‘Breakthrough battery’ from Sweden may cut dependency on China

Northvolt says new lithium-free sodium-ion battery is cheaper, more sustainable and doesn’t rely on scarce raw materials

‘I cannot stress too much about it’: Monaco yacht buyers shrug off climate concerns

At annual yacht show, only a handful of customers said they were troubled by vessels’ disproportionate carbon footprint

Ad industry grapples with role selling consumption in climate crisis

Does being an effective agency mean helping sell more products or can it mean helping mitigate climate emergency?

The jet set: 200 celebrities’ aircraft have flown for combined total of 11 years since 2022

Jets belonging to entertainers, CEOs, oligarchs and billionaires produce equivalent to emissions of almost 40,000 Britons

Restaurants, pets and holidays: how UK’s well-off have outsize carbon footprints

Data shows baby boomers have highest emissions and London has lower footprint than rest of UK

UK energy secretary could get power to fast-track vital grid connections

Government and Ofgem aim to prevent delays to projects such as Tata’s £4bn electric battery factory

Britishvolt owner reportedly faces legal action over unpaid wages

Recharge Industries served with statutory demand from former employee that could lead to bankruptcy proceedings, FT reports

World behind on almost every policy required to cut carbon emissions, research finds

Coal must be phased out seven times faster and deforestation reduced four times faster to avoid worst impacts of climate breakdown, says report

Sámi call to protect reindeer in Sweden after 10,000 road deaths in five years

Indigenous people’s parliament says action required including lower speed limits and more fences

Ulez scrappage scheme leaving hard-up households out of pocket

Scores of applicants claim administrative failings have left them facing crippling daily charges

Republicans welcome local benefits of climate law despite voting against it

Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene among those accused of hypocrisy over efforts to gut landmark Inflation Reduction Act

Ulez expansion: 45% fewer ‘dirty’ vehicles now on London’s roads, says TfL

Sadiq Khan hails ‘huge progress’ as progress report finds more than 95% of vehicles are now compliant

Rishi Sunak to ‘double down’ on anti-green policies in king’s speech

PM will announce a new system for awarding oil and gas exploration licences, and new pro-car legislation, sources say

Shock of the old: the amazing, infuriating history of the electric car – in pictures

Believe it or not, battery-powered vehicles have been around since Victorian times – everything from private automobiles to taxis, ambulances and tricycles. We’ve got the photos to prove it

Belgium investigating alleged criminal breach of data protection laws over London Ulez fines

Thousands of fines sent to EU drivers by TfL debt collection agent may be unlawful, Belgian transport ministry believes