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- Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock 17 April 2026Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major pollutersEverybody knows fossil fuels cause climate breakdown, but until recently, mention of them was all but erased from the annual UN climate summits. Last year, two weeks of discussions ended without fossil fuels being mentioned in the […]Fiona Harvey and Jonathan Watts
- NSW electric buses, trains and light rail services to run entirely on renewable energy from 2027 in $1.9bn deal 16 April 2026Exclusive: Minns government announces contract with Snowy Energy to power public transport in seven-year contractFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastElectric bus, train and light rail services in New South Wales will run on fully renewable energy from next year under a new […]Penry Buckley
- Thursday briefing: What it will take for Britain to break up with natural gas 16 April 2026In today’s newsletter: The economic fortunes of the UK are intertwined with the price of the costly fuel – so why are we so slow to ditch it?The economic fortunes of the UK are intertwined with the price of natural gas. It is an uncomfortable fact that we have all had to wrestle with in […]Patrick Greenfield
- How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution 16 April 2026Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform South Korea’s solar industryIn Guyang-ri, a farming village of 70 households about 90 minutes south-east of Seoul, people gather for communal free lunches six days a week. The meals are funded by the village’s one-megawatt solar installation, which generates roughly […]Raphael Rashid in Seoul
- Drax claimed record £999m in subsidies for burning trees in 2025, thinktank says 15 April 2026Company has received about £8.7bn in renewable energy subsidies since 2012, despite claims wood pellets are not sourced sustainablyThe owner of the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire received record subsidies of almost £1bn for burning trees to generate electricity in 2025, a climate thinktank has calculated.The company was paid £999m last year for generating […]Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent