Executives take a low profile at COP29 as focus increases on AI power demands
Shale barons are jubilant about the Republican’s plan for US ‘energy dominance’. Climate campaigners are not
Kitchenware company near New Delhi sells name to campaigners attacking oil and gas groups
Teresa Ribera succeeds in securing Brussels job despite recriminations over role as Spanish environment minister
Years after one of the worst spills in history, companies in search of new discoveries are drilling even deeper into the seabed
Financing delays blamed on protests will not derail crude project, says minister at COP climate summit
A searchable dashboard of 193 countries’ historical emissions and future climate targets
Higher borrowing costs from tariffs and tax cuts will be the US’s main impact on carbon-saving investment worldwide
Move highlights climate risk to world’s biggest source of renewable energy
Regulators complete first stress test to estimate how climate fight will affect banks, insurers and pension funds
Fears rise of stalemate on climate action in wake of Trump election victory
Battle over money and inclusion of transition from fossil fuels in agreement dominate final week of talks
Body backed by Barbados, France and Kenya outlines options for new levies
Industry is latest manufacturing sector on the continent to shrink despite global growth
Argentina veto warning sparks fears conservatives will be emboldened to ditch global deals on climate and tax
America believes it has made more than enough sacrifice on fossil fuels
Milei government to ‘re-evaluate’ its position after walking out of COP29 summit
Proposed change set to inflame tensions with Brazil and other big agricultural producers over controversial rule
Argentina also withdraws negotiator as Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev lashes out at Emmanuel Macron
Also in today’s newsletter, why private capital will not suffice for Africa’s climate needs
Investors in Czech solar parks threaten to sue over planned cuts to subsidies for photovoltaic installations
Early agreement on carbon market guidelines has divided opinion
German energy technology group’s shares close up almost 19% as it upgrades medium-term targets
Survivors accuse regional government of errors as experts warn climate change is creating volatile natural disasters
When businesses are doing well, leaders see no need to change — it’s a common phenomenon, and a mistake
Envoy tells COP29 summit that Beijing is ‘firmly’ committed to controlling methane and other super-pollutants
Environmental groups were sceptical of the French oil company’s sustainability plans
UK’s prime minister is one of only two G7 leaders at UN COP29
Dutch court annuls order made against energy company in 2021
Also in this newsletter: Much ado about party politics at European commissioner hearings
Chief of world’s third-largest manufacturer hopes economic environment will improve after difficult period
Biden diplomat at COP29 says Trump’s election is ‘bitterly disappointing’ for those worried about global warming
