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Humpback whales were surveyed near the Antarctic Peninsula (University of Southern Denmark/PA)
AnalysisBiodiversityClimate

Human impact on ocean increasing pressure on dolphins and whales, says charity

Increased sea temperatures and shifts in prey distribution have resulted in white-beaked dolphins moving to their favoured colder waters and common dolphins becoming...

Green Party co-leaders Carla Denyer (2nd left) and Adrian Ramsay, with candidates Sian Berry (left) and Ellie Chowns (right) during the Green Party’s manifesto launch at the Sussex County Cricket grounds in Hove (Rhiannon James/PA)
ClimateElectionsEnvironmentNewsPolitics

Campaigners hail UK Green Party for ‘grasping reality’ of climate crisis

The Green Party has “grasped the reality” of the climate crisis, environmental groups have said as many welcomed its new manifesto

An electric vehicle charging station at Skelton Lake Service Station in Leeds (Danny Lawson/PA)
AutomotiveClimateEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)EmissionsNewsPoliticsPublic TransitRegulationsTransport

Paying to use roads to cut emissions is inevitable, British ex-Tory minister says

Introducing road pricing as a way to tackle air pollution, such as the ultra low emission zone (Ulez) in London, has been divisive...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer ahead of the first election debate on Tuesday (PA)
ClimateElectionsEnvironmentNewsPolitics

UK Broadcasters urged to ensure climate crisis is key issue in election debates

The climate crisis must be a key issue during UK General Election debates and TV coverage, green groups have said

New rules to crack down on investment greenwashing are to come into effect (Yui Mok/PA)
BusinessFinanceNewsPoliticsRegulations

Anti-greenwashing rule to tackle misleading investment claims comes into effect

Financial firms must ensure retail investors are given accurate information on sustainability as new anti-greenwashing rule comes into effect.

Borrowdale in Cumbria was declared a national nature reserve (National Trust/PA)
BiodiversityClimateEnvironmentNews

Rare English rainforest to become protected nature reserve

The Borrowdale Valley in Cumbria was declared a national nature reserve by Natural England and the National Trust on Wednesday.

Shell’s chairman, Sir Andrew MacKenzie, was interrupted by protesters as he opened the oil giant’s AGM in London (Rebecca Speare-Cole/PA)
BusinessNewsOilPolitics

Climate protesters accuse Shell chair of ‘greenwashing’ at AGM

Shell AGM protests see crowds interrupt chairman Sir Andrew Mackenzie, who attempted to defend company's stance on climate in remarks to shareholders.

A flooded football pitch in Yorkshire as sports bodies have been warned of the impact of climate change (Danny Lawson/PA)
ClimateNews

Sport bodies ‘will need climate action plan in place to receive funding’

National sport governing bodies will need to put a robust sustainability action plan in place by March 2027 to receive funding

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister’s Questions at the Houses of Parliament (Yui Mok/PA)
Natural GasNewsOilPolitics

Cross-party MPs urge Sunak to end plans to ‘max out’ North Sea oil

Parliamentary groups tells PM Sunak North Sea plans are 'retreating from responsibility' on the global stage.

The UN says banks will play an important role in the transition by aligning their portfolios with the Paris Agreement (Matthew Vincent/PA)
ClimateFuelNews

Banks ‘financed fossil fuels by £5.5tn since Paris Agreement’

The banks, which include UK giants like Barclays and HSBC, committed 705 billion dollars (£562 billion) in financing to fossil fuels in 2023

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