Climate change

York city centre

How York plans to battle the six signs of climate change in the coming years

The glass protecting the Rokeby Venus was shattered with safety hammers, the group claimed (Just Stop Oil/Supplied)

Just Stop Oil activists smash glass protecting Rokeby Venus

People take part during a protest in central London after the controversial Equinor Rosebank North Sea oil field was given the go-ahead. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

Tackling the climate crisis shouldn't fuel poverty - Olivia Blake

Lego has ditched plans to make bricks out of recycled bottles (BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Lego scraps plans to make bricks out of recycled plastic bottles

James Cleverly is the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affair. PIC: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images

We need permanent African representation on UN Security Council - James Cleverly

Ad Feature Climate change: Should you worry if you’re buying a home?

'Our farmers are amazing, hardworking and essential. Environmentalists need to learn to communicate with them more constructively.' PIC: Tony Johnson

We don't need a culture war between farmers and environmentalists - YP Letters

Met Office warns 40C summers & extreme heat to become more common

A firefighting helicopter flies over a beach during a forest fire on the island of Rhodes, Greece, Saturday, July 22, 2023. PIC: Argyris Mantikos/Eurokinissi via AP

Rhodes wildfires are a reminder of dangers of climate change - The YP says

How you can make small changes to have a big impact on the planet

Mike Briffett shares his expert insight

SMEs need Government support in race to reach net zero: Mike Briffett

A delegation including local politicians visit the fusion site in Rotherham

Rotherham 'leading the world' in fusion technology development

100 cows deployed to reserve 50,000 acres of land

Rare penguin chick hatched at Edinburgh Zoo

Watch as rare penguin chick hatches at Edinburgh Zoo

Sir David Attenborough says nature in the British Isles can be as dramatic and spectacular as anything else he’s seen across the world

David Attenborough - how to watch documentaries for free

King Charles III

King Charles rebuffs Heathrow Airport offer

'Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is facing a huge backlash at his plans to include five million more people in the capital’s ULEZ (ultra low emissions zone) from August'. PIC: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

Should we be punishing motorists with clean air zone fines? - Jayne Dowle

Scientists fear UK outbreak after British woman infected with virus following trip to France

Scientists fear Dengue fever outbreak after British woman infected

Site visit to an almost complete retrofitted terrace home

Column: Climate change starts at home - John Kerr, Zero Carbon Harrogate

When is International Women’s Day 2023?

King Charles and The Queen Consort’s announce first State visit of their reign

King Charles and Queen Consort announce first State visit
King Charles and The Queen Consort will undertake their first State visit of their reign at the end of the month - here’s their full schedule

Grandson of original Mr Cadbury to open luxury chocolate shops in UK

A wildfire on Saddleworth Moor in West Yorkshire in 2019. Firefighters who tackled the large moorland blaze said the fire was highly unusual for February and a product of days of dry weather. PIC: Joseph Bridgstock /PA Wire

Rise in UK average temprature evidence of climate emergency - The YP says

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during the Cop27 summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Picture date: Monday November 7, 2022.

Yorkshire can lead the way in green industrial revolution: Asif Husain-Naviatti

Met Office says 2022 will be UK’s warmest year on record

An Otley Science Festival fair.

'Geology is like a super power - it does everything'

Asian hornet alert as insects spotted in UK

Yorkshire Dales National Park. PIC: Tony Johnson

How rural communities could lead on the net zero agenda - The YP says

Most Brits are still committed to tackling the climate crisis despite cost of li...

Will Smith and Peter Kirby set up Tred.

'Green fintech' Tred smashes £600,000 crowdfunding target in just ten minutes

The Ukraine flag. Picture: David Parry/PA Wire.

Ukraine crisis shows UK must be self-sufficient in food production - YP Letters

Extreme weather leading to flooding is likely to become more prevalent in the UK.

