Companies able to claim they have made ‘best efforts’ even if they fall short of climate goals

Iceland chair Lord Richard Walker, appointed by Starmer in February, calls system ‘mathematically unsustainable’

Electrification is the purchase of optionality and China bought more of it than any nation in history

Resistance is rising as the technology becomes more essential to meet surging power demand

Still-ample stocks and some more reactive producers and consumers look to have left the world better equipped to cope with disruption

Copper and aluminium had been rallying before Middle East conflict hit supply

Rivals had hit out at Britain’s largest household supplier, arguing it was unfair it could keep taking on customers

Higher prices are prompting some miners to take up their shovels

Costs mount for restructuring of UK’s biggest water company as it strives to avoid nationalisation

A shortage of the raw material has sent Chinese smelters racing to find alternatives

US carmakers pivot to energy storage batteries for AI as they seek to counter weak electric vehicle sales

Group’s head oil trader said the company learned lessons from the 2022 shock

Crude prices stay below $100 a barrel as China’s import cuts help eke out global stockpiles

JPMorgan dominant with 12% increase in deals while European banks reduced market share

Lack of detail on why Albert Manifold was fired sows doubts over culture overhaul

Company’s off-grid energy infrastructure is used by more than 50mn customers across sub-Saharan Africa

Eurozone records largest year-on-year decline in fuel sales since October 2023

Impact of decision will be limited by shipping restrictions

Radiation levels remain ‘within normal limits’, says Ukraine’s state nuclear company

Morten Wierod calls for urgent deregulation as energy shock from Iran war dents EU competitiveness