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Inevitable Policy Response reports how growing competition between EU and US is ushering in wave of new climate policy measures worldwide, as BloombergNEF confirms last year saw clean energy investment top $1tr for the first time

EU agrees sweeping reform package for its emissions trading scheme fuelling hopes it could help accelerate decarbonisation efforts globally

Additional €100bn for renewables, heat pumps, energy efficiency, and biomethane needed as EU faces 'sterner' gas supply test next year, IEA warns

Over 40 leading companies write to European Commission to propose that mooted date for ensuring all new freight trucks are emissions free should be pulled forward

Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) is widely viewed as Western attempt to provide alternative to China's 'Belt and Road' initiative

New report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) highlights the need to control methane slips on ships that have switched to using LNG as fuel

Green groups threaten legal action after EU Parliament votes to retain fossil gas and nuclear projects in green finance labelling system

Vestack completes funding round, as it seeks to accelerate roll out of modular building technology

But campaigners slam concessions, arguing they continue to give fossil fuel investments another 10 years of legal protection