Mayor and London’s utilities join forces for £1.5bn worth of infrastructure work

The funding will support upgrades of the gas and water supply network and will boost the EV charging infrastructure across the capital

‘Planet needs additional 3,000GW of renewables by 2030 to meet Paris Agreement goal’

Planned investments currently fall far below the $2.7 trillion committed to renewables during the last decade, according to a new report

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Australia announces ‘Technology Investment Roadmap’ to boost economic activity post Covid-19

The roadmap will support jobs, businesses and boost investment in low emission technologies

Canada ties economic relief packages to climate goals commitments

The Canadian Government pledges to help large businesses with consistent climate goals

Global leaders mark clean energy as ‘essential to economic recovery’

The need for increased energy efficiency and more use of renewables were the key takeaways from a roundtable hosted by the IEA and the German Government

Nearly 70% of Britons consider ‘climate change as serious as coronavirus’

However, they are split on whether or not the government should take actions which might harm the environment to help the economy recover, according to a poll

Optimism on world economy ‘pushed up February oil prices’

Growing optimism about the world economy’s recovery pushed up oil prices last month according to a monthly oil report from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The Middle Eastern group’s reference basket – their average benchmark for prices – rose to an average of $112.75 per barrel in February, an increase of $3.47/b or […]