Climate envoy John Podesta claimed progress has been made in talks with Beijing but observers say a real breakthrough is unlikely ahead of the US election

Britain’s reliance on coal for electricity is set to end, over 140 years after it opened the world’s first coal-fired power station in London in 1882

The biggest solar manufacturers, such as Jinko, Longi and Trina, are in rocky water, but expected to survive, and may even prosper, if orders pour in from Africa

Greenhouse gas emissions by the global data centre industry are forecast to amount to about 40% of what the US emits in a year by 2030

Authors of a study of 9,200 Asia-Pacific companies say climate action is becoming "an essential financial strategy" for businesses, which lowers risks and yields tangible benefits

European manufacturers of electrolysers have warned they cannot compete with cheaper Chinese producers

Concern is rising over surging water consumption by data centres, as well Big Tech's use of carbon offsets to write off emissions, and plans for a rejig of offset rules

Beijing will be concentrating on its solar and EV exports to 50 leaders from the continent, rather than the infrastructure project promises of the past

The device would funnel all emissions from a ship’s engine, creating new salinated water, and dump it into the ocean

The country’s energy regulator has overseen the installation of 1,200 gigawatts of wind and solar power six years ahead of schedule

Reliance has announced billions of dollars worth of investments to develop its green energy portfolio and achieve its 2035 net zero carbon goal

The rapid transition to renewable energy sources, notably solar power, continued in 2023 and the first half of 2024, new reports say