Climate Change Crisis

Climate Crisis

In the last 12 hours

Reform seek to overturn county council's climate emergency declaration Warwickshire World14:29

The impact of climate factors and surface water management on the Mesopotamian Marshes for the period 2000–2023 Nature.com14:11

Brasília residents forced to grow their own heat solutions Dialogue Earth10:59

Wakefield Council set to scrap climate pledges BBC07:08

Climate we had in 20th Century 'has now gone' - Met Office BBC12:17

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In the last 48 hours

The World’s Largest Meat Company Abandons Its Climate and Deforestation Goals InsideClimate News23:49 13-Jul-26

How climate change made Europe’s extreme June heat worse Channel 415:20 14-Jul-26

How should Britain’s new prime minister respond to climate change? Channel 420:33 13-Jul-26

Heatwave conditions officially met in Northern Ireland BBC15:52 14-Jul-26

Pollution and heatwaves are a ‘dangerous cocktail’ – former mayor of Paris Channel 420:33 13-Jul-26

‘Climate free fall’: why the biggest risk to our economies is yet to be recognized Nature.com10:22 14-Jul-26

Response to the government’s new climate adaptation package Committee on Climate Change09:21 14-Jul-26

Minister denies plan to cut livestock numbers over ‘left-wing ideological' targets’ South Wales Argus05:11 14-Jul-26

How does climate change affect heatwaves? Channel 420:33 13-Jul-26

Brazil's highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 years Phys.org20:15 13-Jul-26

Council set to scrap net zero targets and cut climate change budget by £170K Wakefield Express16:07 14-Jul-26

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In the last 4 days

UK heatwaves have killed more than 2,700 people so far this year North Wales Live06:50 13-Jul-26

Record heatwave drives over 10,000 excess deaths across Europe Akipress08:31 13-Jul-26

Reform UK-run London council reverses climate emergency declaration Evening Standard08:21 13-Jul-26

The Mediterranean secret to keeping your home cool during a heatwave The Independent18:06 12-Jul-26

Leisure centre saves £35k a year in fight against climate change Stoke-On-Trent Live13:01 12-Jul-26

Food and medicine chain on the brink as heatwaves push chilled warehouses to limit The Mirror11:30 12-Jul-26

Super El Nino will hit women the hardest: ‘We should be very worried’ The Independent09:03 12-Jul-26

The area where Reform's war on net zero is 'risking 20,000 jobs' The i Paper06:34 12-Jul-26

GB moves to establish Glaciers Protection Authority Dawn03:55 12-Jul-26

Kemi Badenoch vows to challenge foreign court ruling which could leave Britain facing… MailOnline00:30 12-Jul-26

Are monkeys and apes the key to preventing a sixth mass extinction? The Independent13:52 12-Jul-26

Which of the following comes closest to your view on climate change? YouGov17:02 13-Jul-26

Have heatwaves really killed 2,700 people? The Spectator16:11 13-Jul-26

How sports stars can also be influential climate leaders The Conversation (UK)11:23 13-Jul-26

More than 2,700 deaths linked to May and June heatwaves, study finds Geographical10:47 13-Jul-26

There's a class struggle under the sun; the heat is eating away at wages International Viewpoint10:24 13-Jul-26

More than 2,700 people died in extreme heat in May and June Metro.co.uk09:54 13-Jul-26

Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality Big Issue06:29 13-Jul-26

2,700 deaths linked to May and June heatwaves as climate change impacts UK ITV05:57 13-Jul-26

Heatwaves may have caused over 2,700 deaths in England and Wales – study UNN.ua02:45 13-Jul-26

Heatwaves killed more than 2,700 in England: study RTHK01:44 13-Jul-26

The Morning Poll: Should we do more to tackle climate change after the heatwaves? MailOnline01:02 13-Jul-26

How Space Weather Can Make It Rain—or Not H2O Radio21:57 12-Jul-26

Councillors move to rescind 2019 climate emergency declaration Yorkshire Post06:03 12-Jul-26

UK could be set to lose its first bird species due to climate change Strathspey and Badenoch Herald, Scotland15:00 13-Jul-26

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In the last 7 days

Oops, Scientists May Have Miscalculated Our Global Warming Timeline Popular Mechanics16:12 9-Jul-26

Big Temps, Big Storms, and Climate Change: Talking About Extreme Event Attribution Union of Concerned Scientists12:10 9-Jul-26

Permafrost Melting Seen Increasing Radioactive Contamination of Ob and Irtysh Rivers Window on Eurasia (Weblog)19:12 10-Jul-26

Global warming already causing crop losses of over $20 billion a year New Scientist16:36 10-Jul-26

Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate Carbon Brief15:53 10-Jul-26

Glaciers you’ve never heard of could be the most important climate havens The Conversation (US)14:42 10-Jul-26

Great white sharks and toxic jellyfish could terrorise UK beaches for one reason Daily Star14:11 10-Jul-26

JBS scraps net-zero target in review of emissions goals just-food.com14:08 9-Jul-26

Climate threats major concern for elite athletes - report Emerging Risks06:31 9-Jul-26

Carbon emissions at controversial 'green' Drax power station hit record high MailOnline22:46 8-Jul-26

Oxford hospitals make major cut to carbon footprint This is Oxfordshire13:11 11-Jul-26

