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Worldwide Highlights

• Germany's green jobs double but staff shortage threatens growth

• Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide

• Global sea ice drops to lowest level on record

• COP30 chief calls for global unity on climate action as cooperation falters

• The US has withdrawn from a climate agreement where rich nations have pledged billions of dollars to help a small group of developing countries switch from coal to green energy sources

• Microsoft signs 30-Year carbon removal afforestation deal in India

• The airline industry will have to review its target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, IATA Director General Willie Walsh said

• The US Environmental Protection Agency nominee says US should adapt to, not mitigate, climate change; here are some of the adaptions that the world is making:

  • Hot frogs and sizzling salamanders: climate change is pushing amphibians to their limits

  • While we can still limit warming by cutting emissions, we now face having to adapt to more extreme weather [cached copy]

UK Highlights

• Figures released on Thursday showed 52% more heat pumps were installed than in 2023

• Europe’s largest battery set to slash consumer energy bills by £170mn

• Infrastructure services and engineering company Amey has launched a new suite of services that it says will help clients meet the country’s sustainability ambitions and reduce costs

• UK Government pledges £55.7mn to propel floating offshore wind

• Rishi Sunak has lashed out at the 'complete overreach' by the European Court of Human Rights after it ruled that governments have an obligation to take action on climate change

• How one Welsh council is fighting climate change

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