Climate change

Young people across the UK have a lot of big worries on their plates

5 of the biggest concerns for children in 2025
Teens may have a lot on their plates in the future - and they know it 😟

Water dripping out of a kitchen tap. PIC: John Stillwell/PA Wire

Dry spell means the public will once again have to make sacrifices

New documentary explains how old Christmas trees are helping to protect the coast

Sand, Sea, Xmas Trees: How old festive saplings guard against floods

Studies suggest hedgehog numbers have declined by up to 75 per cent in some rural areas since 2000.

Fresh hope for much-loved but threatened creature

Drax has announced a 20-year agreement with Power Minerals Limited (PML) for a new factory to process millions of tonnes of legacy ash.

Greenhouse gas removals review could boost Drax carbon capture plans

Houses in the middle of a flooded area after Storm Laurence passed through El Palmar de Troya in southern Spain, before Martinho swept in.

Large areas of holiday hotspot on alert as rainstorms cause flooding

(Photo: Pexels)

6 of the best eco-friendly banks for sustainable spending in the UK

Inspiring young people to connect with nature and building greener schools are both on the government agenda

Three things the Government is doing to make schools 'greener'

A combine harvester harvesting a field of corn in the evening sunshine. PIC: PA

Climate change is increasing the risk to Britain’s food security - YP Letters

More than 1,600 claims were made on home insurance policies over the 5 years

Brits have claimed £31m for flood damages between 2020 and 2024

Traffic on the motorway. PIC: Ben Whitley/PA Wire

Some might find wind turbines ugly but so are motorways - Yorkshire Post Letters

Drax Power Station is 50 today and on track for a happy new golden era of green energy

Ad Feature DRAX AT 50: Happy New era as power station celebrates golden milestone

Alan Titchmarsh, gardener, broadcaster, TV presenter and patron of Horticap

Alan Titchmarsh 'thrilled' after getting CBE in New Year Honours list

(Photos: Getty Images/Pexels)

The rules, fuels and regulations around wood burners for 2025

A person holds a hard copy of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill proposed by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Assisted dying debate showed why we need more free votes - YP Letters

A flood warden pushing a boat in floodwater in Hereford, Herefordshire, after Storm Darragh hit the UK. PIC: Jacob King/PA Wire

'Serious risk' posed to UK food security by worsening climate change

A sheep scheme is required in NI. (Picture: Cliff Donaldson)

Hill farmers face 'outsized' hit to livelihoods with scheme delays

Engineers checking out the biomass domes

Ad Feature DRAX AT 50: Celebrating energy, jobs and decarbonisation in new film

Katie White MP.

Meet the Leeds North West MP, climate campaigner Katie White

Drax Power Station is going BECCS to the future to transform its energy production with Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage to produce secure renewable power.

Ad Feature 'BECCS to the future' as Drax leads the way

NG Bailey

NG Bailey net zero target validated by leading environmental body
NG Bailey has become one of the first construction and engineering companies in the UK to have its long-term target to achieve net zero emissions by 2045, approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI).
Eleanor Burgin

Research of 2,000 adults revealed Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign from 1837 to 1901 and the Tudor period were other areas of interest

History buff Brits consider WWII to be the most interesting period

Grace Hills, 36, transformed her street from a 'neglected patch of urban land' into a colourful wildflowers.

I filled my street with wildflowers to attract bees

Yorkshire’s white rose proudly projected onto one of the county's iconic landmarks - a cooling tower at Drax power station.

Ad Feature Drax powering Yorkshire Day spirit of true grit and innovation

Pupils from Ffynnon Taf Primary School celebrate their new heating system (Photo: Kensa/Supplied)

Ground-breaking new 'green' heating system warming up UK school

DRAX DEVOTION: Development engineer Jenny Twentyman has a picture of the Drax cooling towers on her bedroom wall.

Ad Feature DRAX DEVOTION: Green energy pin-up is cooler than Taylor Swift

A pile of dead batteries. Photo: Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images

Recycling expert explains what to do with your dead batteries

The Yorkshire Post Climate Change Summit is returning to the Royal Armouries

Yorkshire Post Climate Change Summit is returning to Leeds

TOWERING PRESENCE: The sun sets at Drax Power Station, near Selby, as it celebrates 50 years of powering up Yorkshire

Ad Feature DRAX POWER STATION AT 50: From titan of coal to greenest beacon

AI predictions show what impact climate change could have on major British cities. Photos via NightCafe

11 photos show how major cities could be transformed by climate change

What Britain will look like in the Year 3,000 according to AI. Photo by NightCafe

What your city will look like in Year 3000 - according to AI

Sky Election Special, Grimsby: How Starmer and Sunak can turbocharge the Humber
Today, the Humber is the epicentre of UK politics. Politicians and activists from across the country are travelling to Grimsby for Sky’s Election Special and millions more of us will be tuning in on TV to watch Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer outline their ambitions for running Government.
Richard Gwilliam

A 'game-changing' festival for young people has launched.

'Game-changing' sustainability festival launches for young people across Yorkshi...

Aimee Ambrose is Professor of energy policy at Sheffield Hallam University.

Climate change means we can’t continue with consumerist culture - Aimee Ambrose

The railway line between Knottingley and Pontefract Monkhill was shut for seven weeks after a section of embankment collapsed in March.
Image: Network Rail

Call for extra funding to prevent railway landslides in West Yorkshire

Gran Canaria.

Watch: Booking a holiday? Tourism tax and airport delays explained

Hiker points to a giant sinkhole estimated to be around 20m deep

Hiker films 20-metre deep sinkhole as it suddenly appears in field

Professor Leigh Hoath, Deputy Dean of the School of Education at Leeds Trinity University, and Heena Dave, Senior Curriculum Designer at the Teacher Development Trust.

'The greatest challenge is taking the brave step to slow things down'

Dr James Weber.

'Trees can help tackle climate change, but we shouldn't rely on them'

Donald Trump has been ordered to pay E Jean Carroll $83.3m in damages

Trust in governments across the world is at a low ebb - Andy Brown

The four 2024 predictions of French astrologer Nostradamus explained - including a new Pope and a new king. Composite image by NationalWorld/Kim Mogg.

The four 2024 predictions of French astrologer Nostradamus explained

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (C), President of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference, stands with other leaders, including Simon Stiell (L), Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Antonio Guterres (2L), Secretary-General of the United Nations, King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (2R), and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) during a family photo of heads of state during day one of the high-level segment of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 01, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

COP28: 'Self-interest' challenges facing climate negotiators

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

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