China climate plan pushes renewables in factories, data centers Los Angeles Times11:06 11-Jul-26

Outgoing Colombia minister warns climate gains could be at risk under new government MailOnline00:22 11-Jul-26

Filipina biologist to receive Midori Prize for biodiversity GMA News21:06 10-Jul-26

2026 Environmental Perfomance Index shows climate bright spots but slow progress globally YaleNews19:33 10-Jul-26

Engage in the solar geoengineering debate: Why India must shape the rules before the sun goes dim The Economic Times18:44 10-Jul-26

Brazil’s highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 years The Conversation (UK)16:07 10-Jul-26

Tropical forests can stop acting as carbon sinks during El Niño, says research The Conversation (UK)15:06 10-Jul-26

What is the impact of climate change and adverse weather on summers in the UK? GOV.UK (Press Release)14:00 10-Jul-26

Brazil to share deforestation monitoring expertise at COP31 Yeni Şafak13:49 10-Jul-26

Kemi purges the Tory wets! Badenoch blocks former MPs who back Net Zero and staying in ECHR… MailOnline10:54 10-Jul-26

Councillors to rescind 2019 climate emergency as heatwave hits again Doncaster Free Press10:12 10-Jul-26

Trump taps global warming critic to lead climate change office The Independent22:50 9-Jul-26

Meltdown and Maneuvering in the High North Pulitzer Center20:46 9-Jul-26

West Coast clams are coming down with cancer The Independent20:07 9-Jul-26

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In the last 14 days

Extreme weather warning as 'catastrophic' Super El Niño rapidly strengthens Daily Star08:23 4-Jul-26

Killer heatwave 'will see 25,000 die in a week' – including hundreds of Brits Daily Star17:21 4-Jul-26

The world’s oceans just broke a disturbing record Vox12:16 2-Jul-26

Reform's bid to axe climate emergency thrown out... days after heat delayed debate Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk10:17 3-Jul-26

The Spectacular Regrowth of New England’s Forests InsideClimate News10:05 4-Jul-26

'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts BBC02:06 4-Jul-26

Bad news: Warmest June in the world's northernmost settlement The Independent Barents Observer15:08 2-Jul-26

This 'ambitious' tree planting action plan is a first for NI BBC17:51 7-Jul-26

Climate crisis threat to homes, food and health revealed Epping Forest Guardian16:02 5-Jul-26

A Super El Niño is coming: 5 hard-won lessons the world can learn from Africa The Conversation (UK)08:39 5-Jul-26

NDMA issues alert as rapid glacier melt triggers floods across GB Dawn03:05 2-Jul-26

Will London face £15bn climate change bill a year? BBC06:17 6-Jul-26

Hague District Court Rules the State of the Netherlands Must Adopt Absolute Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets JD Supra22:02 3-Jul-26

Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people BBC14:50 6-Jul-26

Urban water affordability crisis exacerbated by climate change Nature.com11:26 8-Jul-26

UK museums at 'sharp end' of climate change challenge France 2406:41 8-Jul-26

Day-night ocean warming helps explain why El Niño outpaces La Niña in models Phys.org20:34 7-Jul-26

Disposable luxuries: food waste and freebies at NATO summits Global Policy Journal19:06 7-Jul-26

Challenges to EPA's Repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding JD Supra18:46 7-Jul-26

Collapse of Amoc ocean current may already be locked in New Scientist13:58 6-Jul-26

AI supercomputer used by climate and cancer researchers shuts down due to heatwave MailOnline11:11 6-Jul-26

Most militaries making ‘little progress’ on reducing emissions, study finds Sustainability Online07:09 6-Jul-26

A 'Conveyor Belt' From International Standards to Domestic Regulation? Lessons From Net Zero Governance University of Oxford04:05 6-Jul-26

Marine heatwave moving in Pacific could cause weather chaos for months The Independent22:41 5-Jul-26

Analysis: The 2026 World Cup to post a record carbon footprint A greener life, a greener world16:14 5-Jul-26

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About our Climate Change news

Latest news on climate change, on which the science is clear: our climate is now changing rapidly, driven by human activities.

Climate change refers to change in averages over a long period, but Earth's climate is now changing very quickly, driven by human activities. We are in the midst of a climate crisis.

There is an overwhelming scientific consensus that since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale.

Human activities – particularly the burning of fossil fuels – have released sufficient quantities of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to trap additional heat in the lower atmosphere and affect the global climate.

The effects of climate change are already happening, including more frequent and intense drought, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, melting glaciers and warming oceans. As climate change worsens, dangerous weather events are becoming more frequent as well as severe.

Climate change impacts human health and crop growth, while many people face being displaced from their homes. The climate crisis is placing species at an increased risk of extinction.

What can be done? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has stressed the need to keep global warming below 1.5 °C (2.7 °F) compared to pre-industrial levels in order to avoid some irreversible impacts.

To make progress towards a goal of limiting warming to 2 °C, in 2019 the United Nations Environment Programme estimated that, within the next decade, countries would need to triple the amount of reductions they had committed to in the Paris Agreement; an even greater level of reduction is required to meet the 1.5 °C goal.

But "five years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the world is still far from meeting its climate goals," the UN reported in 2020.

And in 2021, a major UN scientific report confirmed human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways, calling it "a code red for humanity".

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