Victoria Seabrook

London

Climate Reporter at Sky News

Climate reporter @SkyNews, covering climate change, energy & environment. Former TV producer. Find me here https://t.co/Yc5FFhghho

Articles

Killer fungus forecast to spread to UK as climate changes

1 week ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

A killer fungus that infects millions of people a year in hotter climes may soon spread through Europe and into the UK as the world warms further, according to a new study on how climate change spreads disease. The aspergillus species - which can cause deadly human brain infections, spoil livestock and render crops unsafe to eat - is forecast to spread northwards from Africa and South America into Europe and Asia.
Government warned it is setting country up for 'disaster' unless it better prepares UK for heavy flooding and intense heat

2 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

A blistering new report has slated government efforts to protect Britons from climate change that is already flooding homes, farmland and railways, overheating hospitals and schools and fuelling wildfires. They warned progress in adapting to a hotter world has either been glacial, or moved in the wrong direction - amid fears of budget cuts in the upcoming spending review and spiralling problems in the water industry.
End the 'absolute scandal' of new homes built without solar panels, government urged

2 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

The government is being urged to end the "absolute scandal" of new homes being built without solar panels. Doing so would cut both household bills and greenhouse gases that cause climate change, the Local Government Association (LGA) said in a new report. Just four in 10 new homes in England come with solar power, according to separate figures from the industry body Solar Energy UK.
'Bring on the fight' over net zero, energy secretary Ed Miliband tells critics

2 weeks ago | mkfm.com | Victoria Seabrook

Amid growing attacks on its climate policies from the Trump administration, UK political parties and some businesses, the government this week reiterated its assertion that clean power will make Britain more secure.
'Bring on the fight' over net zero, energy secretary Ed Miliband tells critics

2 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

The government is up for the fight over net zero every hour, day and month of the year, the energy secretary Ed Miliband has said. Amid growing attacks on its climate policies from the Trump administration, UK political parties and some businesses, the government this week reiterated its assertion that clean power will make Britain more secure.
Europe and Starmer double down on clean power as America ups the ante

2 weeks ago | mkfm.com | Victoria Seabrook

Speaking at the government's summit on energy security, the prime minister doubled down on plans for clean energy, which he reaffirmed will boost, not harm, national security - in the face of attacks on net zero policies from the Trump administration and Reform UK. He said we are "living through a new era of global instability" - that hits locally.
Europe and Starmer double down on clean power as America ups the ante

2 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

Sir Keir Starmer was in his comfort zone on Thursday, waxing lyrical about one of his favourite "missions". Speaking at the government's summit on energy security, the prime minister doubled down on plans for clean energy, which he reaffirmed will boost, not harm, national security - in the face of attacks on net zero policies from the Trump administration and Reform UK. He said we are "living through a new era of global instability" - that hits locally.
Government to decide on 'postcode pricing' plan for electricity bills by summer

2 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

The government will decide by the summer on controversial proposals to charge some households more for their electricity than others, Sky News understands. The energy secretary Ed Miliband has been mulling over plans for "zonal pricing", which would see different regions of the country pay different rates, based on supply and demand levels in the local area. The idea is to attract industry to build in low-cost areas, and incentivise new electricity generation in regions where people need it most.
UK vision for clean energy to collide with Trump's fossil fuel frenzy

3 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

Two worlds will collide in London today as the UK and the US lobby other countries with very different visions for the future of energy security. Labour will tell ministers from 60 countries gathered for its Energy Security Summit that the transition from fossil fuels to clean power will make energy more secure because it's produced at home - as well as being a win for the climate. The stakes are high: just the small matter of stabilising the climate for years to come, as well as our energy bills.
Scientists create lab-grown chunks of chicken in 'breakthrough' that could pave way for larger cuts of meat

3 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Victoria Seabrook

A team of Japanese scientists have created chunks of lab-grown chicken - in a "breakthrough" experts say could pave the way for the creation of larger cuts of meat. In the quest to cultivate meat without the climate impact of farmed animals, scientists have so far only been able to grow tiny chunks of animal cells that have been used to recreate minced meat products like pork meatballs.