Balancing Land Use in England: Energy, Food and the Future
England has around 130,000 square kilometres of land, but the demands on it are growing. More homes are needed, clean energy must be expanded, food production maintained, and nature restored—all within a finite space. The government’s new Land Use Framework sets out how these competing pressures can be managed more effectively through better planning and coordination.
IMO Delays Net-Zero Shipping Vote After Trump Pushback
An international vote to adopt new global shipping emissions rules has been delayed by a year, following U.S. pressure to halt what President Trump called a “global green new scam tax”. The decision marks a significant setback for efforts to decarbonize one of the world’s most energy-intensive industries.
Groundbreaking UK Carbon Capture Projects Aim to Clean Up Heavy Industry
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged as one of the few viable tools to slash emissions from industries that can’t easily switch to clean alternatives. Sectors such as cement and waste-to-energy produce large volumes of carbon dioxide by the very nature of their processes.
UN Chief: Fossil Fuel Age Is Fading — Clean Energy Future Is Here
In a powerful speech at UN Headquarters, Secretary-General António Guterres declared the world has reached a turning point in the global energy transition. With solar and wind now cheaper than fossil fuels, and clean energy investment soaring, Guterres said the fossil fuel era is “flailing and failing.”