Focus on Emissions
Judge rejects High Court challenge over new gas power plant
British environmental consultant's action against Net Zero Teesside Project over its projected emissions rejected by court.
Wildfires in Canada and the Amazon made more likely by climate change: report
Unprecedented fires that raged in Canada and parts of the Amazon were at least three times more likely because of climate change.
White House senior climate adviser touts law’s Republican state benefits
John Podesta touted the benefits of incentives offered by the Biden administration's signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act.
Businesses share £7.2m in grants to boost decarbonisation
The latest round of funding has been awarded to nine businesses, including food and drink manufacturers and timber pallet processing.
Electricity ‘superhighway’ between Scotland and England to go ahead
The 500km (311-mile) Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) electricity transmission project will stretch from Aberdeenshire to North Yorkshire.
Amazon rainforest stores carbon for the world, but this carbon sink is at risk: study
The Amazon rainforest stores nearly two years' worth of global carbon emissions, but deforestation threatens to turn it from a carbon sink into...
‘Clear uptick’ in support for UK’s net-zero target, survey suggests
Support for UK climate policy has increased since the General Election, with nearly three-quarters of people backing the shift to net zero
BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas to invest $53 million in Australian carbon credit fund
BHP, Rio Tinto and Qantas will invest a total of A$80m ($52.7m) as early-stage investors in an Australian carbon credits fund
China’s central bank to extend low-carbon lending tool to end of 2027
The People's Bank of China will be offering low-cost loans to help companies cut carbon emissions
