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UK and EU reached an agreement to establish a framework compatible with their respective Emissions Trading Systems (ETS) on May 19, which includes defining CBAM exemptions and mutual recognition of emission allowances.

Renewable diesel substitutes easily for fossil diesel, so is touted as a climate-friendly transition fuel. But critics are skeptical about industry claims of RD life-cycle greenhouse gas emission cuts of up to 95% over fossil fuel-derived diesel.

Proponents of modifying the ocean to battle climate change have rising hopes for their biomass sinking plans, but critics fear the environmental impacts

An ancient wild rice may hold genetic secrets for climate-resilient farming – if Vietnam can save it from vanishing and neglect.

An emphatic election victory for the incumbent Labor government means Australia’s rapid shift to renewable energy will continue. Coal and gas will have a fast-declining role to play and nuclear energy will have none at all.

On 28 April, most of Spain and Portugal were plunged into chaos by a blackout. The blackouts left millions of people without power, with trains, traffic lights, ATMs, phone connections and internet access failing across the Iberian peninsula.

The European Union should strive for a well-connected energy system designed in a way that allows different national strengths to complement each other, says Nikos Tsafos, deputy energy minister of Greece.

The region has emerged as a leading solar exporter, helped by Chinese companies’ relocating their production – but US tariffs are beginning to bite.

Southeast Asia needs to scale-up its renewables. Grant Hauber explains how the region can unlock investment and cut volatility.

Hydrogen has long been hyped as the “Swiss army knife” of the energy transition, but today – despite billions in investment – it largely remains limited to niche industrial applications.