Global Briefing

Top footballers warn summer World Cups are under threat from climate impacts, Octopus Energy continues German expansion plans, and Canada pauses EV mandate

Plus: Shell scraps its Rotterdam biofuels project, Spain has a new climate emergency plan, and India's state-run coal miner eyes 5GW of renewable power projects, in our roundup of all the top global green business stories this week

India's solar surge continues to accelerate, China moves to tighten its carbon market, and a German court cracks down on 'carbon neutral' claims

Europe's fire season has been the most damaging on record, data shows China's carbon emissions fell in the first half of the year, and plans advance for Sweden's first small modular reactor

The US is calling on countries to reject carbon pricing proposals, as EV sales soar, and COP30 concerns rumble on

Plus New Zealand ends ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, Iberdrola agrees to sell business in Mexico, and Whole Foods Market maps 1,000 acre ‘biodiversity highway’

Superpowers reiterate commitment to working together in response to the climate crisis, Iberdrola ramps up its clean energy investment plans, and the world-famous Pacha nightclub goes 100 per cent renewable

Plus India reaches clean energy milestone, Cargill and PepsiCo explore regenerative corn faming in the US, and businesses warn against ditching the EU Green Claims Directive

European Parliament's Patriot's for Europe bloc secures key role in climate policy talks, China extends clean energy dominance, and US caterers embrace plant-based menus

Plus China seeks to almost double its nuclear capacity and Octopus Energy Generation unveils $250m Africa energy fund, in our round up of all the top green business news from around the world this week