The gas buyers’ club: EU plots price-cutting cartel

Sky-high prices are driving EU countries to pool their buying power. Is it the start of something bigger?

Carmakers get a pollution break after fierce lobbying in Brussels

The car industry has long complained about the extra costs associated with going green.

The Netherlands to leave embattled Energy Charter Treaty

Decision pushes the energy pact closer to a full European withdrawal.

Climate Plans Remain Insufficient: More Ambitious Action Needed Now

UN Climate Change News, 26 October 2022

Climate crisis funds not reaching countries in need, senior UN official says

With famine in Somalia almost inevitable, Martin Griffiths criticises opaque handling of $100bn a year promised to poorer countries

Infrastructure at risk from climate crisis due to ministers’ ‘extreme weakness’

Joint committee on national security strategy says evasion of responsibility by UK government is ‘severe dereliction of duty’

‘Monstrous’ east African oil project will emit vast amounts of carbon, data shows

Experts say crude oil pipeline from Uganda to Tanzania will produce 25 times host nations’ combined annual emissions

Atmospheric levels of all three greenhouse gases hit record high

Scientists warn world ‘is heading in wrong direction’ amid rise in nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and methane

EU on track to break pledge to cut methane emissions by 30%, warns report

Exclusive: ‘Policy vacuum’ on livestock emissions amid pressure from industry lobbyists blamed for failings

Cut meat consumption to two burgers a week to save planet, study suggests

Climate crisis report says ‘we are not winning in any sector’ as experts call for urgent action on fossil fuels

The Guardian view on climate diplomacy: it’s crunch time – again

Freezing relations between the US and China threaten this year’s crucial Cop27 summit

World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies

Key UN reports published in last two days warn urgent and collective action needed – as oil firms report astronomical profits

Climate crisis: UN finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5C in place’

Failure to cut carbon emissions means ‘rapid transformation of societies’ is only option to limit impacts, report says

“EACOP - A crude reality” Climate activists shed light on grave impacts of project in new film

‘I couldn’t date a climate change denier!’ The couples who bond – and split – over love for the planet

From debates about plastic bags to guilt about bringing children into the world, environmental issues are increasingly shaping our relationships

How windows will soon be turned into power sources

In the coming days, every window in your house could generate electricity. This is after energy experts made a significant breakthrough that will allow homeowners, property developers and companies to replace their windows with solar panels.

Scientists Studying Earth's Trees Issue a Stark Warning to Humanity

From soaring coastal redwoods to dinosaur-era Wollemi pines and

MIT’s New Battery Will Change The World

It’s cheaper, faster charging, longer lasting, safer and better for the environment than anything we currently have.

Disastrous Climate Tipping Points Become ‘Probable’ Above 1.5°C

The risk of serious climate “tipping points” will rise dramatically if countries fail to hold global warming to the Paris agreement target of 1.5°C, according to a new study in the journal Science.

The ultimate clean energy? Scientists create green hydrogen fuel from air

Scientists have discovered a way to turn air into green hydrogen fuel and expect to make the technology available to the public in less than three years.