A fifth of Europe is now under drought warning

Farmers are expecting one of their worst harvests for years, with Spain and Southern France tipped to be under huge threat from the weather

Government backs clean heat projects with £91m

This includes a geothermal project in Cornwall, set to power 4,000 homes

British Gas offers money back if heat pumps aren’t up to scratch

The company has said that if heat pumps don’t heat homes as well as gas boilers, customers will be refunded

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What will El Niño mean for 2024?

There will be a new “chance of breaking temperature records,” the WMO says

Heat pump tech company bags €15M to expand to UK

It has developed a digital platform to connect heat pump producers with local networks

‘Curbing global warming can stop 80% of heat-related deaths’

If emissions don’t decrease, the number of deaths in the Middle East and North Africa could rise to 123 people per 100,000, a study claims

Spanish wildfires grow with climate change

Spain was responsible for 35% of all burned land from wildfires across Europe in 2022

‘UK’s reliance on gas is only set to grow’

Oil and gas production meets more than three quarters of Britain’s energy needs currently

‘Hydrogen boilers would allow more fossil fuels’

Some organisations have said that these boilers would facilitate the continued use of gas

‘Driest February in 30 years’

England is in desperate need of heavy rainfall for farming and drinking water supplies, a report suggests