Hopes of an early COP30 climate deal eluded President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but there remains a degree of optimism on the progress that has been made so far.
The National Energy System Operator (Neso) has said new wind record has been set, with 23GW produced on 11 November, beating the previous high for wind power generation of 22GW set on 18 December last year.
Urenco, a supplier for the civil nuclear industry, has published an independent report during COP30 that predicts that the small modular reactor (SMR) market could make up the majority of industrial energy demand by 2050 in North America and Europe.
Midland Heart’s Project 80, a programme to build and monitor homes that meet the upcoming Future Homes Standard, has produced results that contradict the idea that heat pumps will increase the load on the Grid.
A transition across the world to a green economy could create 12 million new jobs but cost 2.4 million.
DESNZ has announced that the Boiler Upgrade Scheme has been expanded to include air-to-air heat pumps and heat batteries.
Vattenfall has signed an agreement to divest its Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) business in the UK, Vattenfall Networks, to Eclipse Power Networks, owned by the Octopus Sky Fund.
Reports that restricting heat-pump subsidies in the upcoming Budget have been attacked by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).
Octopus EV has secured £2bn of funding to raise its own EV leasing fleet from 40,000 to more than 75,000.
Wylfa on the coast of Ynys Môn (Anglesey) in North Wales selected as site for the UK’s first small modular reactor nuclear power station, hosting three Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
The Energy Crisis Commission (ECC) has called on the Government to address high electricity prices and poor insulation.
A bi-directional EV charging system has been used to power a hotel in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight in a trial that could create a significant boost to sustainability in tourism.
As week two starts in Belém, week one ended with talks on finance, one of, if not the greatest hurdle to progress: in part because no one can agree what is owed to whom, or why.
The number of MCS certified solar panel installations in 2025 has now surpassed 203,125 and brings the total to 1.85 million certified solar panel installations to date.
M&S has become the first UK brand to work with Swedish sustain-tech company Circulose, using the material made of textile waste for selected products, helping to reduce reliance on virgin fibres and accelerate the shift to circular design at scale.
SSE has announced a £33bn five-year investment programme for infrastructure.
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