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Green News

India's steel expansion plans could threaten global emissions goals

Steel production is one of the most carbon-intensive industries, responsible for nearly 9 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

20/05/2025

Green News

Decarbonisation reduces trade risks for most countries, study finds

Trade-related risks to energy security decline on average by 19 per cent in net-zero scenarios.

10/04/2025

Climate

UK urged to embrace EVs and heat pumps to cut emissions in time

Cattle and sheep numbers should fall 27 per cent by 2040, the Climate Change Committee urges.

27/02/2025

Green News

Why climate change has taken a back seat in the German election

After becoming a deciding issue for many in 2021, climate change has now dropped down the list of voter priorities in Germany.

16/02/2025

Green News

Why are big American banks abandoning a global climate alliance?

Major US and Canadian banks have abandoned an industry-led climate alliance aimed at aligning net zero targets with global goals.

10/02/2025

Green News

Fossil fuel company car subsidies cost EU taxpayers €42bn a year

Subsidies for petrol and diesel company cars cost EU taxpayers €42bn a year, study finds.

25/10/2024

Green News

UK and Australia embark on new climate and energy partnership

It comes after Pacific leaders called on both countries to do more to tackle the climate crisis.

25/10/2024

Eco-Innovation

Could electric wallpaper replace your gas boiler?

Want to reduce your heating bills? Eco-friendly electric wallpaper could be the answer

19/10/2024

Green News

Green groups breathe a sigh of relief on von der Leyen’s climate picks

Climate activists and the renewable energy lobby have broadly interpreted Ursula von der Leyen’s commissioner picks – the Netherlands’ Wopke Hoekstra, Denmark’s Dan Jørgensen and Spain’s Teresa Ribera – as signalling continuity with the Green Deal that marked her first mandate.

17/09/2024

Eco-Innovation

Finland is building a giant heat pump to cut CO2 from warming homes

The heat pump will be part of a plant that will warm around 30,000 homes in Finland’s capital city.

29/08/2024

Green News

‘Impossible’: Why has this airline dropped its 2030 emissions target?

‘Silver bullets’ like SAF allow airlines to delay meaningful action, says one campaign group.

02/08/2024

Green News

New UK government ditches ‘absurd’ ban on onshore wind farms

One study found that using less than 3 per cent of England’s land for onshore wind and solar could produce enough energy to power every English household more than twice over.

09/07/2024

Green News

Experts say it’s ‘time for Starmer to deliver’ on his green promises

Campaigners and experts say support for environmental policies in the UK general election means Labour must now make climate action a top priority.

05/07/2024

Green News

Google falls short of important climate target due to AI

Scientists have asked individuals to think twice before using AI to generate memes.

03/07/2024

Green News

EU net-zero cities plan needs €650bn investment, warns partner

An ambitious EU project to transform over 100 European municipalities into net-zero 'climate cities' by the end of the decade will depend on a rapid mobilisation of public and private investment.

26/06/2024

Green News

Where do the UK’s political parties stand on 6 key climate issues?

Here’s what Britain’s biggest political parties said they would do on issues ranging from sewage pollution to net zero and cutting emissions from home heating.

14/06/2024