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Green businesses and investors say prospect of green energy sceptic as cabinet minister in charge does not inspire confidence

The summer of 2022 was a record-breaking season marked by several heatwaves, forest fires and severe drought. These extreme weather events seem to have increased awareness of climate change among the French. But will it be followed by concrete action?

Fed up with what they saw as inaction by policymakers, three climate change scientists called on their colleagues to withdraw from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reporting process.

Pakistan is experiencing the most devastating and widespread floods in its history, with the country’s climate minister saying waters have reached across a third of the nation.

As the planet heats up, many marine plants and animals are moving locations to keep pace with their preferred temperatures. In the Southern Hemisphere, this means species are setting up home further south.

I have spent hundreds of hours trawling through countless UN reports and scientific papers until my eyes sting and I can no longer absorb any more information. I feel overwhelmed and saturated with sorrow. As a sensitive person with a difficult background, sometimes I find the reality of the world…

Italian government ordered to compensate UK firm after exploration forbidden within 12 miles of coast

We also asked if 'net zero' plans should be accelerated and if they thought the public were aware enough about the risks posed

Sticking to the precautionary principle is just plain common sense, says Bill McGuire, professor of geophysical and climate hazards

The world’s oceans are absorbing more than 90% of the excess heat and energy generated by rising greenhouse gas emissions.

The multiple forest fires that have been raging in France since the beginning of summer have released record amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, according to satellite data, and fires in Spain in mid-July also helped break records for carbon emissions. Fuelled by global warming, the blazes are reducing the…