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White House announces sweeping package of executive orders designed to turbocharge US and global solar and heat pump development

Ahead of launch of Boiler Upgrade Grant scheme, polling shows significant numbers of households are considering switching to electric heating technologies

US President says sweeping infrastructure plan will help country ‘withstand the devastating effects of the climate crisis and promote environmental justice’

Executive order also directs White House to identify public and private financing needed to reach net zero in the US by 2050

New actions aim to reorient US energy policy towards clean power sources, while directing federal agencies to procure clean energy and zero-emissions vehicles

President-elect announces 'trailblazing' team to lead his ambitious climate policy from next year including Jennifer Granholm as Energy Secretary

But experts warn that without control of the Senate the President-elect may struggle to deliver on his promised net zero strategy and green recovery package

New academic report predicts US will suffer loss of political and economic power if it exits the global climate accord in November

Plus Austria's last coal plant and Trump's mercury rule rollbacks, as we round up all the top global green business news this week

As the White House bristles at suggestions its climate stance is evolving, everyone from the IMF to JP Morgan are stepping up calls for a bolder global response to the escalating crisis