UK pledges punchy new climate goal – but these parts of the puzzle are missing
The UK has unveiled a punchy new climate goal to slash its emissions by 81% by 2035. The government said...
Rosebank and Jackdaw: Legal challenge to oil field approvals gets under way
A legal challenge over the decision to give consent to the UK’s largest untapped oil field has begun in Edinburgh....
There’s already a risk COP29 will end in failure – and damage of Trump 2.0 could yet spread
World leaders who came for the start of the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Azerbaijan are now heading...
The Guardian quits Elon Musk’s X social media platform
The Guardian has quit the social media platform X. The news organisation announced its decision on Wednesday to stop posting...
Warming effect of jet contrails can be cut for a few pounds per ticket, says study
Tweaking the routes of a small number of planes could reduce the warming effect of contrails by half and cost...
Battle lines drawn on new climate fund despite ‘shot in the arm’ cash injection at COP29
Battle lines have been drawn between the almost 200 countries meeting in Azerbaijan as they seek to agree a new...
Apple sued by Which? over iCloud use – with potential payout for 40 million UK customers
Consumer rights group Which? is suing Apple for £3bn over the way it deploys the iCloud. If the lawsuit succeeds,...
Argentina walks away from COP29 – amid fears Trump may pull US out of Paris climate deal
Argentinian negotiators have been summoned home from global climate talks in Azerbaijan by the President Javier Milei’s government. The team...
Force Majeure Spreads Across Global Commodities as Iran War Disrupts Supply Chains
Force majeure declarations are beginning to ripple across the global commodities sector as the escalating conflict in the Middle East...
Oil Tops US$100 as Iran Conflict Threatens Strait of Hormuz Supply Route
Global oil and gas prices rallied sharply over the weekend as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East rattled energy...
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