It’s cheaper to run an EV in the UK than it is in Germany British electric car drivers are saving £540 more on running costs than their German counterparts The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025
‘You can’t eat electricity’: how rural solar farms became the latest battlefront in Britain’s culture war Sean Matthews, the Reform UK leader of Lincolnshire County Council, has said he’ll “lie down in front of bulldozers” to stop Britain’s largest solar farm being built in the county. He’s taking sides in a new rural culture war that pits green energy against the countryside’s traditional image of food… The Conversation · Oct 31, 2025
England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows Provisional Government data suggests a much worse harvest than experts had so far predicted. The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
Year’s worth of British bread lost since 2020 amid extreme weather – analysis Experts warned that the wheat deficit could grow, with 2025 likely to see another poor harvest. The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
One year’s worth of bread lost in UK to wrecked harvests since 2020, report finds Worsening droughts and floods have destroyed wheat for 4bn loaves of bread and forced record levels of imports The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025
UK harvest on course for near record low after drought hits crops – analysis Experts say another poor harvest in 2025 would mean that three of the five worst since records began all occurred this decade. Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2025
Japanese car firms at bottom of UK electric sales ranking Honda had the largest decrease for UK EV sales in the first six months of 2025. Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2025
British potatoes and Spanish olives: How climate extremes are pushing up food prices The study highlights how climate-driven food price spikes can aggravate public health risks and social unrest. Euronews · Jul 22, 2025
More than 80% of UK farmers worried about climate crisis harming livelihood, study finds Farmers warn of risk to Britain’s food supply as more than three-quarters take hit to income from extreme weather The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025
Heatwave to peak with temperatures of up to 35C in likely hottest day of year Tuesday could be the hottest day of the year so far as extreme heat warnings remain in place. Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025
UK farmers lost £1bn in arable income after extreme wet weather, data show Fears are growing that farmers could be facing another terrible harvest this year following the hottest spring on record. Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025
‘On a knife edge’ – hot dry spring threatens arable harvest Analysis suggests the harvest could be one of the worst in records stretching back to the 1980s. Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025
Farmers’ harvest in limbo after UK endures driest spring in nearly 70 years The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) think tank warns that climate change is already having a ‘devastating’ impact on farmers The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025 Poor building standards add £1,000 to energy bills of new homes, analysis finds About £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank finds
Evening Standard · May 1, 2025 EVs could power homes if UK suffers major power cut – think tank The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit said 60% of an EV’s battery is capable of providing nearly six days of electricity for a typical UK home.
The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025 Families could save £1,000 a year by switching to electric vehicles – but there are two big issues to consider The government have changed their Zero Emission Vehicle mandate which could see more hybrids instead flood the market
The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2025 Motorists ‘could save £850 a year by choosing an electric car over a hybrid’ Owners of hybrids save only £13 a year compared with petrol equivalents, thinktank says
The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025 Chocolate prices up nearly 50 per cent in three years as ‘Chocflation’ persists Chocolate prices are going up year on year making Easter a more expensive time
Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2025 Chocolate prices up by almost half in three years Chocolate price inflation is accelerating as climate change hits West African cocoa producers, the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit said.
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025 Decarbonising home heating at risk from weakened policies, think tank warns Two key policies to drive up heat pump installations have been beset by delays or softened by ministers over time, researchers said.
Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2025 New car tax rules could ‘undermine consumer confidence’ in EVs, Treasury warned The Treasury will remove EVs’ exemption from vehicle excise duty – known as car tax – from Tuesday.
Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025 Relaxing sales rules could mean there ‘aren’t enough electric cars to go round’ Think tank the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) said this would significantly increase the cost of driving for millions of motorists.
The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025 Net zero economy grows 10% in a year with £83bn boost to UK, report says Analysis suggests green sectors from renewables to recycling are boosting regional growth.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025 ‘They’ve heard so much wrong information’: Selling heat pumps across Germany’s political divide Green heating technology has an image problem. Now energy groups are promoting them on grounds of cost, status and energy security