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May 2024
Clean energy is driving ‘a new era in American manufacturing’ across the Midwest
Activists sue Russia over ‘weak’ climate policy
Carbon credits are pollution permits for the rich
New Dutch coalition aims to reintroduce 80mph limit in cull of climate goals
Siemens Energy boss says there can be no energy transition without China
Member states push for faster decarbonisation of heating and cooling
After the EU elections: what should be Europe’s energy and climate priorities for 2024-29?
US: Programs to promote zero-energy and zero-carbon new homes and buildings are growing
Clean cooking: What new global pledge means for climate, nature and gender goals
Biden proposes end to new leases in US’s largest coal-producing region
Paris summit unlocks cash for clean cooking in Africa, side-stepping concerns over gas
‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds
Energy Efficiency First principle in practice – Report. Online survey open until 15 May
Fossil fuel firms forcing countries to compensate them, Mary Robinson says
English schools face ‘overheating’ for one-third of year under 2C warming
IPCC seeking experts for Assessment report
EU rules limit populists’ damage to climate action in Spain
EU’s promising critical raw materials plans risk being undermined by lack of commitment
Brussels updates rules for fast-track renewable zones, restricted auctions
Japan sees need for sharp hike in power output by 2050 to meet demand from AI, chip plants
New EU scheme could hike petrol, gas prices higher than expected, key lawmakers admit
Renewables: slow progress means France remains on collision course with EU Commission
The Carbon Brief Interview: Octopus Energy’s Greg Jackson
Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals
Polish farmers march against ‘green poison’ EU climate change rules
India's solar power subsidies for homes face scepticism
Public development banks should not prop up the fossil fuel industry
Global renewables approach 30% share in 2023, on the back of solar, EU leadership
Greening corporate fleets: an industrial and social policy for Europe
EU rules limit populists’ damage to climate action in Spain
Europe’s auto suppliers – and their workers – feel the pressure
EU’s Green Deal target of disinfo ahead of June vote
Poorer nations must be transparent over climate spending, says Cop29 leader
Italy split on possible solar plant curbs that may jeopardise green goals
EU Elections 2024: the Green Deal is being sidelined. What can be done?
Singapore Airlines buys sustainable aviation fuel from Neste
Climate justice groups confront Chevron on San Francisco Bay
CO2 removal ‘gap’ shows countries ‘lack progress’ for 1.5C warming limit
Carbon pricing is seen as a ‘way out’ for the Malaysian steel industry to cut emissions
Climate change-driven insurance crisis threatens new US states
Belgian insurer urges politicians to strengthen low emission zones
Air France, Lufthansa Group airlines part of EU greenwashing probe
Offshore wind: France aims for 45 GW by 2050 with 50% European production
Climate victims testify at Americas rights court in historic case
Bangladesh influencers push tree planting to fight record heat
Court strikes down youth climate lawsuit on Biden administration request
Malta’s energy minister warns: The energy crisis isn’t over
Australia's second-largest pension fund blacklists thermal coal investments
Sunak to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind
2035 coal exit deal by G7 “historic success”, no need to change German legal end date – govt
How to fix the finance flows that are pushing our planet to the brink
April 2024
G7 ministers agree 2035 coal exit, sextupled energy storage and ‘water coalition’
US: Water heater standards set to slash bills and pollution
NSW to announce life extension of Eraring, Australia’s largest coal-fired power station
Spain, Portugal take home most of €720m EU hydrogen award
US scorecard: Cities embrace equity goals in climate efforts, but more action needed
What China, Germany, and Texas tell us about Capacity Adequacy
Truck manufacturers a more carbon intensive investment than oil, steel or cars – study
EU report: 91% of cities look to nature-based solutions in face of climate change
African leaders seek record World Bank financing to combat climate change
California community organizer wins prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize
Taxing big fossil fuel firms ‘could raise $900bn in climate finance by 2030’
G7 discussing 2035 end date for coal-fired power plants, source says
Nuclear: €300 million state aid for French small modular reactors
Energy taxation directive: No progress expected before EU elections
Indigenous lands feel cruel bite of green energy transition
10% of global GDP growth came from the new Clean Energy economy in 2023
What are the best materials for sustainable construction and renovation?
Europe’s net-zero industry law will do little for manufacturing ambitions, experts say
Can climate lawsuits help to stop global warming?
Climate groups picket Swiss National Bank's shareholder meeting over its investments
A smart industrial policy to fast-charge Europe’s electric vehicles revolution
Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires
Macron at Sorbonne: Energy key to French president’s ‘new European paradigm’
Why does the EU want to quit the Energy Charter Treaty?
Germany supports EU proposal to reduce emissions by 90 percent by 2040 – foreign min
A decarbonising China needs to talk about justice
Groups celebrate updated energy efficiency rules for new US-backed homes
New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut down
Dozens of climate activists arrested at citibank headquarters in New York City during Earth Week
Dozens of climate activists arrested at citibank headquarters in New York City during Earth Week
Putting people first: why healthy buildings matter
EU Parliament approves new ‘ecodesign’ rules to make products more sustainable
Why isn’t China’s emissions growth slowing like its GDP?
Researchers urge Europe to ’embrace’ deindustrialisation
Analysis: Fossil fuels fall to record-low 2.4% of British electricity
EU ETS2 for Buildings, Road Transport in 2027: why we need auctions to start early
Here’s the truth: energy transition is hard. Not everyone gets a pony
China can't quit coal by 2040, researchers say, despite global climate goals
Electric and hybrid car sales to rise to new global record in 2024
South Korean court hears children's climate change case against government
EU’s 2050 net zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks
Biden marks Earth Day with $7bn ‘solar for all’ investment amid week of climate action
Can renewables ease Africa’s energy access crisis?
