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China sets sights on carbon neutrality by 2060
In landmark pledge for climate action President Xi announces China will aim to peak CO2 before 2030 and deliver climate neutrality before 2060
Global Briefing: China mulls carbon neutrality
All the latest green business news from around the world
Governments underestimating global coal phase-out challenge, energy experts warn
Governments should prepare to pay coal operators to shut down plants and compensate impacted workers and communities, study argues
China has a fight on its hands to wean its economy off coal power
The enormous expansion in China's coal power capacity means more regional vested interests against decarbonisation, writes Andrew Warren
Reports: China scraps 'clean coal' from list of projects eligible for green financing
People's Bank of China intends to move its green financing framework closer to global standards by excluding so-called 'clean coal', according to reports
Global Briefing: EU Commission targets €20bn annual support for nature restoration
European Commission unveils sweeping biodiversity strategy, plus all the top green business news from around the world this week
SIMEC Atlantis completes 'mammoth' tidal turbine construction in pandemic-hit China
UK energy developer announces 500kW tidal stream turbine has now been installed in the East China Sea
'Good money after bad': Why new coal power would be a risky post-Covid-19 investment
Almost half of all global coal plants are already set to run at a loss in 2020, warns think tank Carbon Tracker
'Promote international co-operation in health': UK and China hint at opportunity for COP Summits
Boris Johnson and Xi Jinping agree to continued co-operation in face of coronavirus crisis and hint at plans for climate and biodiversity summits
Coal power in 2019: Global capacity grows, but pipeline slows sharply
Number of coal plants under development dropped in 2019, yet new capacity still grew and the impact of Covid-19 remains uncertain, study shows
Coronavirus dampens 2020 outlook for clean energy and electric vehicles, as IEA calls for green stimulus
BNEF downgrades growth forecasts for global solar and battery sectors this year, as markets suffer fallout from escalating pandemic
Net Zero: Green groups urge UK 'to get its house in order' ahead of COP26
Pressure grows on the government to ramp up net zero policies and diplomatic efforts ahead of COP26
BP Ventures sets sights on Chinese energy management AI market with $3.6m investment
BP inks deal with R&B as oil giant continues to beef up its presence in the fast expanding energy management market
Global Briefing: Tesla cuts price tag for first China-made EVs
First Tesla EVs finished in Shanghai, Austria's Green Party enters government, Germany cuts rail fares for climate, and all the top green business news from around the world this week
Super-charged battery market logs 87 per cent price drop since 2010
Analysts predict battery market will be worth $116bn a year by 2030
Global briefing: Formula E hits the heat of Saudi Arabia
All the latest green business news from around the world this week
Biffa Waste fined over £500,000 for illegally exporting contaminated waste
Biffa Waste has said it is seeking to appeal the verdict
IEA: Renewable energy installations to hit double-digit growth in 2019
After stalling last year, installations of renewable energy capacity are expected to grow by almost 12 per cent in 2019
Global Briefing: Hopes build for New York Climate Summit breakthrough
USA offshore wind boost, Dutch climate court case, collapsing clean energy investment in Australia - a round up of green business news from around the world
Global briefing: Could China's emissions peak by 2022?
China 2022 CO2 peak, Germany coal phase-out plans, and US Democrats debate climate action - a need-to-know round-up of this week's global green business news
Chinese subsidy cut prompts first ever fall in EV sales
Subsidy cut in China prompted global dip in sales figures, reports suggest
China's Envision joins RE100
Energy technology manufacturer is promising to source 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2025
How China's 'Belt & Road' initiative could make or break the Paris Agreement
China is eyeing $12tr investment across 126 developing countries by 2030, but will the resulting infrastructure be low carbon?
Global plastics recycling market could reach $40bn in 2019
China's waste ban fuelling investment from other countries in domestic plastics recycling infrastructure, according to analysis from Frost & Sullivan
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