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Countries progressing too slowly with green growth, warns OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development finds none of its members are performing well enough across all its green growth indicators
Market for methane-cutting livestock feed heats up, BusinessGreen report finds
BusinessGreen Insight Report investigates developing market for farm animal feed additives that can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Exxon, Shell, and BP give backing to US bipartisan carbon tax proposal
Climate Leadership Council reveals list of founding members including General Motors, P&G and PepsiCo as well as oil firms BP, ExxonMobil and Shell
Hydrogen Road Trip Part Three: The journey of the future?
Cars and buses fuelled by hydrogen are already driving on our roads, but can supporting infrastructure now help boost swifter take-up of the zero emission technology?
Report: $2.3tr of oil and gas industry projects 'incompatible' with 2C world
Analysis by Carbon Tracker ranks biggest oil and gas companies at most risk of investing in stranded assets as the low carbon transition gathers pace
Ofgem confirms 93 per cent cut in local power generator payments
Experts warn of blow to decentralised renewable energy projects - and diesel generators - as regulator confirms it will cut embedded payments from around £47/kW to between £3-7/kW
Report: Community energy projects powering 130,000 UK homes
More than 200 community organisations are now operating solar, hydro or wind power schemes across UK with collective capacity of 121MW, new report finds
Tesco hit with £8m pollution fines for Lancashire petrol station leak
UK retailer pleads guilty to health, safety, and environmental offences after 2014 incident which saw petrol leak into local rivers and sewer network
Good Energy raises £16.7m in latest bond offer funding drive
Renewable energy supplier's latest funding drive closes having surpassed its initial £10m target
Hydrogen Road Trip Part Two: Supply and demand
As well as transport and heating, hydrogen is being used for energy storage, grid balancing and to power factories in Germany
Hydrogen Road Trip Part 1: Ready for take-off?
The German government has helped fund the world's only hydrogen/electric plane prototype, but could it really be the future of passenger air travel?
Carlsberg brews up science-based zero carbon targets
Brewing giant gains official approval from Science Based Targets initiative for carbon goals in line with 1.5C scenario
Germany and California bolster climate cooperation as US backs off G7 statement
Two governments issue joint statement of intent to boost climate cooperation, as US refuses to join rest of G7 in climate action communique
Rainforest Alliance to merge with UTZ to form single certification body
New supply chain sustainability certification organisation to continue under Rainforest Alliance name after merger takes place later this year
S&P: Offshore wind has great potential if growth risks are addressed
Global ratings agency cites North American market for future capacity expansion, but warns of need to tackle technological risks
Carbon Trust powers up Energy Systems Innovation Platform
Backed by SSE, Centrica, DONG Energy and others, the Energy Systems Innovation Platform will initially focus on developing energy storage solutions
Investment fund for green start-ups opens for applications
Business investment scheme backed by the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) has secured £730,000 in online crowdfunding so far
Jaguar Land Rover invests $25m in ride sharing app Lyft
Deal will see Jaguar provide Lyft with fleet of its vehicles and enable firms to test and develop driverless and digitally connected vehicles
M&S' Mike Barry: 'The first Plan A was a dress rehearsal, now we really want to push on as a sustainable business'
Director of sustainable business at Marks & Spencer, Mike Barry, discusses the challenges and opportunities that come with revamping the company's industry-leading Plan A programme
Uncertainty or opportunity? What the shock election result means for the green economy
The Conservatives remain the biggest party in Parliament but have no overall majority - a result with potentially significant ramifications for Brexit, industrial strategy and climate action
President Macron defies Trump with drive to 'Make Our Planet Great Again'
In direct riposte to Donald Trump and US exit from Paris Agreement, French leader launches campaign to lure US scientists to France
Tesla teases 'Model Y' small SUV electric car for 2019
Elon Musk gives first glimpse of electric car mooted to go on sale from 2019 at annual Tesla shareholder meeting
Global states, regions and businesses rally behind Paris Agreement
Former UNFCCC executive secretary Christiana Figueres named global ambassador for the Under2 Coalition at clean energy event
LEGO builds bolder climate targets
Danish toy giant reveals it is aiming for further 10 per cent boost in CO2 efficiency per Lego brick by 2020 alongside cuts in supply chain emissions