Policy

Students "hold the cards" in selecting their careers and should be mindful of climate crisis when choosing employers, António Guterres says

A top HSBC executive may have downplayed the threat posed by climate risks, but the Bank of England's new stress test exercise suggests financial firms' profits would be hit

Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell urged to do more to decarbonise the energy industry and keep Paris Agreement targets alive

Propposed levy set to extend beyond oil and gas firms and include a tax on the earnings of electricity generators benefitting from soaring prices, according to government insiders

Heat pump firms express confidence grant scheme can help bring costs down to a level where low carbon heating systems can compete with gas boilers

Finnish Parliament approves new 'carbon negative' law, Canada proposes new climate risk guidelines, and Vietnam ramps up green hydrogen investment

After decades of inaction, regulators, water companies and central government appear to have woken up to the pressing need to protect and restore England's rivers, writes Philip Dunne MP

Australia looks set to ditch its climate-laggard global status after voters strongly backed more ambitious green policies – but can the change in government help reignite global climate action, as geopolitical challenges escalate?

Resolution Foundation and LSE report argues that investment in net zero transition could help reduce regional inequality

US Energy Secretary says multi-billion-dollar investment programme in DAC will position US as a 'net zero leader'