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@eciu.net@eciu.net"Hotter summers dried out England so badly that it's starting autumn in deficit. More the climate heats up, more often households and businesses will be living under bans like these, and getting emissions to net zero is only way to stop this from happening by bringing our climate back into balance."
@eciu.netYorkshire area enters drought, English reservoir levels fall again 📍 joins 10 others already with drought status 📍 English reservoir storage continues to ⬇️ at most reservoirs or reservoir groups, with storage at 21% below average for the time of year
@eciu.netInside the deadlock at the world's top climate science body
After nearly 3 years of debate, members of the world’s leading authority on climate change still can’t agree on a timeline to publish its next review of the latest science on the warming planet
www.reuters.com/sustainabil...
@eciu.netWorld's largest penguin colony hit by 'alarming' decline in numbers
Almost 2/3 of the population of chinstrap penguins have disappeared from a remote volcanic island near Antarctica, aerial surveys suggest.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articl...
@eciu.netCOP31: 8️⃣ weeks to go - what do you need to know?
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@eciu.netJuly 2026 was worst on record for wildfires in England, data shows
Provisional government data reveals 1,354 wildfires have been recorded so far this year, with 624 of these in July alone, making 2026 the second worst year on record
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/...
@eciu.net@eciu.netUK's summer drought knocks over 3M tonnes off UK and Europe’s potato crop Cost farmers = over €800M as Europe faces record low potato harvest 2026 extreme heat and dry weather clear link to climate change, heatwave temps ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years ago, acc @WWAttribution
@eciu.netUK households left thousands of pounds worse off due to cost-of-living crisis, study finds
Had inflation been at normal levels over this period, the average household would be £2,900 better off than they currently are
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/pol...
@eciu.netThousands of crescent-shaped dams bringing Winter Hill back to life
Around 4,000 dams have been created across an area equivalent to approximately 550 football pitches within United Utilities' Rivington catchment area
www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/266123...
@eciu.netUK not prepared for food shortages, experts warn
Climate change, cyber-attacks, geopolitical shifts, and energy shocks could put Britain’s food supply at great risk
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-heal...
@eciu.netAustralia top court rules against coal mine expansion, citing climate harm
Campaigners say ruling sets a ‘binding national precedent’ requiring climate damage be weighed when fossil fuel projects are considered
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1...
@eciu.netSolar power helps Amazon communities ditch diesel and prepare for El Niño drought
In June, Nova Sociedade installed solar panels to power water pumps that fill storage tanks and provide clean water to all 36 families in the village
apnews.com/article/bra...
@eciu.netSouth Korea unveils $747 billion energy transition plan through 2035
Government targets 100 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030
Electric and hydrogen vehicles to exceed 70% of new vehicle sales by 2035 under plan
www.reuters.com/business/en...
@eciu.net@eciu.netRight now, around 75% of UK scrap steel is exported overseas rather than recycled into new British steel using net zero electric arc furnaces, as other steel-producing countries are doing
@eciu.netUK taxpayers now have a growing stake in Britain's steel industry New ECIU analysis suggests question is no longer whether steel matters, but whether Britain captures more value from it
@eciu.netChancellor plans major intervention to help poorer UK households with rising energy bills
A so-called “social tariff” would force energy companies to charge poorer households less for each unit of electricity they consume
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/...
@eciu.netGovernments should target cost-of-living support to poorer households – IMF
Prices have risen sharply over the past five years and the global economy is becoming more exposed to geopolitical tensions, climate change and other supply shocks, the IMF said
www.itv.com/news/2026-1...