Supply chain disruptions and labour shortages continue to hamper production
Short-term contracts leave Baku unable to raise investment needed to meet demand from bloc, says Azeri envoy
Climate preparation must be embedded into government’s growth strategy to avoid ‘catastrophic’ impacts, warns review
Record sentence under new public nuisance law introduced by previous government
EU’s most powerful official has pledged to boost defence capabilities and economic competitiveness
Only a third of required emissions cuts are covered by current plans, says independent committee to government
Record sea temperatures fuel destruction across Caribbean and Mexico, Gulf coast and Texas
Also in this newsletter: what a lithium mine in Serbia tells us about European geopolitics
It takes on average 29 years for a mine to go from discovery to production in the US, a new report shows
The EU’s international policies on climate, trade and development are incoherent
But hold out for brighter days, analysts say
Simon Stiell warned countries faced ‘endless debt cycles’ as they borrowed to rebuild after climate disasters
Development finance chief says Middle Eastern and Chinese groups are filling the gap
Energy storage at a scale to power whole towns or cities is an essential part of the transition to net zero
There are alternatives to highly polluting blast furnaces, but they require vast quantities of green electricity
Reducing the amount of gas produced by cows can cut overall emissions from farming
Sucking carbon straight from the air could play a role in reaching net zero, provided costs come down
Bloc unlikely to meet ‘overly ambitious’ goals for clean fuel despite €18.8bn in funding
Almost a quarter of a million households are still without power in Houston
Australia and Brazil dispute forest maps and urge Brussels to delay rules that could ban goods entering bloc
Octopus and EDF say shifting the charges to gas bills would encourage families to invest in new cars
QuantumScape’s deal with VW is a rare bright spot in a tough market for electric transportation
The UK government has also pulled support from a Cumbrian coal mine
COP29 host intends to launch venture with contribution from state company
‘We have never seen such an anomaly’ warns climate expert even as La Niña phenomenon brings early signs of cooling
Best understood as operating like a fridge in reverse, the technology is a key part of the road to net zero
Aircraft travel is perhaps the hardest human activity to decarbonise. Used cooking oil is part of the solution
Making crop nutrients requires a lot of fossil fuels — using hydrogen instead could put an end to that
There’s no shortage of techniques — only a lack of consensus over pros and cons
Big questions surround the new government’s admirable but detail-light goals
Agreement comes as tech groups seek to meet climate promises while expanding power-hungry artificial intelligence
Region’s great hope in global battery race is pressing the reset button after a series of setbacks