Germany’s conservatives double down on criticism of EU’s planned 2035 combustion engine phase-out
Why isn’t Methane included in the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?
‘Where can you hide from pollution?’: cancer rises 30% in Beirut as diesel generators poison city
‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims
Greens challenge socialists on commitment to climate action
Judge throws out case against UK climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights
Some UK airlines polluting more than ever as emissions approach pre-pandemic levels
Global billionaires tax to fight climate change, hunger rises up political agenda
It will take an energy transition to keep the lights on in Ukraine
Report: Electric heat pumps will usually minimize costs; fuel backup could help in coldest climates
EU to world: Don’t depend solely on China to hit renewable goals
France unveils 55 ‘turnkey’ sites for clean industry
From gold to green: Can the Paris 2024 Olympics slash emissions?
Carbon price fall deprives Europe's green funds of billions
Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom
Scottish government to abandon pledge to cut carbon emissions 75% by 2030
The Letta report: What’s in the box for Europe’s energy sector
Skills shortage threatens transformation to a sustainable industry – engineers' association
Most EU countries on track to meet charging targets
Green cement production is scaling up – and it could cut the carbon footprint of construction
Fear of ousted populists could be enough to stall climate policy in Poland
Explainer: The EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan
World Bank climate funding greens African hotels while fishermen sink
Europe is not meeting its cross-border grid connection goals, watchdog warns
New wind installations hit a record last year, report says
Laggard EU seeks growth fixes to compete in global shift to new technologies
Green Deal 2.0: Spain’s Ribera lays down vision for next Commission
German transport minister stirs climate debate with threat of driving bans
ECB and cheap gas to blame for heat pump slump, says lobby group
A highway in Indiana could one day charge your EV while you’re driving It
Reaching climate neutrality by 2045 “unrealistic” for Germany without CCS – research academies
‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief
Jail for holding a placard? Protest over the climate crisis is being brutally suppressed
‘Right time to revisit’ managed coal phase-out in Japan: GFANZ APAC
Shell says it ‘lobbies for energy transition’ during climate ruling appeal
EuroACE: Final agreement on the Buildings Directive. Time to deliver on the ground
Climate verdict for Swiss women a warning for European states, oil industry
China responsible for 95% of new coal power construction in 2023, report says
Australia could reach an ‘ambitious’ emissions cut of up to 75% by 2035, advisers tell Labor
Europe embraces speedier, riskier way of building power grids
Biden races to commit billions to climate action as election looms
Climate target organisation faces staff revolt over carbon-offsetting plan
SBTi needs tighter rules on companies’ indirect emissions
Shift to hydrogen networks: EU Parliament adopts laws for new gas era
EU ‘declaring war’ on energy sector methane emissions
EU Parliament approves deal on world’s first carbon removal certification scheme
UK heat pump adopters open up homes to encourage others to ditch gas boilers
Energy industry calls for quick adoption of EU renewables rules in Germany to keep track
UK startup lifts lid on plan to turn human waste into jet fuel
EU Parliament adopts 90% phase-out of new diesel trucks by 2040
UN climate chief calls for “quantum leap in climate finance”
European populists exploit climate view divide between city and countryside – researcher
European Parliament committees vote to withdraw EU from the Energy Charter Treaty
Human rights violated by inaction on climate, ECHR rules in landmark case
Top Europe court to issue landmark climate verdicts
Don't forget women in new UN climate fund, policymakers urged
Who is winning the Clean Energy race between China, Europe, and the US?
England could produce 13 times more renewable energy, using less than 3% of land – analysis
Big companies' emissions goals are too weak, report says
Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists
Think tank estimates French climate adaptation to cost €5-20 billion per annum
US meat lobby delighted at ‘positive’ prospects for industry after Cop28
The Guardian view on Europe’s troubled green deal: make the case, not concessions
Carbon pricing crucial to deliver on greening transport, Volvo boss says
Forest carbon accounting allows Guyana to stay net zero while pumping oil
Germany surpasses 400,000 plug-in solar PV “balcony power plants”
Africa is on the verge of a building boom. Will it be green?
The cost of Europe’s new nuclear power plants
As Biden pushes for clean factories, a new ‘how-to’ guide offers a path forward
Renewables growth still lags climate targets, think tank says
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Europe’s industry and power sector emissions plunge 15% in 2023
Should big oil be tried for homicide?
Rooftop PV takes off in EU – NGO report
Rooftop PV takes off in EU – NGO report
A big week for climate policy in Australia: what happened and what to make of it
EU transport ministers discuss ‘problem child’ of green transition
Zambia’s fossil-fuel subsidy cuts help climate and kids – but taxi drivers suffer
Green mortgages set to take off as US makes homes fit for future
Certifying the circular economy, verification required after new deal
Sweden's SSAB to invest $4.8 bln in fossil-free steel mill
Coal phase-out: Germany shuts down 15 coal-fired power plants
Reused and recycled buildings challenge wasteful construction status quo
Salt, air and bricks: could this be the future of energy storage?
Large electrical heat pumps can be key to decarbonising Europe’s industry
Getting homeowners to invest in comprehensive retrofits is hard: Here’s how to do it
March 2024
ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest in
Election of Donald Trump ‘could put world’s climate goals at risk’
International court issues first-ever decision enforcing the right to a healthy environment
France must not cave to Brussels on renewables, says ex-energy minister Pannier-Runacher
Flixtrain, Trainline, T&E call for reduced rail tolls to help make train travel more accessible
Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals
Romania’s pretext for not taking steps to reduce energy consumption slammed
EU Commission to sign partnership with Australia on critical raw materials