UK house sales rise at the fastest rate in three years, mass displacement in Lebanon risks overwhelming a country battered by economic crises, and Brussels intends to postpone a controversial EU anti-deforestation law for a year following a backlash. Plus, two-thirds of all new solar and wind power projects are based in China.

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UK house sales rise at fastest pace in three years, data shows

China’s accelerating green transition

EU moves to delay anti-deforestation rules

Lebanon’s broken state struggles with 1mn displaced

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