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Extreme weather is exposing the fragility of the UK's food system. More than a 10th of UK food imports are vulnerable to disruption from heat stress on farmers in developing nations, says think-tank the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, while British arable farmers lost more than £800mn in revenue in 2025 due to drought.

The UK government has launched a consultation proposing changes to the zero-emission vehicle mandate, the policy framework to support the switch from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles.

In 2024, 18 of the world's largest livestock companies withdrew freshwater equivalent to Brazil's annual consumption, finds modelling by the investor network Fairr. However, the businesses only publicly disclosed 1 per cent of the water they took from lakes, rivers and reservoirs, it adds.

UN desertification summit initiative will link community projects with investors and companies

Why climate tipping points make conventional climate risk planning more difficult

The planned expansion of London’s Heathrow airport would “blow a hole” in the UK’s climate targets, a report by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Manchester has warned, prompting warnings of litigation risks.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has formally requested the presence of a minister from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) at an upcoming evidence session on air pollution after what the committee suggests is a lack of engagement from the department.

Northern Ireland’s independent Land Use Working Group made up of policymakers, academics, and representatives from the public and private sectors, has published a report recommending the executive adopts a Land Use Framework (LUF), which the ministry of environment said will be among its “immediate next steps”.

Government investment in England’s protected areas needs to increase from around £1.1bn annually today to £2bn per year by 2042, according to research commissioned by England’s largest coalition of charities.

There should be a new government fund for forever chemical testing in contaminated areas in Wales, according to the actor Michael Sheen and the producers behind a recent BBC documentary into the issue.