Politics

British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme to be expanded and backdated, as government ramps up efforts to protect businesses from soaring energy costs

COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum urges countries to find 'common ground' at this year's UN Climate Summit and deliver on goal of building a 'more secure global economy'

Oil demand plummets and fears over jet fuel supplies grow, as governments look to ramp up clean tech deployment in response to worsening energy crisis

Majority of UK business leaders have changed how they promote planet-positive actions in response to net zero backlash, BSI finds

New paper argues the twin energy shocks triggered by the wars in Ukraine and Iran will hasten the peak in global fossil fuel demand and usher in a new era of electrification

EV drivers will pay an estimated £1bn to power their vehicles over the next year, compared to £2.5bn if they used petrol or diesel, Green Alliance analysis claims

President declares US will blockade Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks break up without agreement

The government is yet again facing calls from the Tony Blair Institute for a revamp of the UK’s energy strategy, but critics have derided the think tank’s latest call for more oil and gas drilling

India's offer to host 2028 summit 'quietly withdrawn', while Microsoft inks CO2 deal with Indigenous-owned project, and South Korea targets 100GW of clean energy this decade, in this week's Global Briefing roundup

Future plans for renewable energy are emerging as a key battleground ahead of elections to the Senedd on 7 May