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Trump vows to immediately ramp up US production of 'beautiful, clean coal'

Thursday - President Trump this week continued to make his environmental priorities clear by vowing to open up hundreds of coal power plants in the United States in an effort to advance competition against China.

Factcheck: Why Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is wrong about UK's net-zero goal

Thursday - The leader of the opposition Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch, has shattered the political consensus on climate change in a speech attacking the UK's net-zero by 2050 target.

UN hails rare climate success story as emissions from construction stop rising

Thursday - Emissions from the building and construction sector have stopped rising for the first time since 2020, a new United Nations report says.

Science-based targets for ocean stewardship unveiled

Thursday - Businesses can now set science-based targets covering ocean and maritime protection, under the latest guidance introduced by the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN).

'Fishing boat for energy' will make hydrogen as it sails

Thursday - Wind power has been rising significantly in recent years, and now accounts for about 8% of the world's energy production. By the end of the decade, it will be the second-largest renewable source after solar, having surpassed hydropower, according to the International Energy Agency.

Eat grass-fed beef, help the planet? Research says not so simple

Thursday - For cattle fattened in fields instead of feedlots, the grass may be greener, but the carbon emissions are not.

Some US scientists stick with the IPCC despite the administration pulling out of international climate work

Wednesday - A handful of U.S. researchers joined a critical meeting on climate and cities this week in Japan. "For me, this process is so important that if I had to self-fund, I would," said one.

Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050

Wednesday - Kemi Badenoch is dropping her party's commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, as she launches the Conservatives' widest policy review in a generation.

Peruvian farmer goes head to head with German energy giant in landmark climate case

Wednesday - A landmark climate lawsuit opens in a German court Monday, as a Peruvian farmer sues a German energy giant over the threat to his home from a mountain lake overflowing with glacier meltwater.

A strong case for investing in climate mitigation and adaptation to avoid damage to the global economy

Wednesday - Investment in climate-change mitigation and adaptation to limit global warming to 2C by 2100 would greatly reduce economic damage, and the cost of inaction is equivalent to 11% to 27% of cumulative...

China's BYD launches EV charging system it says works nearly as fast as a fill up

Wednesday - China's energy and auto giant BYD has announced an ultra fast EV charging system that it says is nearly as quick as a fill up at the pumps.

Danish investment firm raises record EU12 billion for energy transition infrastructure fund

Wednesday - Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners will invest primarily in large-scale renewable energy projects, including wind, solar PV, and battery storage in low-risk OECD markets across North America,...

Trump administration accused of 'blatant foreign interference' in Australian universities

Tuesday - Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate.

What have we learned from 15 years of REDD+ policy research?

Tuesday - For decades, efforts to halt deforestation in the Global South have gained much attention within the policy arena, most recently as a powerful and effective measure to mitigate climate change and...

The unexpected knock-on effect of Trump's minerals 'deal of the century'

Tuesday - Donald Trump's return to the White House is a "major blow to global climate action". So said Christiana Figueres, the former UN climate chief, after he was elected in November.

German govt set to vote on financial package including EU$100 billion for climate protection

Tuesday - Germany's prospective next coalition government has proposed a special fund worth 500 billion euros for infrastructure projects, in combination with a major defence package.

Canada: Carney kills consumer carbon tax in first move as prime minister

Tuesday - Prime Minister Mark Carney wasted little time in removing a potent point of attack for the Conservatives in recent years: the consumer carbon tax.

Brazil state hosting COP30 denies new road linked to climate summit

Tuesday - The Brazilian state hosting a United Nations climate summit this year has denied any connection between a new road cutting through a protected area of Brazilian rainforest and the COP30 summit that...

UK energy secretary flies to China with climate co-operation on the agenda

Monday - Ed Miliband is hoping to shore up support for multilateral climate action, especially after the US withdrawal from the Paris agreement.