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Climate 100

The Independent Climate 100 List 2025

<p>The Climate 100 List recognises leading advocates for environmental change</p>

Latest Climate News

<p>Baroness Theresa May speaking in the House of Lords (Parliament TV/PA)</p>
UK Politics

May warns Badenoch’s plan to axe Climate Act ‘catastrophic mistake’

UK Politics

May warns Badenoch’s plan to axe Climate Act ‘catastrophic mistake’

<p>Baroness Theresa May speaking in the House of Lords (Parliament TV/PA)</p>
<p>A man cleans solar panels covered by snow near Burgos, Spain, on 9 January, 2010</p>
Tech

Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time

<p>Dinah, 27, who lives with her brother and five children, has described how the food crisis in Turkana has devastated her family</p>
Africa

One third of children in parts of Kenya suffering severe lack of food

Home News

Warning issued as tropical disease-carrying mosquitoes found in UK

<p>Teresiah and Francis told <em>The Independent</em> that as climate change has disrupted weather patterns, they have experienced respiratory and joint problems after spending all day outside picking tea</p>
Climate

Tea farmers struggle to pay bills as climate crisis impacts crop sizes

<p>Teresiah and Francis told <em>The Independent</em> that as climate change has disrupted weather patterns, they have experienced respiratory and joint problems after spending all day outside picking tea</p>
Climate

Tea farmers struggle to pay bills as climate crisis impacts crop sizes

<p>Jane Goodall was the subject of dozens of films and documentaries</p>
Home News

Much-loved primatologist Jane Goodall dies aged 91

<p>A sinkhole spanning more than 200 feet is seen in a road in La Jolla, California in 2007. Sinkholes affect states across the U.S. Now, researchers say they may have a better way to detect problem areas</p>
Science

Scientists uncover tool that could detect geological events beforehand

DocumentarySam Kiley

Washed Away: A city under siege and a country in climate chaos

<p>Children play with water fountains in Leicester Square during a heatwave in the UK</p>
News

World’s biggest cities face alarming rise in heatwaves

<p>A damaged car lies amid debris after Typhoon Bualoi swept through Thanh Hoa, Vietnam</p>
News

Typhoon Bualoi death toll rises to 19 as rescuers search for fishermen

<p>Birds look for food at the Seaton Meadows landfill site in Hartlepool as workers clear the rubbish</p>
News

Toxic waste could be next clean energy breakthrough, scientists say

<p>Fishermen secure their fishing boats in Albay province, Philippines, ahead of Bualoi's landfall in the Bicol region on 25 September 2025</p>
News

Eight people killed and 17 missing as Typhoon Bualoi batters Vietnam

News

Rescuers wade through mud in Taiwan after Ragasa

<p>A man holds his dog while walking through a flooded street during the passage of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Macau on 24 September 2025</p>
China

Typhoon Ragasa weakens in Vietnam after leaving trail of destruction

<p>Motorists drive along a flooded road following Typhoon Ragasa, in Pampanga province, Philippines</p>
News

Aid cuts leave the Philippines exposed to cyclones like Typhoon Ragasa

News

Typhoon Ragasa kills at least 17 in Taiwan

Climate Spotlight

News

Healthy environment ruled a human right by world’s top court

Countries could be held legally liable for failure to act on climate change

<p>Activists protest outside the International Court of Justice, left, in The Hague </p>

Climate Videos

Climate

Watch Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson’s keynote Climate 100 speech

Climate

Sam Kiley: Global South is paying for climate change they didn’t cause

Climate

Geordie Greig and Greg Jackson unpack Octopus Energy’s success

News

Climate activists spill 1,000 litres of fake blood over oil rig

IndyBest

<p>Ingredients, scent and how long the bars last were all considered by our testers </p>
Hair

Best shampoo bars 2025, tried and tested on all hair types

<p>Each was tested over a cycle and these were the ones that made our period most comfortable</p>
Beauty

Best reusable sanitary pads 2025, tried and tested

<p>I tested these bottles in my car, at the gym, on trains and planes, and when dashing between meetings</p>
Sports Equipment & Accessories

Best reusable water bottles 2025, tried and tested

<p>We considered the look, feel and cost of these period pants, as well as how they washed, dried and fitted into our life</p>
Fashion & Beauty

