Policy

Draft text from COP28 Presidency includes raft of proposals for accelerating the roll out of clean technologies and references the need to tackle fossil fuel production - but axes proposals for a full 'phase out'

Think tank Bright Blue publishes new report setting out how to accelerate onshore renewables development

With crunch climate talks' scheduled close less than 24 hours away, negotiators are still wrangling over the future of fossil fuels, finance pledges, and climate adaptation goals

Environment Agency scraps £250,000 cap on fines as it looks to crack down on sewage, agricultural, illegal waste, and air pollution offences

Nations at COP28 are at risk of greenlighting carbon trading rules that 'lack any meaningful oversight or transparency', observers warn

Sultan Al Jaber voices frustration at negotiations' sluggish progress on contentious issues such as fossil fuels, finance, and climate adaptation

High Ambition Coalition of nations is continuing to push for a commitment to 'phase out' fossil fuels, but fierce opposition from OPEC has fuelled fears a compromise deal could prove elusive

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay defends UK's record on nature protection at COP28, as Defra confirms list of commodities targeted by proposed rules to combat deforestation in supply chains

Amid the stocktakes, sticking points and skyscrapers, We Mean Business' Andrew Prag hails the versions of the future being envisioned at COP

EU reaches deal on fossil fuelled boiler phase out, Brazil ramps up rainforest fund, and Orsted kicks off CCS project in this week's round up of stories from around the world