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A growing need for rare minerals is bolstering the case for more circular business models

Banks are losing their 'training wheels' on climate - Here's how to tell who is still pedalling toward net zero

Demand for plastic building materials is projected to almost double by 2050, surpassing plastic demand for packaging

New President signs wave of executive orders confirming US will quit international climate agreements and roll back restrictions on fossil fuel development

Climate fuelled disasters over the past 12 months have resulted in America's most costly stretch of extreme weather in 90 years, new figures claim

President-elect promises to sign wave of executive orders 'within hours' of today's inauguration, with the Paris Agreement and restrictions on oil and gas drilling in the firing line

Fracking firm CEO Chris Wright has been nominated to lead the US Department of Energy, and his climate sceptic views do not augur well, writes Andrew Warren

From a flailing US grid to the future of nuclear power production, here's a guide to the issues you will need to keep front and centre in 2025

Out-going administration extends protections for more than 253 million hectares of ocean, as President-elect Trump vows to 'unban it immediately'

Plus Pakistan and Bahamas back global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, Ecuador's debt-for-nature swap, and other top green business stories from around the world this week