Best period pants for 2025, tried and tested

<p>Be kind to your skin and the planet </p>
Beauty

9 best environmentally-friendly razors for a clean shave

<p>These are the brands every sneakerhead should get to know </p>
Women's Shoes

12 best vegan trainers to add to your rotation

<p>We tested the latest eco-friendly formulas for a minimum of five days</p>
Sun Care & Tanning

13 reef-safe sunscreens that are kind on skin and the planet

<p>Recycling single-use cups isn’t straightforward, which is where reusable options come in </p>
Coffee

Best travel mugs and reusable coffee cups 2025

More News

<p>A pedestrian crosses the flooded San Ma Lo commercial area during the passage of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Macau</p>
Southeast Asia

In pictures: Ragasa nears China after wreaking havoc in Philippines

Southeast Asia

In pictures: Ragasa nears China after wreaking havoc in Philippines

<p>A pedestrian crosses the flooded San Ma Lo commercial area during the passage of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Macau</p>
<p>People cross a waterlogged street after heavy rain in Kolkata, India, on 23 September 2025</p>
India

10 dead after Kolkata receives heaviest rainfall in nearly 40 years

<p>ASIA-TIFÓN</p>
News

Typhoon Ragasa mapped: Strongest storm of 2025 nears China landfall

<p>Hundreds of students at the University of the Philippines walk out of their classes and protest against corruption in government projects in Manila</p>
Southeast Asia

Philippines erupts in protest over £7bn corruption scandal

<p>Representational</p>
News

Plastic nanoparticles found inside edible vegetables for first time

<p>Representational</p>
News

Plastic nanoparticles found inside edible vegetables for first time

<p>A rare fragment of a Dodo femur bone is displayed at Christie's auction house in London on 27 March 2013 </p>
News

Scientists declare ‘pivotal step’ in bringing back extinct dodo

<p>A raging Guadalupe river leaves fallen trees and debris in its wake in Kerrville, Texas, US</p>
News

River flows becoming increasingly erratic across the world

<p>Partially submerged houses in Haqu Wala village of Kasur district, Pakistan </p>
News

Pakistan floods force mass evacuations as Sikh holy shrine inundated

<p>A person swims near a whale shark off the coast of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean</p>
News

Nearly 80% of whale sharks in tourism hotspot have human-caused scars

<p>Residents try to extinguish a blaze in Omodos village, Cyprus</p>
News

Europe experienced its worst wildfire season on record this year

<p>A family walk toward a rescue boat arriving to evacuate them from a flooded area in Dhoop Sarhi village in Kasur district, Pakistan</p>
News

India warns Pakistan to expect flooding after opening major dams

<p>File image: </p>
News

Scientists hail breakthrough in holy grail of renewable energy

<p>Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in U.S. history. Now, employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency warn progress its made since the storm is being reversed under the Trump administration</p>
News

FEMA staff warn Trump officials’ actions risk a Katrina-level disaster

<p>A family walk toward a rescue boat arriving to evacuate them from a flooded area in Dhoop Sarhi village in Kasur district, Pakistan</p>
News

India warns Pakistan to expect flooding after opening major dams

<p>File image: </p>
News

Scientists hail breakthrough in holy grail of renewable energy

<p>Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in U.S. history. Now, employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency warn progress its made since the storm is being reversed under the Trump administration</p>
News

FEMA staff warn Trump officials’ actions risk a Katrina-level disaster

<p>A general view of an island in the Torres Strait on 26 March 2021 in Torres Strait, Australia</p>
Australasia

Australia’s Indigenous elders lose landmark environment case

<p>A sheriff's deputy pauses while combing through debris on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas after floods ravaged the area</p>
News

How climate change is making floods more dangerous across country

<p>Camp Mystic leader was alerted to severe flooding an hour before the camp was ravaged by floodwaters from the Guadalupe River on July 4, reports state </p>
LiveAmericas

Texas floods: 133 dead as heavy rain batters the Hill Country

<p>A man rides a motorcycle in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 31 May 2021</p>
News

Vietnam to ban petrol and diesel motorcycles from Hanoi

<p>Path of Typhoon Nari</p>
News

Typhoon Nari lashes northern Japan with strong winds and heavy rain

<p>Reductions in air pollution – particularly in east Asia – are a key reason for the acceleration of global warming</p>
News

Why cleaner air is actually accelerating global warming

European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake (PA)
News

No limit to ChatGPT searches ‘remarkable’ given environmental impact – Tim Peake

<p>Children cool themselves off in a public fountain in Seoul, South Korea</p>
News

South Korea mandates breaks for outdoor workers in deadly heat

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