Businesses, investors and regional politicians form Mission 2025 amid signs some countries easing back on tackling crisis
Industry faces ‘unprecedented structural pressures’ to provide cover across sectors
Environmentalists and sceptical locals threaten key element of US plans for green energy
Data highlight slow transition to clean energy despite big increase in renewables generation
President Biden wants to increase adoption, but his tariffs on Chinese imports could reduce competition and increase costs
A divisive case over climate change and shareholder rights winds down after shareholder agrees to drop effort
Cities take precautions as climate reaches ‘dangerous levels’ and drought hits water supplies
Analysis shows challenges the country faces in hitting clean energy targets
Environmentalists accuse Jakarta of prioritising mining of key commodity over nation’s biodiverse rainforests
But loggers and ‘carbon cowboys’ offer quicker returns to locals
The ‘climate bank for Asia-Pacific’ acknowledges need for a significant uplift in funding of green projects
Environmentalists question joint decision to promote hydrogen and ammonia as emission reduction tools
Fast-growing heavy industry fears big hit from Brussels’ plans to put levies on emission-intensive imports
Energy Institute report highlights the world’s insatiable demand for energy and the need to speed up the pace of decarbonisation
Local authority should have considered climate impacts of burning oil, says landmark judgment
The prize is huge if we can agree on standards and get this right
Vienna contests move by climate minister Leonore Gewessler to back environmental protection bill
Unprecedented parliamentary summons for bank executives reflects growing political heat around fossil fuels
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Party ‘looking very closely’ at options after Brexit leaves UK industries vulnerable to dumping
Four leading finance professors discuss best practice, successful innovations, and important concepts and themes
Paris event organisers pledge to halve greenhouse gas emissions from London and Rio levels
Heavy downpours since last autumn curb planting and push milling-wheat futures to year-high on Euronext
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes exceeded $100bn for fourth consecutive year in 2023
The legislation taking effect next month comes as the state becomes a top solar power
2024’s ranking of intellectual property law firms; the Unified Patent Court’s first year; gender and race-based gaps in patent applications; AI’s ‘double-edged sword’; EU plans for gene-edited crops patent ban and new Standard Essential Patent rules
European Commission president’s re-election push puts Green Deal back on table
Climate campaigners targeted bank over fossil fuel funding
New strategy by Greenpeace involves canvassing to establish climate change as leading electoral issue
Can the gas deliver on its promise of clean, green energy? From fixing supply and demand blockages to infrastructure, industry and the spectrum of blue, green and gold hydrogen
Production of the metal is responsible for up to 9 per cent of global CO₂ emissions
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