The Grenadian veteran climate advocate told leaders there must be no backsliding at Cop27 as global emissions need to halve this decade
Pakistan’s catastrophic flooding and soaring energy bills are shaping the UN agenda – for those leaders who show up
In her annual state of the union speech, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen set out major energy market interventions to manage high prices
Fertiliser prices have risen by 300% since Russia invaded Ukraine, beyond the reach of smallholders, yet philanthropists see them as key to increasing yields
Employment is booming in electric vehicle production, building insulation and renewable power sectors, the International Energy Agency reports
Climate and energy ministers clashed over Ukraine, climate finance, methane, shipping, carbon levies and whether 1.5C or 2C should be the world’s warming limit
An IMF working paper argues in favour of swapping debt repayments for climate investments in debt-burdened nations – the issue is scale
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Millions of Britons are paying an exorbitant price for successive governments’ short-termist decisions that prolonged our dependence on fossil fuel
Olaf Scholz is boosting gas infrastructure projects on the basis they will be “hydrogen-ready”, which experts say is unrealistic and risks locking in high emissions
Negotiators quashed a proposal to endorse gas for energy access at the next UN climate summit, arguing the controversy would distract from other priorities
2020 was the deadline for delivering the $100bn climate finance promise
The fee is thought to be the first in the world and is likely to at least halve the oil and gas sector’s methane leakage rate
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Climate and food programmes are expected to suffer from a pause on aid spending at a time of rising hunger
Liz Truss has links to secretively funded climate sceptic groups while Rishi Sunak opposed climate spending as finance minister
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At a critical moment for Chinese leadership, Beijing’s “zero-Covid” policy is making it harder than ever for journalists and experts to access information
Sponsored content: Implementing more solar street lights may help fight against the triple crises of climate, energy, and finance
In the first of a four-part series on the future of energy, we explore the case for – and limitations of – hydrogen as a clean fuel