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The UK is well-positioned to benefit from its increasing know-how in grid flexibility and system optimisation that could then be deployed elsewhere - including China - writes Centre for Net Zero's Amber Woodward

India's offer to host 2028 summit 'quietly withdrawn', while Microsoft inks CO2 deal with Indigenous-owned project, and South Korea targets 100GW of clean energy this decade, in this week's Global Briefing roundup

International Energy Agency warns that China's continued dominance of rare earth material supply chains is putting up to $6.5tr of global economic activity at risk every year

As conflict in the Middle East drives the world to the brink of an era-defining energy crisis, sustained clean energy growth continues to make the case for renewables with 'brutal clarity'

Plus Trump Administration agrees to pay TotalEnergies $1bn to ditch offshore wind in the US, electric air taxis inch closer to 'commercial readiness', and are EU electric car sales catching up with China?

Former US Climate Envoy joined a raft of top business leaders at SMI's annual meetings in London, where navigating the current geopolitical tumult in pursuit of a greener future was top of the agenda

EU unveils Clean Energy Investment Strategy, global wind power sets new records, and Caribbean islands call for increased biodiversity funding

Latest GlobalData figures suggest renewables set fresh global records in 2025 and capacity is now set to grow to 8.4TW by 2031

World's biggest emitter sets out goal to reduce carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 17 per cent under its latest five-year plan

Official data shows emissions from China's energy and industry inched down 0.3 per cent last year, driven by ongoing surge in clean power output