UK’s £160m green boost for developing nations

This financial support is expected to accelerate the development and deployment of green technologies

UK military’s decarbonisation targets deemed ‘insufficiently demanding’

MPs have cautioned that the Ministry of Defence is heavily dependent on the National Grid’s decarbonisation efforts to achieve its 2025 target of a 30% emissions reduction, lacking substantial internal initiatives

Newly-appointed Australian PM Anthony Albanese wants to ‘end climate wars’

Mr Albanese, who was sworn in as the country’s 31st prime minister this morning, said the new government in Australia ‘represents a change’

bp snaps up 30% stake in UK-based Green Biofuels

The latter company’s products are made from renewable feedstock such as vegetable oils, animal oils and fat

Enhance Energy unveils plans for carbon sequestration hub in Alberta

The proposed Origins Project would be able to manage CO2 from hard-to-abate industries, such as cement, power generation and petrochemicals that exist along Alberta’s Highway 2 Corridor

UK unveils climate checkpoint plan for future oil and gas developments

The government has launched a consultation on its design which will be used to assess future oil and gas licences

World Bank and Guatemala ink $52.5m agreement to cut emissions from deforestation

The Emission Reductions Payment Agreement will reward efforts to reduce 10.5m tons of carbon emissions through 2025 under Guatemala’s emissions reduction programme

SMEs ‘are to blame for nearly half of all UK firms’ emissions’

Just 3% of smaller businesses admit that they have measured their carbon footprint in the past five years, new research finds

MEPs back higher emissions reduction target of 60% by 2030

It is an upgrade from the Commission’s emissions reduction proposal of ‘at least 50% towards 55%’ over the next decade

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ExxonMobil pledges $100m for emissions reduction research

It is partnering with the US Department of Energy to develop technologies related to energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reductions