Global Briefing

India's offer to host 2028 summit 'quietly withdrawn', while Microsoft inks CO2 deal with Indigenous-owned project, and South Korea targets 100GW of clean energy this decade, in this week's Global Briefing roundup

Plastic Treaty chair sets out plans for fresh round of talks, Ursula Von der Leyen promises ETS tweaks within days, and EIB backs €260m project in 'unlikely home for solar power'

EU unveils Clean Energy Investment Strategy, global wind power sets new records, and Caribbean islands call for increased biodiversity funding

Governments give final approval to 2040 climate target, studies underestimate global sea level rises, and new Earthshot Prize chair named

Carbon emissions from war in Ukraine almost equivalent to France's annual emissions, Germany accused of diluting climate targets, and Lamborghini hits brakes on electric supercar

Illegal forest clearing in Brazil hits record low, plus Mumbai picked to host Earthshot Prize 2026, and Denmark to offer farmers €1bn to return land to nature

Scientists warn further temperature increases are on horizon, TotalEngeries inks 15-year solar deal to power Google data centres, and Seychelles coral facility achieves landmark spawning event

New report reveals record year for Africa's solar industry, China's clean tech industries now bigger than all but seven of the world’s economies, and Türkiye appoints COP31 Climate High-Level Champion

Mexico builds on its green bond momentum, China reports fall in fossil fuel generation, and the last Czech deep coal mine is to close

Beijing and Ottawa look to improve relations, judge allows US offshore wind farm construction to continue, and Egypt inks major renewables deals