New Hydrogen Power Projects to Boost Growth in UK
A new wave of hydrogen powered projects have been shortlisted today to help cut emissions and create thousands of jobs in the UK’s industrial heartlands.
Promising new technologies face market uncertainty in pivotal moment for global energy innovation
New IEA report highlights recent progress and emerging risks across the energy innovation landscape worldwide, with investment trends uneven across different regions and sectors.
UK Government Sets Out Significant Reforms to Environmental Regulation
A new review commissioned by Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Dan Corry, former No 10 advisor under Gordon Brown, makes 29 recommendations for ‘streamlining’ regulation.
The Future is Circular: Rethinking Resources for a Sustainable Economy
In a world grappling with climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, one fundamental driver often goes unnoticed: resource consumption. Over the past 50 years, global material use has surged by more than three times, with high-income countries responsible for disproportionately high environmental impacts. This linear approach - extract, use, dispose - has dominated economies for centuries. But the tide is turning. The circular economy presents an opportunity to redefine economic growth by designing out waste, keeping products and materials in use for longer, and regenerating natural systems.
UK Government Proposes Peatland Burning Ban
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs is proposing to extend the ban on peatland burning to protect habitats, cut carbon emissions, and improve air and water quality.
Record-Breaking Annual Growth in Renewable Power Capacity
With 585 GW of capacity additions, renewables accounted for over 90% of total power expansion globally in 2024.
Growth in Global Energy Demand Surged in 2024 to Almost Twice its Recent Average
Even demand in advanced economies is rising again after years of declines, with rapid growth of electricity worldwide driving up consumption of renewables, gas, coal and nuclear.
UK Government Announces First New National Forest in 30 Years
The Western Forest will span across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bristol, and Somerset.
International Forest Day: Celebrating the Power of Forests
As we enter unchartered territory as a result of human-induced climate change, the lifeline forests provide must not be understated nor underestimated. As well as being crucial ecosystems for food security, they are a pivotal tool for both climate change mitigation and adaptation.
G20+ Countries Hold the Key to the Global Renewable Target by 2030
New data set and policy recommendations by IRENA outline 2025 priorities to keep 1.5°C within reach
WWF Calls for a Global Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining
In light of the upcoming 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) March Council meeting, WWF is calling on governments to halt deep seabed mining, citing significant threats to marine ecosystems, climate regulation, and sustainable development for coastal communities and indigenous peoples.
Ex-net zero tsar launches clean power taskforce to counter climate row backs
The UK’s former net zero tsar has teamed up with the ex-UN climate chief to launch a clean power taskforce aimed at countering recent reversals on action.
Fragmented Forests Lead to Declining Biodiversity
The fragmentation of forests reduces biodiversity at multiple scales, according to new study from a global collaboration of ecologists and support from the University of Michigan.
From Carney to COP30
Where an American oak falls, maple and paubrasilia grow.
The Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE and Ambassador Patricia Espinosa host Global Clean Power roundtable
On March 5, the Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa hosted the first scoping roundtable of the Climate Action Coalition's Global Clean Power Taskforce.
COP30 President-Designate: UN Climate Summit Must Be a Moment of Hope and Action
COP30 president-designate, André Aranha Corrêa do Lago summons the United Nations to leave differences behind and unite in vanquishing the ‘common enemy’ of climate change.