Policy

Speech confirms plans for annual oil and gas licensing rounds, as government also promises action to boost renewables investment, accelerate clean energy grid connections, and deliver new self-driving vehicles

New analysis from the Association of British Insurers warns UK faces £615bn funding challenge to meet requirements for energy, transport, and housing infrastructure through to 2030 - having secured a little over half the £1.3tr needed

As new climate regulation beckons, new analysis reveals major holes remain in most large firms' net zero transition plans

Ahead of the climate summit, expectations are low, needs are significant, the world is unstable, and trust is in short supply, writes Tuft’s University’s Rachel Kyte

National Grid moves capacity equivalent to six Hinkley Point C nuclear power stations up connections queue, promising major boost to energy storage developers

Set of recommendations agreed for establishing global fund to support nations facing worst climate impacts, but divisions remain over the how to mobilise increasing levels of climate funding

Electrified vehicles accounted for 37.6 per cent of all new car registrations in October, but concerns remain that growth in battery electric market is slowing

Carbon budgets are critical to reaching climate goals - they require debate, but must remain ambitious, writes Turner & Townsend's James Hardy

Environmental factors account for a fifth of hidden agrifood costs but are likely underestimated due to data limitations, UN report warns

Governments pledge to work closer together on offshore wind, carbon capture, electricity interconnectors, and industrial, heat and buildings decarbonisation projects