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• January 8 2026
  Australia

  Australia evacuates towns as dangerous heatwave triggers blazes

  Temperatures forecast to reach 47C in some inland areas with fire risk peaking on Friday

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• December 31 2025
  Insurance

  Reinsurers extend profit boom as they cut cover to cope with disasters

  Broker Guy Carpenter says profitability increased 2 percentage points to 18% in 2025

  
• December 31 2025
  EU trade

  EU to launch carbon border tax despite opposition from trade partners

  Levy on steel, electricity and other imports aims to shield bloc’s industry from higher-emission competitors

  
• December 30 2025
  News in-depthClimate change

  Climate policy suffers blistering setbacks in 2025 despite clean energy boom

  US retreat much worse and faster than expected in second Trump administration

  
• December 29 2025
  Octopus Energy

  UK’s Octopus Energy to sell stake in tech unit Kraken at $8.65bn valuation

  Investors including D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to purchase $1bn in equity

  
• December 28 2025
  Pilita Clark

  Year in a word: Tipping point

  Global warming risks setting off a series of self-propelling shifts across the natural world

  
• December 26 2025
  The FT ViewThe editorial board

  The malaise of multilateralism

  A reboot of the UN and nimbler forms of co-operation are necessary

  
• December 23 2025
  Waste management & recycling

  EU moves against cheap plastics imports as recycling plants shut

  European Commission plans additional checks and stricter rules to shore up ailing industry

  
• December 22 2025
  Renewable energy

  US halts offshore wind projects, citing national security concerns

  Trump administration unleashes a fresh setback for developers of renewable energy

  
• December 22 2025
  News in-depthRenewable energy

  China uses green tech dominance to take early lead in clean fuels race

  Companies use wind and solar energy to produce green ammonia and methanol

  
• December 21 2025
  News in-depthClimate change

  Indonesia calls in military to help clear forests at rapid pace

  Deforestation under way on 3mn hectares for state-backed food project

  
• December 21 2025
  Batteries

  Europe’s battery plants need local content rules to stay competitive, bosses say

  Regionally sourced parts for cars seen as vital to reduce dependence on China

  
• December 20 2025
  Climate change

  Brazil commits to rapid energy roadmap deadline for key ministries

  President backs effort to plan shift from oil and gas dependence using fossil fuel export revenues

  
• December 20 2025
  Climate change

  EU plan to relax petrol car ban dismissed by Fiat maker

  Stellantis says Brussels’ rule change on climate policy fails to deliver ‘roadmap for growth’, making investment boost difficult

  
• December 18 2025
  Electric vehicles

  Carmakers sour on EU’s ‘disastrous’ petrol engine rule changes

  As details have become clearer, executives warn the easing of the combustion engine ban would lead to more expensive vehicles

  
• December 17 2025
  Moral Money

  Is the ‘energy transition’ a real thing?

  Fossil fuel demand has kept growing amid the rise of low-carbon technology

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• December 17 2025
  Carbon tax

  EU admits carbon border tax ‘too clunky’ as it closes loopholes

  Brussels confirms plans to extend CBAM to downstream products such as washing machines and garden tools

  
• December 17 2025
  Coal

  Coal demand reaches new annual record as US output rises

  IEA forecasts a decline in years to 2030 despite ‘many uncertainties’

  
• December 17 2025
  Climate change

  ‘World’s refrigerator’ runs hot and Arctic melt turns rivers orange

  Region continues to warm faster than the planet as a whole, US agency study finds

  
• December 16 2025
  Electric vehicles

  Carmakers hail EU climbdown on 2035 combustion engine ban

  Brussels also giving auto industry breathing space on 2030 climate targets

  
• December 16 2025
  Equinor ASA

  Equinor hit with €60mn penalty over alleged pollution at refinery

  Norway’s state-owned oil company denies wrongdoing and intends to contest verdict and penalty

  
• December 16 2025
  Energy Source

  Can Brazil’s grid keep up with its clean energy boom?

  The transmission system’s inability to absorb extra power has forced suspensions of renewables plants at an alarming rate

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• December 16 2025
  Europe Express

  Brussels rolls out rules on cars, food, carbon and housing in year-end rush

  Also in this newsletter: the EU green rules hurting Ukraine

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• December 15 2025
  BlackRock Inc

  BlackRock loses second Dutch pension mandate over sustainable investing concerns

  €5bn in assets withdrawn by metal and tech workers’ group

  
• December 15 2025
  Automobiles

  Brussels plans to scrap 2035 combustion engine ban

  Carmakers will be allowed to make a limited number of petrol and diesel-fuelled cars after deadline