UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed the government’s support for a third runway at Heathrow airport “in an upbeat speech setting out her plans for kickstarting the stalling UK economy”, reports ...

Donald Trump’s administration has introduced a "sprawling, government-wide spending freeze”, sparking “widespread confusion and frustration” ...

In 2024, the annual average minimum temperature for the UK was the equal-warmest on record, matching the previous record set ...

The president of France's far-right National Rally party, Jordan Bardella, is leading an effort to “tear down the European green deal” ...

The CCC has consistently stressed that there should be “no net increase” in airport capacity if the UK is to reach net-zero ...

After surveying disaster zones in California and North Carolina, US president Donald Trump said he was considering “getting rid of” FEMA ...

Specifically, China’s power demand grew at 6.8% in 2024 while GDP expanded 5%. In contrast, last year’s analysis had assumed ...

Energy executives think investor pressure on oil companies and the economic realities of “a sector always beholden to oil prices” are likely to block Trump’s energy goals ...

China’s energy storage sector is rapidly expanding. As a solution to balancing the country’s growing energy needs and mass renewable energy production, the industry has attracted investments worth ...

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Over the past decade, coal power use in the European Union (EU) has fallen by 61%, according to Carbon Brief analysis of new figures from energy analysts Ember. Solar power output in the EU more than ...