Global Briefing

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

The Brazilian government releases data confirming it is making progress in tackling deforestation, as the UAE unveils a new national climate plan and there is bad news for Sweden's wind energy industry

Scientists say climate change made Spanish floods worse, philanthropists pledge $51.7m for protection of the high seas, and Microsoft builds a wooden data centre

China talks up its manufacturing plans, Ireland appoints a Just Transition Commission, and NatWest sets out European solar investment strategy

Google provides a major boost for the nuclear sector, as BlackRock faces fresh complaints from ClientEarth and campaigners warns ocean protection efforts are floundering

Also this week, the Australian government gets flak over its nature conservation claims, Equinor increases its stake in Ørsted, and France trims its EV subsidy budget

Environment Ministers signal support for Brazilian plan for new forest funding, ClientEarth launches French legal challenge over trawling, and Colombia unveils green investment plan

COP29 negotiations, US biochar deals, and Indonesian recycling plants all feature in this week's round up of green business stories from around the world

Microsoft signs first nuclear PPA with Constellation Energy, a new CCS plant opens in Europe, and the World Bank mobilises record levels of climate finance