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Greenpeace argues European-backed projects hamper countries’ ability to decarbonise their own economies

Study found electric vehicles and batteries added largest amount to country’s clean-energy economy

Forecast for rising global electricity use likely to stoke fears of rising costs and stalled efforts to fight climate crisis

Green politicians describe plan as ‘a historic attack on Norwegian nature’

Minimum quotas for purchase of coal power and new project approvals threaten major advances in renewable energy production, thinktanks say

Developing countries urge biggest polluters to act as Trump’s return to the White House heightens geopolitical turmoil

Dr Tom McClelland on the consequences of AI consciousness, Michael Webb on protecting creative industries, and Prof Virginia Dignum and Prof Wendy Hall on the need for a global regulatory framework

Exclusive: MPs and ministers say they plan to oppose the PM if he gives consent to the Rosebank development

A 4% dividend increase alongside share buybacks of $3.5bn for last three months of year awaits shareholders

Wide-ranging investigation says impact on work likely to be profound, but opinion on risk of human extinction varies

From Europe to Africa and South America, countries reaffirm commitment to tackle crisis

From Europe to Canada, Africa, China and Brazil, most countries appear to have doubled down on their commitment to tackle crisis

António Guterres issues warning at Davos, days after Donald Trump pulled US out of Paris climate agreement

From the Himalayas and Nepal to Northern Ireland, sustainable source of energy seems to be back in vogue

As natural disasters make need to cut CO2 emissions clearer than ever, energy demand of AI systems is about to soar