The EU’s 2040 climate target will be delayed until later in the year, but “before summer”, while the European Commission’s climate lead Wopke Hoekstra “struggles to find support for the pledge to ...

Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago, new data reveals.

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were among the top importers of Chinese solar panels in 2024, with more than half heading to countries in the global south. The findings come from Ember’s China’s solar PV ...

The Trump administration in the US has imposed tariffs on all imports from China, Mexico and Canada, as well as on steel, aluminium and cars from around the world. In response, the US has been hit ...

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Climate change and “unsustainable human activities” are driving “unprecedented changes” to mountains and glaciers, threatening access to fresh water for more than two billion people, a UN report warns ...

Climate change was responsible for just over one-third of the simultaneous soya bean crop failures across Argentina, Brazil and the US in 2012, according to a new attribution study. The research, ...

There is clear evidence that technological change will be insufficient to meet UK and global climate goals on its own, leaving a vital role for consumer and business behaviour change. Indeed, most ...

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China’s central government listed “boosting consumption…and stimulating domestic demand” as its first “major task” for 2025, at the recently closed “two sessions”. As part of this focus – and amid ...

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