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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 political pushback in Europe, and as tensions mount with China and the United States over the race to ma...

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.