Renewable investment enters a new phase as grids become the limiting factor
According to Energy Monitor's parent company GlobalData, global renewable energy investment reached about $683bn in 2025 and is projected to…
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Changes to EU ESG rules punish first-movers
By frequently rolling back ESG regulations it initially proposed, the EU is rewarding companies that choose to sit back and…
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How clean cooking has ‘moved to the top of the energy agenda’
In Africa today, four-out-of-five people continue to cook their meals over open fires. Globally, around 2.3 billion people are burning…
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German farmers’ protests at odds with rising environmental concerns
The recent protests by German farmers against the government's plans to cut subsidies for agricultural diesel took place against a…
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How to mobilise private finance for climate adaptation
COP28 saw progress on global adaptation efforts, with governments agreeing on targets for a Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and…
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Indigenous leaders decry lack of inclusion in COP28 negotiations; new report shows climate funds “evaporate” before reaching them
DUBAI – Leaders of indigenous communities from Indonesia, the Amazon and Congo basins, and Mesoamerica are concerned that they are…
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EU pushing ahead on cleantech trade battle with China
In September, as she delivered her annual State of the EU speech to the European Parliament, European Commission President Ursula…
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Petrostates to lose $8trn of fossil-fuel income by 2040
COP28 host the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is among 28 petrostates that risk losing over half their revenues from fossil…
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COP28 presidency hails “historic” victory as nations agree Loss and Damage Fund on day one
COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber has hailed a “historic” victory as world leaders agreed to a Loss and Damage Fund…
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Leading with an invisible hand: what role will private finance play at COP28?
As global leaders spend the next two weeks hammering out decisions relating to the future of our planet at COP28…
