Politics

Belém Summit gets underway amid fresh warnings from the UN Secretary General that missing the 1.5C warming target established through the Paris Agreement would constitute a 'moral failure'

Rachel Reeves preparing 3p-per-mile EV charge to offset decline in fuel duty revenues, as industry warns proposals would slow adoption and prove 'self-defeating'

New analysis from Ember suggests global clean energy deployment has put target to triple renewable capacity by 2030 within reach

More than 200 governments, banks, businesses, and communities back 'paradigm shift' to better align public and private finance in support of funding pledges made in Baku

Report recommends raft of changes to address 'minimal explicit inclusion' of climate and sustainability in the national curriculum

Kemi Badenoch launches campaign 'to get Britain drilling again', as Labour slams 'same failed Tory energy policy that caused the worst cost of living crisis in a generation'

Climate ministers agree compromise climate deal, featuring review clause and potential for a larger contribution from carbon credits

Leading clean tech investors call on government to deliver reforms that 'show that clean industry is not the enemy of growth'

The government has signalled it wants the Budget to reduce energy bills - reforming the system of green levies should be the obvious mechanism for doing so

Experts warn proposal to remove VAT from energy bills would disproportionately benefit richer households and could result in higher emissions