UN chief Antonio Guterres says rich nations must stop signing oil and gas deals, as they risk a "worldwide catastrophe" that imperils island states and coastal cities everywhere

Samsung SDI announces deal with GM on EV battery plant in Indiana, which will aim to have an initial production capacity of 27 gigawatt hours per year

A mix of incentives and deterrents to reduce carbon emissions were often more effective than single policies, the study found

"If you stop importing oil, Putin will face huge challenges [for his war effort]," Zelensky told India media

Groups such as Greenpeace are demanding an end to single-use plastic sachets, and other robust measures as UN states and experts gather in Bangkok to discuss a global plastics treaty

Canberra gives green light to huge solar farm in country's north that will relay power to Singapore via a 4,300km underwater cable

Threat to glaciers revealed amid news of heat records in 15 nations this year, while the UN accuses fossil fuel firms of trying to slow the transition to clean energy

Funds have been dumping industrials and buying energy stocks, amid expectation the oil and gas sector will boom if Trump wins the US election, Goldman Sachs says

Economists say major intervention is needed if the country is to meet its 5% growth goal this year as speculation rises that Beijing will do more to boost consumption

China’s decision to restrict exports of antimony from mid-September could push the metal's price to $30,000 a ton, traders say

Antimony is used as a hardener in lead for storage batteries, plus alloys with lead and tin to improve solders and bullets, and in semiconductor devices

Official data on Thursday showed industrial output grew 5.1% from a year earlier, slowing from June, but retail sales rose 2.7% in July