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45 Climate Policy Reversals in One Year

Last week our founder wrote on LinkedIn: I have been following climate politics for a long time. I do not think I have ever felt this upset. The response was overwhelming, and one question kept coming back: is the retreat really that widespread, or does it just feel that way?

So we verified it, decision by decision, source by source. The answer: 45 climate policy reversals in one year, across 15 jurisdictions and the global shipping regime. Every one is numbered, labelled and linked to its source in the full article. It is worse than it feels.

And the timing is the story. This was the summer the bill arrived: three heatwaves hit western Europe in three months, the June heatwave cut around 10 million tonnes, roughly 2 billion euros, from European grain forecasts, and one UK analysis counted 24 million lost working hours in a single week. Six of the 45 reversals landed during and right after that heatwave. 

These decisions were not made in ignorance of the costs. They were made in the middle of them.

As the climate crisis intensifies, 
media coverage declines 

As the climate crisis intensifies, news organizations are devoting less attention to it. According to the Media and Climate Change Observatory, global climate coverage during the first five months of 2026 was 35% lower than during the same period in 2025.

But it is not only the declining volume of coverage that is concerning. The quality of climate reporting also matters. As the examples in our new article show, many news outlets fail to report the scientific evidence linking extreme weather to climate change, while others give unchallenged airtime to climate misinformation.

We have compiled recent data from France, Germany, Sweden, the UK, and the United States to show how this has played out during this summer's heatwaves, floods, and wildfires—and why it matters. 

Britain's alien invasion is here. Pass the salt.

Would you eat a grey squirrel? How about a muntjac deer pie, grilled parakeet, or a gin cocktail flavoured with pink Himalayan balsam flowers?

Before you decide we've finally lost the plot, hear us out: The more than 2,000 invasive alien species cost the UK almost £2 billion a year, threaten native wildlife, and are becoming an even bigger challenge as the climate warms. Governments have spent decades trying to stop them, with limited success.

That's why We Don't Have Time's Nick Nuttall teamed up with fellow writers Roger Morgan-Grenville and Alister Doyle to come up with a modest proposal: If you can't beat them... perhaps eat them.

Equal parts conservation, curiosity and culinary adventure, the highly original book project Dining with Aliens serves up the science, the stories and the recipes—with a healthy side of British humour.

 Some highlights from last week:

• ✏️ For member states of ASEAN, energy security is a team sport

• ✏️ Cities are outpacing national governments as innovation labs

• ✏️ Mandatory physical wellness time – a win for everybody