Policy

UPDATED: Countries join new push to tackle barriers to the clean energy transition, as Ministers at COP29 wait on fresh negotiating texts to be released overnight

Aviation fuel taxes are an opportunity to address the tax disparity, send price signals to a polluting industry, and raise much-needed money for climate finance, writes Opportunity Green's David Kay

UK, New Zealand, and Colombia sign up to international Coalition on Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Incentives Including Subsidies

Hosts insist they are executing plan for final phase of negotiations, but insiders warn major issues remain far from being resolved

Report by Aldersgate Group, RenewableUK and countryside charity CPRE urges government to make strong, positive case for major planning reforms to scale-up clean power

Wide-ranging G20 communique signals support for 'successful negotiations in Baku' and reiterates commitment to delivering bolder decarbonisation efforts

Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) warns government guidance over application of farming water rules 'may be unlawful'

COP29 Presidency calls on G20 leaders to 'send a positive signal of their commitment to addressing the climate crisis'

Green Alliance urges new Labour government to learn from past mistakes when delivering a new long-term strategy for waste, recycling, and resources

Campaigners warn Baku Summit made negligible progress during the first week of talks, as fears mount US exit from Paris Agreement could spark contagion