Climate advisors identify main gaps in EU’s post-2030 climate policy

The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) published a new report on Thursday (18 January) analysing the main gaps in the EU’s post-2030 climate policy, with renewable energies and carbon capture identified as the most pressing issues requiring immediate action.

Germany’s dream of building a fleet of hydrogen-fired power plants is faltering

Plans to build a fleet of hydrogen power plants to supplement wind turbines and solar panels are faltering, amid a budgetary squeeze and demands for cost-cutting from industry.

‘We’re facing a critical shortage’: why UK’s green revolution urgently needs skilled workers

The country’s net zero transition may not be short of funds. But it desperately requires many more skilled engineers, electricians and workers than it has

Women added to Cop29 climate summit committee after backlash

Panel was originally composed of 28 men, a move condemned as ‘regressive’ and ‘shocking’ The president of Azerbaijan has added 12 women to the previously all-male organising committee for the Cop29 global climate summit, which the country will host in December.

Fury at plan to extend Drax subsidy to burn trees for electricity

Climate groups and MPs criticise proposals for consumers to foot bill to support biomass plant after existing scheme ends in 2027

Climate crisis ignored by Republicans as Trump vows to ‘drill, baby, drill’

The freezing temperatures in Iowa – fuelled by global heating – have not dampened Republican enthusiasm for oil and gas

What If the Clean Energy Transition Costs Much Less Than We’ve Been Told?

Talk about astronomical costs of a sustainable economy is leaving out some of the savings of using fewer fossil fuels, according to a new analysis.

The world’s cities are not ready for climate change

Think of climate change, and the mind instantly tends to go to melting ice caps, arid plains, forest fires and sinking tropical islands. But the impact of rising temperatures will not only be felt in the hinterlands.

Greta Thunberg joins protest against expansion of Hampshire airport

Farnborough airport submits plans to increase number of flights amid calls for a ban on private jets

Deadliest outbreak ever seen’: climate crisis fuels Bangladesh’s worst dengue epidemic

The Red Cross is already green

Goodbye Mr Kerry, farewell Mr Xie: end of an era in global climate politics

As the US and China climate envoys retire, more than a leadership gap opens in crucial bilateral relationship and climate politics

Energy Transition Council: Uniting leaders, catalysing finance, empowering clean energy - 8th Ministerial chair’s summary

Unlocking renewable energy future in emerging markets

Geopolitics—Not Just Summits—Will Shape the Transition to Clean Energy

Rishi Sunak facing renewed pressure over plans to ‘max out’ North Sea oil

Climate change may reduce average life expectancy by half a year, study suggests

ExxonMobil’s attempt to silence activist investors should be a warning to shareholders Nils Pratley

‘How to greenwash’: propane industry tries to rebrand fuel as renewable

Fears back-to-back cyclones may have damaged Great Barrier Reef