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All the need-to-know green business news from around the world this week

Official government estimates suggest UK emissions now at 1890 levels, with hopes that transport emissions are finally dipping

Influential new report from Sandbag claims policies already in place to deliver 50 per cent cut in emissions by 2030, paving the way for increased ambition

Around 75 per cent of coal production is more expensive than renewables, with industry out-competed on cost by 2025

Influential body warns greening of the global energy transition has stagnated over last five years, as IEA report confirms coal use rose again last year

Rebecca Willis argues the controversial decision to approve a new coal mine in the UK is symptomatic of a wider political failure

Banking giant on track to double penetration of sustainable investments by 2020

County council claims potential for new jobs in the short term 'outweighed concerns about climate change and local amenity'

French bank's tighter exclusions on firms engaged in thermal coal mining and coal-fired power generation to come into effect from 2020

Government moves forward phase out date as part of new clean energy package