New polling from More in Common for the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) conducted in the days running up to the local elections found that on net-zero, two-thirds (68 per cent) of voters said they thought the UK should at least try or be doing everything we can to hit its 2050 target with just under a fifth (19 per cent) saying the country should not be trying.

The UK will need 5GW of new offshore wind every year if it is to meet the Government’s clean power goals, according to a new report published today by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK).

Under an ambitious scenario, EU electricity system annual operating costs could fall by €55bn (or 49 per cent) from 2025 to 2030, but even under current trends operating costs would still decline by €33bn (or 29 per cent).

Extreme heat, the spread of climate-sensitive diseases like malaria and cholera, and disruptions to hospitals and other healthcare could drive close to $21tr in economic losses.

Individual environmental laws, such as those related to the climate or nature conservation, are not sufficient on their own to resolve environmental crises.

New analysis by ECIU indicates that UK food prices are on track to be 50 per cent higher by November 2026 compared to levels at the start of the ‘cost-of-living crisis’ in mid-2021.

Meatly has announced that it has raised £10.4m in funding to build Europe’s largest cultivated meat facility.

A new international coalition on carbon pricing has been created.

The two millionth EV has been registered with a 59.1 per cent jump year on year during a low-volume month.

Octopus Energy Generation has invested €584m in wind farms in France, Germany and Poland, marking a major Europe-wide push into the wind energy market, acquiring 321MW onshore wind farms across 17 sites.

A design of heating system could help the uptake of heat pumps in the UK.

Sales of residential heat pumps went up 25 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 in France, Germany and Poland on average. This includes the period after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on 2 March, pushing up gas and oil prices.