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EU ordered to strengthen car emissions tests in 'landmark' court ruling
General Court of the EU orders reversal to decision that allowed carmakers to exceed emissions limits by up to 110 per cent during on-road tests
Government sets EV 'smart' charger deadline
DfT sets July 2019 date for all subsidised home charge points to is aimed at boosting EV technology and uptake in the UK while also cutting down on energy bills
Poor company sustainability disclosure putting SDGs at risk, research suggests
Only a fraction of firms are reporting progress against the UN SDGs, making capital allocation difficult, analysis by world's biggest bond issuer PIMCO finds
Report: City supply chain focus could double decarbonisation impact
Green Alliance report argues that by harnessing collective bargain power and focusing on greener supply chains, cities can ramp up decarbonisation efforts
CCS 'vital lifeline to beat climate change', argues industry report
Global CCS Institute argues case for the technology is now 'irrefutable' in report launched at sidelines of UN climate summit in Poland
Government clarifies controversial Claire Perry fracking industry meeting
Labour's Barry Gardiner has accused the Energy and Clean Growth Minister of misleading Parliament over shale gas industry meeting that she 'dropped in on'
Faculty of Public Health divests from fossil fuels
The professional body said its investments in fossil fuel companies were not compatible with its role to improve public health and wellbeing
'Potential breakthrough': Palm oil giant Wilmar steps up 'no deforestation' efforts
World's largest palm oil trader, which had come under fire from Greenpeace, unveils palm oil supplier monitoring programme
Elecxit? Leaving EU electricity market could cost UK £270m a year, UKERC warns
UK Energy Research Centre analysis argues single electricity market has been a success story and that 'Elecxit' could 'turn back the clock'
Global briefing: US rolls back coal plant emissions rules
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Technology alone cannot solve climate crisis, warns ING
World set to miss 2030 climate targets as new clean technologies take time to scale, warns ING
Investors worth $5tr in assets pledge to back 'just transition' guidelines
Guide to help investors link worker and social considerations with climate and low carbon investment policies formally launches at COP24
UK aspires to become leader in electric flight technology under new government plans
Joint government-industry Aerospace Sector Deal targets electric and autonomous flights by 2025
Wales rules out new coal mines and restricts fracking in favour of renewables
Welsh Government's new Planning Policy sets stringent limits on new fossil fuel extraction but promotes renewables and EV charge points
Reports: Volkswagen to launch last new internal combustion engine models by 2026
German auto giant expects to potentially keep selling petrol and diesel cars until 2040, but its new models will be solely electric within eight years
'Deeply concerning': Global CO2 emissions set to rise to record high in 2018
Major study points to worrying reversal of decarbonisation trend in 2018 with emissions set to hit record highs
WHO: Health benefits outweigh costs of meeting Paris Agreement climate goals
World Health Organisation report estimates meeting climate goals could save one million lives worldwide a year by 2050 through better air quality alone
'Mother of all sustainability challenges': Report urges global diet and farming overhaul
Scale of challenge to feed growing population while cutting emissions is greater than previously thought, finds WRI report
Wearable waste 'breakthrough': Company creates 'tree-free' jumper from coconuts
Fashion garment is the world's first made from liquid waste, claims Australian biomaterial tech firm Nanollose
Bolder climate action in cities could yield $583bn economic boost
Policies pushing for clean transport, buildings, industry and energy in global cities could slash greenhouse gases and air pollution, C40 finds
Fish food from insects? AgriProtein hopes to fly in Europe with Belgian acquisition
US company, which converts black flies and larvae into fish food, is set to build new factory in Belgium after acquisition of insect feed firm Millibeter
More than 170 MPs urge Parliament's pension fund to drop fossil fuels
Campaign to divest MPs' pension fund of fossil fuel holdings gains further momentum
Vattenfall begins rollout of wind-powered EV chargers
Swedish energy giant to install first 20 UK electric car charging stations by end of this month across five car parks in South Norfolk
'We've got to earn the right to grow': Heathrow unveils 'carbon neutral' roadmap
Director of sustainability at Heathrow, Matt Gorman, talks to BusinessGreen about airport's new plan to achieve carbon neutral growth once a third runway is built in 2026