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Move lamented by climate activists, but Business Secretary says move necessary to guard against growing threat to energy security sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine

But draft proposal to set hard deadline for phase out of coal-powered electricity is struck from final version of agreement

Environment and energy ministers from world’s leading seven economies meet in Berlin this week to amid pressure to ramp up climate and nature commitments

Two reports out this week have highlighted how developments across 2021 are set to catalyse policy and technological trends that could catalyse the retreat of fossil fuels across the global energy system

Fossil gas' share of electricity supplies shrinks to less than 15 per cent over weekend as wind power meets more than half of UK demand

Germany's clean energy blitz, Abu Dhabi's plastic bag ban, EU proposals for a coal embargo on Russia, and all the big green business news from around the world this week

Latest figures are evidence world has failed to deliver sustainable economic recovery from Covid-19, agency warns

US insurance giant becomes latest firm to tighten investment policies in bid to deliver on its net zero emission goals

Insurer also beefs up climate policies on tar sands and wider investments