'Bleakest assessment yet' on growing climate change risks, says Met Office
A major new report into climate change “paints the bleakest assessment yet for the impacts of climate change risks on society, human health, agriculture, ecosystems and wildlife”, the Met Office has warned.

A murmuration of starlings over RSPB Fairburn Ings at sunset last month. (Picture: Simon Hulme).

Behind the scenes at Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve as birds go in search of food ...

The Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell is the Archbishop of York.

Let’s celebrate goodness this Christmas – Archbishop of York

Environment Secretary George Eustice.

Climate change could increase global demand for UK food, George Eustice suggests

East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) is inviting residents to provide their views on climate change through an interactive online questionnaire.East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) is inviting residents to provide their views on climate change through an interactive online questionnaire.

East Riding residents asked to share their opinions on climate change via counci...

Have your say on East Riding Climate Change

Ad Feature Have your say on East Riding climate change

Planes lined up at Leeds Bradford Airport. Picture: James Hardisty

Councils urged to include aviation and shipping emissions in net zero target

Dr Gerry Murphy, chairman of Burberry, said: “Climate change is not just a future environmental risk, it’s a socioeconomic crisis that is impacting millions around the world today."

Burberry aims to fight global warming by supporting farming communities

Alan Bastey, customer relationship director and electric vehicle (EV) specialist at Zenith.

Zenith becomes a carbon neutral business

A passer-by looks at the flooding in York in January 2021. Picture: Simon Hulme

Climate change poses 'critical risk' to riverside heritage in York, report warns

Nearly one in three tree species are at risk of extinction, a report has warned.

Nearly one third of world’s tree species at risk of extinction, report warns

Are public attitudes over climate change shifting as wild fires ravage Greece and parts of Europe?

Climate change; why the case for green taxes has still to be won – Bill Carmicha...

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states there must be “deep” and immediate reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to stabilise rising temperatures and avert the most dangerous consequences of climate change.

New climate change report is 'code red for humanity'

Top 50 hacks brits are using to be more green

Dorothy Fairburn says many challenges lie ahead for farmers in the next few years.

Farmers sick of being made into scapegoats for climate change: Dorothy Fairburn

Top 5 ways children would solve climate change

County Council leader Carl Les, who recently helped launch the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission. Pic: Gary Longbottom

Why 20 North Yorkshire schools will get new windows and energy improvements

Will Smith and Peter Kirby have set up Tred.

How fintech can play a bigger role in tackling climate change

Flooding in East Cowick near Snaith in 2020 Picture: James Hardisty

Environment Agency hits target of protecting 300,000 homes from flooding across ...

File photo of solar panels in floodwater in East Cowick,Yorkshire. Photo: PA

New commission aims to prepare Yorkshire for climate change impacts

The brown argus. Image: Dr Martin Partridge

Charting butterfly's path as it crosses Yorkshire at a rate of two miles a year

How the new terminal at Leeds Bradford Airport could look

New terminal at Leeds Bradford Airport approved in principle by councillors

Malton's flood defences held last week - but what about other areas?

Decades of neglect to blame for Yorkshire’s floods misery: Paul Andrews

A soldier from The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland in Mytholmroyd assisting with flood defences, in the Upper Calder Valley in West Yorkshire ahead of Storm Dennis last February. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire.

Yorkshire flood warnings prompt calls for action before anymore devastation

Ilkley-born gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh. Photo: Danny Lawson/ PA

Celebrity gardeners on climate change, Brexit and challenges for growing in 2021

Otley town poet Matthew Hedley Stoppard with his new collection.

How morris dancing poet journeyed through folk traditions for new collection

Climate change protestors in Sheffield earlier this year.

Pressing need to act before irreversible climate change damage is done - The Yor...

Bradford Science Festival is due to take place next week. Photo: Science Museum Group

The human and environmental consequences of electronic waste

Members of Extinction Rebellion have been staging a number of protests.

Climate change; open your eyes to reality Bernard Ingham – Yorkshire Post Letter...