Roundup of climate and environmental news to May 31, 2026

Here’s the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss in B.C. and around the world, from the steps leaders are taking to address the problems, to all the up-to-date science.

Roundup of climate and environmental news to May 31, 2026. Here’s the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss in B.C. and around the world, from the steps leaders are taking to address the problems, to all the up-to-date science. A person protects from the sun under an umbrella in front of the Louvre museum in Paris as a record-breaking early heatwave scorches a swathe of western Europe on May 28, 2026. The UK and France have reported their hottest ever May days this week as a "heat dome" brought sizzling temperatures more typical of midsummer to western Europe. Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images Human activities like burning fossil fuels and farming livestock are the main drivers of climate change, according to the UN’s intergovernmental panel on climate change. This causes heat-trapping greenhouse gas le...