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The net zero economy, contributed £74bn in gross value added to the UK economy between 2022 and 2023, having grown nine per cent compared with the previous year, shows research by CBI Economics for the Energy Climate and Intelligence Unit think-tank.

Strong regulatory and policy support still needed if road transport emissions are to hit net zero by 2050, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance

International climate goals may still be ‘feasible' as clean tech booms and fossil fuel demand plateaus

The world's most populous capital cities have experienced a 52 per cent increase in the number of days above 35C in the past 30 years, research by the UK-based International Institute for Environment and Development shows.

Wealthy countries' use of loans and climate-irrelevant finance is creating a ‘misleading impression' of the impact of climate finance, says Oxfam

Changing the composition of cement, rather than capturing emissions, could be key to reducing the industry's climate impact

Emissions from leading technology companies are on the rise as they compete to develop artificial intelligence models. Digital supply chains, including data centres where hardware is used to train AI models, are a growing point of renewable energy demand.

Meat and dairy sales make up almost half of food retailers' emissions

“Urgent action” is needed by the UK government to get its climate targets back on track, says the independent Climate Change Committee in its latest progress report . Two-thirds of the emissions reductions needed to meet the country's 2030 emissions target are not yet covered by credible plans, the body says.

Policy expert Ann Mettler says greater collaboration between European clean technology incumbents and start-ups is crucial if the bloc is to keep up with the global competition