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26 January 2026
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"Wind is winning"
Today, major European economies including Norway, France, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands are backing a pact to drive an unprecedented fleet of joint offshore wind projects in the North Sea.
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23 January 2026
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Co-designing climate policy with citizens in Western Cape, South Africa
South Africa’s democracy continues to face deep inequalities, low public trust, and increasingly complex policy challenges, especially around climate change. Existing participation processes have often failed to engage p...
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22 January 2026
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"Fossil fuels are in terminal decline"
Wind and solar generated more EU electricity than fossil fuels for the first time last year, today's Ember European Electricity Review 2026 shows.
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22 January 2026
4 min read
Why plant-forward diets are the key to global food security
As the global population grows, so does the need for food and, specifically, protein. To meet that growing demand without speeding up climate change, a shift to sustainable, plant-forward food is critical. And slowly, a ...
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21 January 2026
3 min read
From “leapfrogging” countries to self-driving cars – what’s next for the global shift to clean transport?
The global transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is reaching major tipping points across many markets. Sales are surging, policy frameworks are evolving. But while many emerging markets are "leapfrogging" straight to ele...
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20 January 2026
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"Myths and misinformation are holding the UK back from taking the next leap on EVs"
This week, the UK Government launched a new EV marketing campaign ("Get that electric feeling") across TV, radio and digital outlets, encouraging drivers to make the switch to electric when they purchase their next car. ...
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14 January 2026
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"Energy and food security, the ability to insure our homes, economic productivity, it's all at risk. "
The Copernicus Global Climate Highlights Report stated that 2025 was the third hottest year on record, marking the first time a three-year period has exceeded the 1.5°C limit.
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14 January 2026
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"A huge win for consumers, businesses, government, and the environment"
Sam Kimmins, Director of Energy at Climate Group, comments on the UK Government's record auction to secure 8.4 gigawatts of offshore windfarm capacity.
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6 January 2026
3 min read
Byrne Bros: Using practical data to inform lower carbon concrete decisions
As attention on embodied carbon in construction grows, concrete is under increasing scrutiny. Regulatory pressure, public-sector procurement requirements and investor scrutiny are converging on a clear expectation: compa...
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23 December 2025
2 min read
SCS Railways: building smarter tunnels with low carbon concrete
What if cutting carbon didn’t mean driving up cost, or compromising on performance?
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16 December 2025
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"Europe simply won’t compete with other global markets racing towards electric transport "
“Today’s a tragic win for the entrenched power of an industry clinging to the past over a competitive, forward-looking sector ready to drive Europe into a prosperous future.
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11 December 2025
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"It's quickly demolishing the old argument that we’ll always need fossil fuels to plug the gap"
On Ember analysis showing the latest fall in solar-storage costs:
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5 December 2025
4 min read
The Transport Dispatch: on Europe's EV moment of truth and the latest from Latin America and Africa
1) Three European Commission decisions over the next few weeks will determine Europe’s automotive future
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4 December 2025
3 min read
Has COP30 in Belém failed? Outdated expectations in a world desperate for real results
More than 30 years ago, when we first grasped the seriousness of the climate crisis, our task was to understand where it came from and why. While the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) consolidated and enco...