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Call to adopt targets proposed in last year's Green New Deal plan made in an open letter signed by the more than 150 business leaders

Plus Poland and South Korea coal-phase outs, Siemens Gamesa hydrogen project, and all the top green business news from around the world this week

Tech giant becomes latest big name addition to the European Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change

Influential analysts predict green hydrogen costs are set to fall by almost two-thirds by 2040, while grey hydrogen prices are set to rise by more than 80 per cent

The volume of waste produced in England has remained largely the same for the past five years, presenting fresh questions as to how government, businesses, and households can successfully curb waste levels

Plus Indian Railways aim for net zero, Norway CCS plans, and all the top green business news from around the world this week

Clean energy generated a historic 40 per cent of the bloc's electricity in the first half of 2020, according to green think tank Ember

European Environment Agency notes that growing SUV segment and a slow pick up of electric vehicles has pushed carbon dioxide emissions up.

Response to consultation confirms government plans to press ahead with development of post-Brexit UK carbon trading scheme

European Commission unveils sweeping economic recovery strategy in support of Green Deal ambition