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Report explores potential of world's four biggest emitters to ensure global greenhouse gas emissions peak in 2024

Government joins France, Spain, and the Netherlands in exiting Treaty over fears it could enable legal action against decarbonisation efforts

European Parliament, Council and Commission reach initial agreement on first EU-level certification framework for carbon removals

New Ember analysis confirms wind generation hit an all-time high last year, as UK and EU power sector emissions fell to record lows

Commission unveils sweeping new set of decarbonisation targets, but dilutes plans for cutting agricultural emissions in concession to protesting farmers and right-wing members of EU Parliament

European lawmakers approve rules designed to drive major crackdown on misleading or unsubstantiated environmental claims

Fresh analysis from think tank Ember suggests global electricity system approaching 'turning point' where clean power generation exceeds additional new demand

European Commission offers to delay imposition of 'Rules of Origin' on electric vehicles and batteries made outside the EU for three years, as UK touts £70m motorway chargepoint trial

Simon Stiell warns governments 'we need highest ambition, not point-scoring or lowest common denominator politics'

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