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Carbon Brief analysis of preliminary data suggests UK territorial emissions fell for the ninth time in 10 years in 2022, but much work remains to bring country into line with net zero goals

Open letter to government from Energy Networks Association, Green Alliance, RenewableUK and others warns UK progress towards net zero risks stalling unless Ofgem given net zero mandate

New legal powers for countries to create protected areas in high seas seen as major boost to hopes of delivering '30x30' biodiversity target

Major new report backed by trade unions and climate groups calls for revamped approach to decarbonising UK fossil fuel industry, including greater role for public ownership

Discount retailer joins Co-op, Sainsbury's, M&S, Tesco, and Waitrose in working towards ambitious carbon footprint target

UK Research and Innovation announces new Centre of Excellence for Resilient Infrastructure Analysis, as it invites academics to apply for share of research funding pot

Writing on BusinessGreen, former Energy and Climate Secretary warns corporate climate finance is being misdirected to under-priced and often ineffective offsets

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

Uber users are to receive tips from the government energy saving campaign through in-journey adverts

Power Purchase Agreement will see frozen food supermarket supplied with renewable energy for the next 10 years from the Breach solar farm in Cambridgeshire