Politics

Simon Stiell acknowledges warning may sound 'melodramatic', but insists time is running out to avoid catastrophic climate impacts

Influential taskforce launches 'globally applicable' set of resources to help firms build put net zero transition plans and access green finance

The UK would be wise to learn from the US and EU as it weighs up policy for carbon markets, writes Patch's Georgia Berry

Plus US greenlights 2.6GW offshore wind farm, Tesla eyes India EV factory, and Hitachi Rail to debut first long distance hybrid battery train in Italy

However, fresh data from the WRI shows progress in combatting deforestation in Brazil and Colombia was offset by worsening picture in other key countries such as Bolivia, Laos and Nicaragua in 2023

Parties seeking power should be vying to literally promise voters the earth this year, writes Caroline Lucas MP

Opposition Party pledges tougher action on companies found illegally dumping sewage into waterways

British Standards Institution leads calls for international 'water stewardship' framework to drive target-setting, measuring and reporting, and action at scale

Actions taken by China, the US, India and EU could make a monumental year for climate action, writes ECIU's Gareth Redmond-King

The North has already powered one industrial revolution - it stands ready to deliver another, writes Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin