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Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050

Exclusive: PM, who is facing pressure over whether to approve North Sea oil and gasfields, makes strongest comments yet on issue

Thu 17 Sep 2026 13.00 BST

The UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050, Andy Burnham has argued in his strongest comments yet on the issue, saying it is no longer possible for Britons to believe they are not already affected by a changing climate.

Writing for the Guardian about new plans for a mass of community-led local green energy projects, the prime minister said the UK must “believe in itself”, and set out his determination to reach net zero targets, which have been rejected by the Conservatives and Reform UK.

The tone marks a contrast to the summer, when Burnham faced criticism for a seemingly muted response to the heatwaves, droughts and wildfires that affected the UK, with his main initiative being a ban on portable barbecues.

“I am determined that we meet the commitment on which Labour was elected and reach net zero by 2050,” Burnham said. “I want Britain to believe in itself again.”

Saying he wanted to connect local communities to green power projects – to reach net zero targets and make energy more affordable – Burnham said: “I am acutely aware that our changing climate is a major concern for many Britons, not least because we have just emerged from our hottest summer on record.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... ro-by-2050

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Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions

Mon 28 Sep 2026 16.56 BST

The Trump administration on Monday announced it was slashing clean car rules that had been aimed at reducing planet-heating emissions and boosting electric vehicles.

The move, which was criticized by environmentalists, relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks for model years 2022 through 2031.

The new rule, announced by the Department of Transportation, reverses a push by the Biden administration to accelerate the transition to EVs. Transportation is the largest source of climate emissions in the United States, accounting for about 28% of total US greenhouse gas emissions according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... -car-rules

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Yet another report for the denialists to ignore:

‘Starkest Warning Yet’ on How Climate Emergency Is Causing ‘Profound Changes’ for Oceans
By Julia Conley
September 30, 2026

Introduction:

(Common Dreams) The 10th annual Copernicus Ocean State Report, released Wednesday by a team of more than 100 international scientists, provided the latest reminder that, as one United Nations official said, “the ocean is one of the clearest indicators of the profound shifts” that the climate crisis is causing.

Data gathered by Mercator Ocean International, the nonprofit that produced the report, revealed “an ocean warming at an alarming pace, with far-reaching consequences for marine life, coastlines, and communities worldwide,” said the group.

The study delivers ocean scientists’ “starkest warning yet of the profound changes sweeping across the ocean, as a likely unprecedented El Niño takes shape in the Pacific,” said Mercator, referring to the natural warming trend that is expected to be made more intense this year by planetary heating.

Drawing on four decades of data from satellites, buoys, sensors, and modeling, the scientists found that 2024 was marked by record-breaking marine heatwaves as well as an unprecedented extreme low sea level event, causing levels in the Bothnian Bay between Sweden and Finland to plunge 60 inches, bringing ferries to a halt for 18 hours.

Heatwaves in the Mediterranean and Black seas lasted more than 30 days and raised water temperatures by more than 8.3°F (4.6°C) above average.

Read more here: https://www.commondreams.org/news/heating-oceans

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NASA GISS Land-Ocean Temperature Index August anomalies (relative to the 1951–1980 baseline), 2000–2026, ranked from warmest to coolest. Values are from the table at the URL you gave (units converted from 0.01 °C). Data run through August 2026.



Ranked list (°C anomaly):

2026 — 1.40
2024 — 1.30
2023 — 1.19
2025 — 1.18
2016 — 1.01
2019 — 0.95
2022 — 0.94
2017 — 0.87
2020 — 0.86
2014 — 0.83
2021 — 0.81
2015 — 0.80
2018 — 0.78
2011 — 0.74
2006 — 0.71
2013 — 0.70
2009 — 0.69
2010 — 0.67
2012 — 0.66
2003 — 0.64
2005 — 0.60
2007 — 0.60
2002 — 0.53
2001 — 0.48
2004 — 0.45
2008 — 0.45
2000 — 0.42

https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/tabl ... s+dSST.txt

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NASA GISS global Dec–August temperature anomaly (December of the previous year through August of the labeled year, 9-month mean, relative to 1951–1980), overall average for three periods within 2000–2026.



2020–2026: 1.07 °C
2010–2019: 0.80 °C
2000–2009: 0.58 °C

Same Dec–August series, each year ranked warmest to coolest (same style as the August chart):



Ranked Dec–August anomalies (°C): 2024 1.30, 2025 1.21, 2026 1.21, 2016 1.09, 2020 1.05, 2023 1.03, 2019 0.96, 2017 0.94, 2022 0.91, 2018 0.84, 2015 0.82, 2021 0.81, 2010 0.75, 2014 0.73, 2007 0.72, 2002 0.65, 2005 0.64, 2013 0.63, 2009 0.62, 2012 0.61, 2006 0.61, 2011 0.59, 2003 0.58, 2004 0.53, 2008 0.50, 2001 0.49, 2000 0.43.

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^ Any chance you could use imgbb, instead of Imgur (which is blocked from the UK)?

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