Politics

Conservative Party Conference speech highlights importance of COP26, but fails to deliver fresh policy announcements or expected 2035 zero carbon grid pledge

VIDEO: Former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Amber Rudd speaks to Lucy Seigle about overcoming the political barriers to climate action

Catch up now on keynotes from Alok Sharma, Amber Rudd, and Michael Mann, as well as sessions covering everything from net zero restaurants and green steel to building efficiency and The Climate Pledge

The Times reports Boris Johnson will use his conference speech this week to confirm a new target to ensure all power comes from clean sources by 2035

Investment is part of Project Prometheus, designed to boost the Army's use of renewable power

Plus Ford's major $11.8bn EV investment in the US, Germany's election fallout, the latest on India's NDC, and all the top green business news from around the world this week

New measures coming into effect from this week ensure companies have to have net zero strategies in place before they can bid for government contracts worth over £5m a year

Net Zero Festival: COP26 President-designate urges companies to set ambitious climate goals and push others to follow suit

Labour leader pledges major green home upgrades drive and public funding for clean tech innovation in party conference speech

Rachel Reeves and Ed Miliband are starting to lay the foundations for a serious green challenge to the government's still underpowered net zero strategy