COP30 opened with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva making the point that the location of the summit was an overt” a political and symbolic decision,” that would show that the Amazon is an essential part of the climate solution.

EV group Electric Vehicles UK (EVUK) has hit back at the Government’s “lack of forethought”, saying that the proposed pay-per-mile scheme is a risk to demand.

Electric vehicles face a new pay-per-mile levy to replace the falling fuel duty revenue.

A new analysis from Ember finds that the world is on track to add record levels of renewable energy again in 2025, meaning only a modest rise in annual additions is needed to triple global renewables by 2030.

The Danish renewable titan has reported a quarterly net loss as US political headwinds continue to batter the wind form operator.

The Government will introduce primary school lessons on global warming under a new shake-up of the national curriculum.

EV uptake has soared by 44.4 per cent to take a record 4 per cent market share with almost 100,000 buyers.

Ahead of COP30 it is worth noting that many great things have been achieved in reducing the impacts of manmade climate change.

Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once fully operational, will boost the UK economy by £6.1bn during its lifetime and support thousands of UK jobs over the next three decades.

EVs captured 26 per cent of all new car registrations in October, according to new data from New AutoMotive.

As climate impacts intensify globally, the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2024: No more hot air … please! finds that nations must deliver dramatically stronger ambition and action in the next round of NDCs or the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C goal will be gone within a few years.

The EU NDC has limped in, with a headline target of 90 per cent emissions reduction by 2040, but at the cost of get out clauses on flexibility, energy prices and national circumstances.