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Record temperatures are being registered in the UK and around the world with increasing frequency as climate change intensifies. Find out just how frequent in 2026 (so far) 👇

"Entire UK heat pump grant scheme costs 0.5% of what last gas crisis cost Treasury" @jessralston.bsky.social 🤯 Cutting government pump schemes means 📍 More gas imported from overseas 📍 More reliance on North Sea (approx 90% already extracted) 📍 Damage to emerging heat pump industry & jobs in UK

Heat pumps: ♨️ 3x more energy efficient than gas boilers 💨 No air pollution ❄️ Work in cold weather - just ask heat pump mega-fans Norway, Finland, and France

US consumers paying the most - an average of $471 - for fuel price spikes from Iran war, acc to ⁠@CREACleanAir Higher than global average due to US having less efficient vehicles, longer distance travel and a ​relatively slow transition to EVs www.reuters.com/business/en...

‘Hybrid weapon of war’: Why climate disinformation could be a growing public health threat WHO member states are being urged to recognise climate disinformation as a public health threat as vested interests attempt to “sow doubt and confusion” www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/...

EU tells countries to make plans to cope with 3C of global warming Climate commissioner says member states must take ownership of damage caused by floods, heatwaves and fires www.ft.com/content/964...

Sensors will help reduce wind turbine switch off costs Overcast and windy conditions can cool cables, increasing the power they can safely carry and curbing the cost of bottlenecks between wind farms and gas plants www.thetimes.com/business/en...

3️⃣,3️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ km² Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level since satellite records began in 1988, in the 12 months to July 2026 data.inpe.br/biomasbr/es...

Cabinet split emerges over controversial Rosebank oilfield decision Chancellor is in favour of North Sea project, but energy secretary has said she is leaning towards rejecting it www.theguardian.com/environment...

Gas prices in Europe back around levels last seen as Russia amassed troops near Ukraine in 2021 UK gas now above 230p/therm UK can’t control international gas prices. But: ⬆️ homegrown renewables ⬆️ better insulated homes 🟰 ⬇️ exposure to volatile international gas markets

Policy U-turn could stall Britain’s take-up of EVs The 2030 target for 80% of new cars to have zero emissions could be cut to as low as half www.theguardian.com/environment...

Chocoholics and meat lovers feel brunt of rising UK food prices Poor cocoa harvests and smaller cattle herds push up costs as trade experts call for energy relief for food and drink sector www.ft.com/content/7df...

England as a whole has received 52% of its long-term average rainfall for October Growing concerns that farmers may not be able to refill water storage reservoirs over the winter, acc @EnvAgency

"It's not a race to save the polar bears anymore. It's all about industrial strategy." Renewables hitting all time records in UK & globally Gas and oil price spikes based on whims of foreign regimes highlights the case for renewables as a national security measure 693GW installed in 2025 alone

Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll www.theguardian.com/environment...

Electric vehicle owners can save £300 thanks to home charging rule change Drivers will no longer need planning permission to fit cross-pavement chargers www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hom...

Global diesel prices seen staying high despite Trump's deal with Russia Analysts say promised volumes are too small to ease the global supply squeeze www.reuters.com/business/en...

Trump urges 'full blast' on North Sea drilling following Jackdaw approval US president calls on ministers to 'take down the costly and ridiculous windmills' www.lbc.co.uk/article/df6...

Wildfires are UK's 'new reality', MPs warn Record wildfires destroyed homes, scorched thousands of hectares and stretched fire crews, exposing weaknesses in preparedness, a committee of MPs says www.bbc.co.uk/news/articl...

"After a summer of wildfires and droughts, the public are worried about climate change. Jackdaw won't help with bills or energy security, so Energy Wealth Fund is an offer to try and make this seem a better deal for billpayers and tax payers." ECIU's @jessralston.bsky.social on BBC News

1.5 billion children under one experienced a 5️⃣❎ increase in heatwave days in 2024 compared with the 1986 to 2005 baseline, from roughly four days a year to over 20 www.telegraph.co.uk/global-heal...

Expensive gas behind ‘nearly 90%’ of rise in UK electricity bills, new analysis from @nesta_uk in @CarbonBrief Contradicts idea, which has become embedded in UK media and political narratives, that UK’s net zero target is to blame for high energy bills www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-ex...

Jackdaw drilling won’t mean cheaper bills, says energy secretary @Miatsf says the North Sea decision was driven by the need to strengthen Britain’s energy security and that Labour is still committed to net zero www.thetimes.com/uk/politics...

UK inflation jumps to highest rate in almost a year after fuel prices climb Overall, motor fuels soared by 30% in the year to September, up from a 23% annual rise in August, ONS data showed www.itv.com/news/2026-1...

Britain 'woefully unprepared' to tackle wildfires - with new firefighting planes and barbecue bans needed, MPs warn news.sky.com/story/brita...

World must cut emissions by 18% in 4 years ‘to find our way back’, UN says “Window has closed” on holding temperature rises to 1.5C, in line with scientific advice, limiting the “overshoot” of that target is still possible, according to UNEP www.theguardian.com/environment...

Europe records highest ever number of West Nile Virus cases European authorities have warned that increasing temperatures driven by climate change are pushing the disease further northwards. Mainland Europe has seen the largest number of cases, with Italy hardest www.telegraph.co.uk/global-heal...

As the Convention on Biodiversity COP17 kicks off, records since 1921 show most of Europe’s wild bee species have declined over the last century with more species declining than increasing in all parts of Europe except the Alps www.theguardian.com/environment...