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Reports suggest government to provide around £75m of funding support to help secure £600m investment in upgrading Oxford factory

YouGov poll of 5,100 adults indicates sales of single-use e-cigarettes may have doubled over the past year, leaving a growing mountain of waste plastic and battery materials in their wake

UN publishes first official overview of collective progress towards climate targets since Paris Agreement, as it again warns the world is on track to exceed 1.5C temperature goal

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week

Government statistics highlight post-pandemic impact on cycling traffic, as campaigners reiterate calls for Ministers to reverse cuts to active travel budgets

Fund open to English local authorities outside London who want to roll out of zero emission buses

But industry joins with offshore wind sector in warning that auctions need to ensure all forms of renewable generation can compete

The Contract for Difference auction's failure to attract any offshore wind bidders highlights how short-term political thinking can hurt progress towards net zero, argues RenewableUK's Ana Musat

CfD auction delivers just 3.7GW of new capacity as offshore wind developers refuse to bid, sparking warnings UK is now badly off track to meet its clean energy goals

Fund raise is largest private placement in Europe this year, according to green steelmaker