Energy giant says delays in receiving consent are barrier to progress as politicians and campaigners warn of environmental impacts
Fading enthusiasm for alternative to gas boilers piles pressure on EU’s green agenda
AES chief expresses concern over Republican candidate’s promise to expand tariffs and roll back green subsidies
Global airlines look to new fuels and radical designs to offset rising carbon emissions
Also in today’s newsletter, pension and insurance funds make headway on financed emissions
Also in this newsletter: A petition for a referendum on Italian citizenship gains traction
Pressure mounts on UN climate summit host Azerbaijan to upgrade its national plan to limit global warming
Programme spearheaded by John Kerry among key themes at New York climate week
UK electricity company’s investment comes as US economy faces energy supply crunch from AI demands
The country’s ad regulator found the French oil company’s sustainability claims ‘misleading’ in a first of its kind ruling
First Hydro deal shows growing investor appetite for assets set to play bigger role in British energy
Jennifer Granholm tells FT the ex-president’s vow to undo Inflation Reduction Act would benefit China
Also in this newsletter: Brussels drops environmental complaint about Greek oil drilling projects
Financial institutions including BofA, Morgan Stanley and Goldman back COP28 goal of tripling capacity by 2050
‘Price signal’ is needed to reduce agricultural greenhouse gases and meet bloc’s targets
To tackle climate change, the polluter pays principle needs to spread further and wider
Rethink vital to keep competing with US and China, Vincent Clerc says
Brussels’ pledge of up to €10bn following European floods comes as insurers face estimated €3bn in claims
Derivatives regulator sets basic standards amid concerns about greenwashing and ineffective offsets
African pledge comes as wrangling continues about how to fund the energy transition in developing countries
As climate change puts more of the world at risk of flooding, landscape architects are looking beyond disaster response, to future-facing “sponge tactics”. The concept is epic, but a street-by-street approach is galvanising local groups
Some recent reviews highlight vague language and fuzzy policy
We must urgently address the tension between profitability and sustainability
Move to restrict financing to companies that fail to address carbon footprint widens gulf with US lenders
Swedish start-up struggles to secure funds as it tries to increase production at its gigafactory
