Speaking at the Nuclear Industry Association's Nuclear 2024 conference Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, described nuclear energy as having “a crucial role to play in powering Britain’s clean energy future”.

“The first ice-free day in the Arctic won’t change things dramatically,” said Jahn, associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and fellow at CU Boulder’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research. “But it will show that we've fundamentally altered one of the defining characteristics of the natural environment in the Arctic Ocean, which is that it is covered by sea ice and snow year-round, through greenhouse gas emissions.”

Ford’s Halewood plant has started production of its new eDrive units, critical to Ford’s electrification strategy, that will power the electric versions of the Transit Custom and Puma vehicles.

Ofgem has postponed reformation of smart meters, that would have introduced half-hourly meter readings.

Japan is set to ramp up its development of perovskite solar cells, with a goal of 20GW of capacity by 2040 its Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has said.

The IFC has issued a green bond in the “kangaroo market”, raising 700m Australian dollars, to bridge the biodiversity finance gap and advance economic growth in emerging markets.

Shell and Equinor are to combine their UK offshore oil and gas assets to form a new company which will be the UK North Sea’s biggest independent producer.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero have launched a consultation on the reform of the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) framework covering consolidating the regulations and updating EPC metrics.

An agreement with Qatar will bring an initial £1bn of investment to create climate technology hubs across the UK and Qatar to accelerate development in the area.

A major agreement on tackling plastic pollution has fallen apart after two years of negotiation.

The Offshore Wind Industry Council is welcoming the funding by the Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme (OWEC) for further research into an environmentally friendly way of catching scallops, using underwater LED lights, enabling more diversified fishing around offshore wind farms.

After announcing plans to close its Luton factory and a profits warning, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has resigned.