nations to use methods usually suggested to those in East Africa.
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Exclusive polling: How the Greens supplanted the Tories as the party of the countryside
Rural voters in England have traditionally supported the Conservative Party. Could this be about to change?
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“Engineers build the fabric of society. We need them in government”
The leading engineer Jo da Silva says we need leaders to take on greener city planning and inspiring national climate…
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