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Plus the White House seeks to rollback EV and power plant emissions rules, New Zealand's net zero plan faces a legal challenge, and new investment in fusion energy and electric aircraft

Channel tunnel operator plots €2bn investment to add 50 new trains to its network, serving new routes between London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and Geneva

DOE withdraws clean tech funding, as Meta inks 20-year nuclear deal and German asset manager divests from Exxon over emissions disclosures

Ruling makes legal history by confirming major emitters can be held liable for their share of emissions, while China ramps up overseas renewables investment and EU ratifies High Seas Treaty

Plus EU Parliament and Council agree rules tackling microplastic pollution, Germany's likely coalition government agrees on climate platform, and Benin partners with VCMI to harness carbon credit revenues

European leaders look to ramp up clean energy spending in response to growing geopolitical risks

Investment in climate-related technology firms reached $1.95bn in the EU in 2024, according to CommerzVentures

From a flailing US grid to the future of nuclear power production, here's a guide to the issues you will need to keep front and centre in 2025

Replicating green finance schemes that are already up and running in Ireland, Belgium, and Germany could turbocharge demand for energy efficiency upgrades, the Green Finance Institute suggests

Oil and gas giant reverses 2021 ruling in blow to climate campaigners, European Parliament delays landmark deforestation legislation by a year, and German city announces 2035 gas grid phase-out