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Former Dutch foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra will try to convince European Parliament lawmakers on Monday to approve him as the EU's next head of climate change policy, responsible for emissions-cutting measures in the world's third-biggest economy. Hoekstra faces a three-hour hearing in the European Parliament's environment committee on Monday evening, seeking approval from at least two-thirds of the committee. If approved, he would take on the role as climate action faces poli...

Regulators have given the green light to drill in the largest undeveloped oil and gas field in the North Sea sparking a backlash from climate campaigners.

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The UN's former climate chief said Thursday she had "lost patience" with fossil fuel companies and that they should steer clear of crunch talks in Dubai if the industry refuses to be part of the solution. Jaber addressed a UN climate summit on Wednesday, acknowledging "the phasedown of fossil fuels is inevitable” and "essential." ia/sct/jh

To ease what he described as "unacceptable costs" on British households he delayed a ban on new petrol and diesel cars until 2035 from 2030, eased the speed of transition to heat pumps from gas boilers in homes and said he would not force any household to improve their insulation.

A U.S.-based research group says the lender's commitment to achieving net-zero emissions from its lending by 2050 is insufficient.

Amid record heat and nature loss, government agreements must be bolstered by private sector action. There are compelling benefits to sustainable business too.

Part of Biden's efforts to address the climate crisis are in line with SCE's stated goals. Why is it quiet when its parent company's CEO opposes the plans?

2:30 this afternoon but that game is also under threat. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, or from our website, thats bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. you are watching bbc news. prime minister rishi sunak and the energy security secretary grant shapps are meeting with energy industry leaders in an effort to strengthen the uks energy independence. this comes just days after the government announced they were granted...

When it is chasing down its last reserves of oil and gas. justin rowlatt, bbc news. lets assess the impact on local communities in aberdeenshire, and how the different political parties are approaching environment policy. in a moment well speak to our political correspondent ben wright in westminster, but first lets go live to aberdeenshire, and our correspondent rebecca curran. there should be, in theory, some economic benefits to the north—east of scotland, but it does raise questions about ...