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From green jobs galore to the power of Icelandic volcanoes, we run down the top green business stories of the week

Report says up to 60 million new jobs could be created by global shift to cleaner energy, technology and industry

Xavier Chevrin is travelling the 4,800km from Nairobi to Johannesburg to highlight reliability of electric vehicles

UN report argues countries cannot go all out for growth and forget environmental responsibilities

Governments warned failing to account for externalities will make climate change harder to manage

US contributes $12m to new UN project to cut substances that accelerate climate change and damage health

Experts polled for UN-backed research name short-termism as biggest barrier to green transition

Low cost options to reduce particles could save lives, protect crops, and limit global temperature rise, report says

New study warns that even if governments meet all their climate commitments, the emissions will still be 6 GtCO2e above a safe level

Chemicals commonly used in air conditioners and fridges have global warming potential 11,700 times higher than CO2