Britain’s new car market has delivered its strongest May performance since before the pandemic, with registrations up 7.1 per cent, and with demand increasingly electrified.

A four‑year, international programme led by Rolls‑Royce and easyJet to demonstrate hydrogen as a viable aviation fuel has culminated in a world-first achievement in a modern aero engine running on 100 per cent hydrogen at full take-off power, proving the potential of hydrogen to play a transformative role in future zero-carbon aviation.

New analysis from CBI Economics and ECIU reveals a £105bn sector generating high-wage jobs across every UK nation and region.

A newly developed material, based on baker’s yeast, cellulose fibres from wood, alginate from algae, glycerol from plants, and water, could be used in 3D printed buildings of the future.

Drax has agreed to buy Bluefield Solar ‌Income Fund (BSIF.L) in a £561m deal.

The 2026 edition of the IEA’s annual World Energy Investment report projects that global energy investment will reach $3.4tr in 2026, a slight increase year-on-year. Around $2.2tr is expected to go to grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, nuclear, renewables, efficiency and electrification in 2026, while around $1.2tr is set to be invested in oil, natural gas and coal.

Global solar body GOGLA has released its 2025 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report, showing that its trade affiliates sold more than 10 million solar energy kits in 2025, the highest annual total ever recorded.

The Government has set its next target for long-term emissions reduction, with the proposed level for the seventh Carbon Budget, which sets a target of around 87 per cent emissions reduction in the period 2038 to 2042, as endorsed by the Environmental Audit Committee and the Climate Change Committee.

Installation of all the 54 monopile foundations for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm’s wind turbines is complete, marking a major milestone in the project’s offshore construction.

In two-thirds of EU Member States, companies do not get a clear tax signal to switch to EVs because of weak tax incentives.

The Government is expected to present the Seventh Carbon Budget to Parliament in the near future.

Food-grade plastic can be made from seaweed, a sustainable and biodegradable option that could reduce oil-based and artificial sources.