Latest round of UN talks to finalise treaty to end plastic pollution worldwide draw to a close in Ottawa with pockets of progress but much still to play for
Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary argues it is better for firms to 'live with some uncertainty' than suffer from strict government planning, but speech overshadowed by repeated protests
World Benchmarking Alliance research finds leading industrial manufacturing firms are failing to scale up clean tech R&D and align strategies with 1.5C compatible targets
Group of top business leaders hails huge potential on offer from the net zero transition
Assessment of almost 1,800 firms by CDP and Bain & Company suggests rate of corporate decarbonisation slowed last year, denting hopes of delivering on 1.5C temperature goal
UK production of wheat, barley, oats, and oilseed rape forecast to fall significantly in 2024 following one of the wettest winters on record, ECIU warns
Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals convenes governments and experts, as UN Secretary-General warns 'the race to net zero cannot trample over the poor'
Property giant sets sights on more than halving its value chain emissions by 2030 in line with 1.5C global warming pathway
Scottish Greens accuse SNP of 'selling out future generations to appease the most reactionary forces in the country' after Scottish Government partnership suddenly ends
Launch of DRS delayed by further two years amid ongoing row over inclusion of glass between UK and devolved governments