UK spends least among major European economies on low-carbon energy policy, study shows
Britain spent about £26bn in three years on low-carbon measures, less than Italy, Germany, France and Spain, Greenpeace finds The UK spends less on low-carbon...
Category : Greenhouse gas emissions
EU climate chief: China must help fund rescue of poorer nations hit by disaster
Gulf petrostates must also pay for relief, warns EU commissioner Wopke Hoekstra in the run-up to the Cop28 summit China and other big developing nations...
Banks pumped more than $150bn in to companies running ‘carbon bomb’ projects in 2022
Exclusive: Projects that risk 1.5C heating target operated by companies receiving financing from European, Chinese and US banks Banks pumped more than $150bn last year...
UK must offer businesses certainty over green energy, says boss of FTSE 100 firm
Miles Roberts of packaging-maker DS Smith warns manufacturing will decline unless government provides clarity about decarbonisation The UK risks seeing its manufacturing sector fall behind...
Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025
Scheme goes further than most, as Swedish city tries to reduce pollution and noise Stockholm has announced plans to become the first big capital city...
Macron launches ‘ecological plan’ to end France’s use of fossil fuels by 2030
The 50-point plan also aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% and includes new projects for offshore wind farms Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a...
EU imports of Russian liquified gas leap by 40% since Ukraine invasion
Pipeline flows from Russia have fallen to historic lows, but shipments of LNG from all over the world have surged EU imports of Russian liquified...
Europe hits roadblocks in the race to switch to electric cars
Despite progress towards a 2045 zero-emission goal, the high price of EVs has created a headache for governments European countries are struggling to persuade people...
EU ministers to approve vehicle emissions law after deal with Germany
Berlin secures concessions over future use of e-fuels after going back on agreement struck last year EU ministers are expected to approve a draft law...
