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Cyclones, floods and wildfires among 2025’s costliest climate-related disasters 29/12/2025
Cyclones, floods and wildfires among 2025’s costliest climate-related disasters Cyclones and floods in south-east Asia this autumn killed more than 1,750 people and caused more than $25bn (£19bn) in damage, while the death toll from California wildfires topped 400 people, with $60bn in damage, according to research on the costliest climate-related disasters of the year. ...more
Staying at home could leave you exposed to indoor air pollution, study reveals 29/12/2025
Staying at home could leave you exposed to indoor air pollution, study reveals Secondhand tobacco smoke and routine tasks such as operating the stove shown to be biggest emitters of indoor pollution in UK homes. ...more
Sustainable aviation fuel take-up in UK unlikely to hit 2025 target, data suggests 29/12/2025
Sustainable aviation fuel take-up in UK unlikely to hit 2025 target, data suggests Provisional figures in government mandate’s first year show 20% shortfall in levels of SAF supplied for UK flights. ...more
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps? 29/12/2025
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps? With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more. ...more
Abu Dhabi launches indoor air monitoring system to track pollution in buildings 26/12/2025
Abu Dhabi launches indoor air monitoring system to track pollution in buildings The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) has launched a new Indoor Air Quality Observatory, known as HawAQM, to closely monitor air quality inside buildings across the emirate. The initiative is a key project under ADPHC’s public health strategy and aims to improve living, learning and working conditions for residents. ...more
EU broadens industry compensation for emissions regulation costs 26/12/2025
EU broadens industry compensation for emissions regulation costs The European Commission will allow more energy-intensive industries to receive compensation to offset the costs of meeting EU emissions rules, it said on Tuesday, as it seeks to prevent companies from relocating operations outside the bloc. ...more
UK electric car charger rollout slows amid worries over EV switch 26/12/2025
UK electric car charger rollout slows amid worries over EV switch Smallest number of new chargers since 2022 as carmakers persuade government to weaken EV sales targets. ...more
Indonesia plans to fine palm oil growers, miners $8.5 billion for forest encroachment 26/12/2025
Indonesia plans to fine palm oil growers, miners $8.5 billion for forest encroachment Indonesia has identified potential fines amounting to $8.5 billion that the government could collect in 2026 from palm oil companies and miners operating illegally in forest areas, the country's attorney general said on Wednesday. ...more
Meet the scientists saving the chocolate industry from climate change 26/12/2025
Meet the scientists saving the chocolate industry from climate change Chocolate is facing a “climate barometer” as extreme weather conditions threaten the future of global cocoa crops. ...more
Here’s the Bad Climate News You Missed This Year 24/12/2025
Here’s the Bad Climate News You Missed This Year It might have seemed in 2025 that every piece of bad news for the global climate and energy transition had some sort of connection to President Donald Trump. If only it were so simple. ...more
 
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