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All the need-to-know green business news from around the world this week

New report released at Clean Energy Ministerial confirms corporate demand for renewable power is accelerating fast

International Renewable Energy Agency report finds global clean energy sector created more than 500,000 new jobs in 2017, up 5.3 per cent on 2016

First analysis of progress against Sustainable Development Goal 7 - which targets green energy - finds limited headway made against clean cooking, renewables, and energy efficiency targets

Report commissioned by the European Commission argues higher renewables targets would unlock billions of Euros of investment in Europe's economy through to 2030

Adnan Z. Amin sits down to discuss peak oil demand, energy storage, floating wind farms, e-mobility, and the geopolitical disruption sparked by the clean power revolution

But annual figures confirm a 'damning' collapse in UK clean energy investment, as overall spending halved in 2017

The region is keen to move away from oil, but Siemens' outlook report still suggests gas power could remain dominant through to 2035 - are renewables once again being underestimated?

'Turning to renewables for new power generation is not simply an environmentally conscious decision, it is now - overwhelmingly - a smart economic one'

As more corporates commit to sourcing 100 per cent renewable power, calls grow for clean power to play a central role in revamped national climate plans