Europe and the US should work with China. Joint climate action could be a win-win

From deals on electric cars to solar panels, all sides could benefit from the global green energy transition, says Simone Tagliapietra of the Brussels-based thinktank Bruegel

Delay EU tariffs to help sales of electric cars, says UK car industry

Brexit trade deal gave UK and EU carmakers until 1 January 2024 to source batteries from within Europe or face 10% tariffs

Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025

Scheme goes further than most, as Swedish city tries to reduce pollution and noise

Global heat is now ‘gobsmackingly bananas’, but there’s hope humanity can limit the climate damage

It’s hard to overstate just how exceptionally high global temperatures are now, but we have the technology to avert disaster

Man ‘forced to drive electric car into police van’ in Scotland after brakes fail

Brian Morrison says six-month-old car malfunctioned and would not go slower than 15mph on drive home from work

‘The quotes were £5,000 or more’: electric vehicle owners face soaring insurance costs

Drivers who ditched petrol and diesel to help save the planet face huge price rises in premiums

Most new cars sold in UK will have to be fully electric by 2030, government confirms

Green campaigners relieved after last week’s decision to delay ban on petrol and diesel cars

UK electric car sales risk falling further behind after Sunak U-turn, analysts say

Country already trails well behind Europe and PM’s backtracking on climate policies could widen the gap

‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief

IEA’s Fatih Birol says uptake of solar power and EVs is in line with net zero goal but rich countries must hasten their broader plans

Nissan vows to go all-electric by 2030 despite Sunak delay on petrol ban

Carmaker says it will ‘press ahead’ with plans to achieve 100% EV in Europe and all new models will be entirely electric

Carmakers call on EU to delay 10% tariff on electric vehicle exports

Renault, BMW and Mercedes-Benz among those claiming levy agreed in Brexit deal will hand chunk of market to global firms, including China

The east German town at the centre of the new ‘gold rush’ … for lithium

Refining the metal, which is essential for electric car batteries, in Europe would ease the EU’s precarious reliance on China

‘It’s an insult’: drivers react to Rishi Sunak’s electric car U-turn

Many feel decision to delay ban of petrol and diesel cars flies in face of environment and industry alike, while some see it as pragmatism

UK carmakers will have to meet electric car sales targets despite Sunak U-turn

Firms call for support as government presses ahead with plan to impose minimum sales quotas in 2024

Rishi Sunak announces U-turn on key green targets

UK prime minister delays ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars as he pushes back net zero goals