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Regardless of whether or not climate targets are met, global industries are being changed beyond recognition - political and business leaders need to recognise business as usual is not an option

The government is on track to miss its climate finance pledges - a breach of trust that would do enormous damage to both global climate efforts and the UK's own interests

The CCC's annual report is scathing on the lack of policy progress over the past year - the UK cannot afford another 12 months of inaction

The goal of fully decarbonising the grid by 2030 is daunting in the extreme, but Labour seems to understand the scale of the transformation that is needed to revive the UK economy

The debate around Labour's proposal to halt oil and gas licenses has become fundamentally unserious - investors and the public deserve better

The WMO's warning that the 1.5C warming threshold is set to be breached - at least temporarily - hits hard, but the lessons it contains should be obvious by now

The government will try and argue its bonfire of regulations will not weaken environmental protections, just as it is trying to convince people it is serious about onshore wind development - but such gaslighting will be met with a weary scepticism

The New Carolean era will be defined by a backdrop of escalating climate impacts and accelerating climate action - how will the King Charles respond? 

The sharp reduction in energy demand across Europe this winter highlights the pace of decarbonisation that is possible when there is sufficient political will

The global emissions peak appears to be nearer than ever, which raises the crucial question as to what happens next