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- Donald Trump is the accidental hero of a real-life feelgood climate tale even as a creeping horror story plays alongside | Clear Air 2 July 2026Despite a deadly heatwave sweeping through Europe, the US president’s ineptness has created reason for optimism on the climate crisisSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereTwo real-life climate-themed movies are playing in parallel across the globe. They are about the world today, but they are also a snapshot […]Adam Morton
- Loch Ness hydropower project will damage shoreline and ancient woodland | Letter 1 July 2026Neil Mackenzie on the environmental impact of the Loch Kemp projectYour article (First major hydropower projects in Great Britain in 40 years given go-ahead, 26 June) describes the proposal to build three pumped storage schemes in the Scottish Highlands. But it does not mention the huge environmental cost.One scheme, the Loch Kemp project, will draw […]Guardian Staff
- ScottishPower owes me £1,000 in solar panel payments 1 July 2026For months I’ve been trying to receive my FIT payment, which should be more than £1,000I moved into my new house 14 months ago, and soon afterwards applied to ScottishPower, with whom the solar panels are registered for a feed-in tariff (Fit), for transfer of ownership of the panels and the tariff.After many emails back […]Anna Tims
- Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling 30 June 2026Critics debunk economic claims as research finds Rosebank development would produce estimated 250m tonnes of CO2UK politics live – latest updatesScores of Labour MPs have urged the prospective prime minister Andy Burnham to rule out the “tin-eared” and “deluded” development of the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea, which new research indicates would produce as […]Fiona Harvey Environment editor
- China is a clear winner from Trump’s war in Middle East, report concludes 30 June 2026Beijing, whose stockpiles and renewables industry allowed it to withstand energy shock, is now gaining from global solar and EV pushChina has emerged as the sole winner in Asia from the strait of Hormuz crisis, according to a report published on Tuesday.The report by the geopolitical consulting firm Asia Group concluded that China had weathered […]Amy Hawkins in Beijing