Climate Breakdown

Heads of Environment Agency, Natural England, Forestry Commission call for greater government investment in green measures to reboot the economy.

Government failing to address climate crisis but action could be boosted by green recovery from economic shock of coronavirus.

Coronavirus crisis foreshadows destabilisation of climate and nature crises says influential IPPR think tank.

Virtual mass lobby of MPs demands accelerated action to cut emissions, invest in green jobs, restore nature and protect vulnerable people.

'Striking' 79 percent of Citizen Assembly members agree government action for economy recover must be designed to achieve net zero carbon emissions.

Teen activist Greta Thunberg criticises major industries for appropriating terms like 'sustainable', 'net-zero' and 'environmentally friendly'.

Conservationists say nature-focused schemes can deliver returns several times the original investment in economic, environmental and social benefits.

50 leading charities - including WWF, Oxfam and the Women's Institute - sign letter to Boris Johnson advocating a 'green and just' recovery from Covid-19.

Boris Johnson promised 30m trees planted by 2025 during high stakes general election - but his government is already failing to deliver.

Ed Miliband, the shadow business secretary, said green recovery would support jobs and economic recovery.

'These figures really show what's on offer to the people of this country if we back a green recovery'

Researchers said this may partly reflect global climate change.

'Now is the time to plan an orderly wind-down of fossil fuel assets and manage the impact on the global economy.'

England has seen its driest May on record and Wales its second driest in records stretching back to 1862.

Most changes were increases, caused by factors such as warmer, wetter conditions and more CO2 in the atmosphere fertilising plant growth.