Egypt on Tuesday renewed its invitation to King Charles III for next month’s COP27 climate summit after the British monarch’s plans to attend were reportedly quashed by ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss.

In its December proposal, the European Commission introduced new standards mandating that, by January 2027, all commercial or public buildings would need to reach at least class “F” on the EU’s energy efficiency scale, and then class “E” by 1 January 2030.

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EU environment ministers on Monday (24 October) agreed their negotiating position for the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el Sheikh following a battle of wills between capitals over the bloc’s level of ambition at the annual UN climate summit.

The EU should speed up its energy transition despite the fact that the shortage of Russian gas has led the bloc to burn more coal temporarily, Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera stressed Monday.

Dublin and London will join forces to fund a programme supporting researchers working on climate change issues, both governments announced on Monday.

In mid-October, Saudi swimmer Mariam bin Laden swam across the Red Sea from Saudi Arabia to Egypt in an effort to raise awareness and draw attention to the importance of preserving coral reefs, before Egypt hosts the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in November.

Xi Jinping delivers a report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on behalf of the 19th CPC Central Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on October 16.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping secured support at a Communist Party congress on Sunday (23 October) for an unprecedented third term as the country’s president, locking in Bejing’s current policy orientation.

Electric cars are a chance to change that.