Energy and Climate UK

US withdraws from UN climate damage fund
Establishment of the fund in 2023 was a victory for climate change activists from developing nations.

UK’s Just Stop Oil wins a cut in jail time — but lose the bigger battle

This newbie UK minister faces a baptism of fire on a key Labour promise

Keir Starmer preps major UK deregulation plan

UK Treasury plots bailout for stricken Thames Water

How Keir Starmer’s aid cuts threaten Britain’s climate mission

Trump softens on Zelenskyy in speech to Congress
US will take Greenland ‘one way or the other,’ Trump says
“We strongly support your right to determine your own future,” Trump tells Greenlanders — before vowing he’ll “try and get” the territory.
Sustainable aviation fuel boss wants more EU regulations
Finland’s Neste blames the airlines for not keeping their promise to guarantee voluntary demand for sustainable aviation fuel.
EU to propose keeping mandatory gas-filling goals despite pushback from countries
Countries like Germany have pushed for a more flexible approach, complaining the targets could raise gas prices.
Trump halts aid to Ukraine
The minerals deal is still on the table. So are deals with Russia.
Green diplomacy survives as UN strikes deal on biodiversity finance
COP16 talks in Rome yielded agreement on funding nature restoration in poorer countries — but some details remain vague.
How Keir Starmer buttered up Donald Trump
Inside the months of quiet, grinding preparation that went into the British prime minister’s all-smiles first trip to the Trump White House — and why it could all still unravel.
Ukraine and US agree to minerals deal
Donald Trump hinted Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy could travel to Washington to sign the deal on Friday.
Putin offers to sell minerals to Trump, including from Russian-occupied Ukraine
The proposal comes as Kyiv and Washington negotiate a deal on critical minerals in Ukraine.
Macron gets platitudes but nothing concrete from Trump
The American didn’t call Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” during Macron’s lightning visit to Washington on Monday — but he also refused to call Vladimir Putin one.
Nigel Farage is surging in Britain’s rust belt — and Labour is panicked
The U.K.’s ruling Labour Party has a 103-year winning streak in Wales, but that could end next May. POLITICO talked to officials, politicians and disillusioned steelworkers to track the rapid rise of Farage’s Reform UK.
Green diplomacy faces first big test since Trump’s return at Rome nature summit
Rich and poor countries are battling over who will fund nature conservation in the shadow of a radically anti-green U.S. administration.
EU offers its own ‘win-win’ minerals deal to Ukraine
“The added value Europe offers is that we will never demand a deal that’s not mutually beneficial,” top official Stéphane Séjourné says.
EU hits Russia with new sanctions amid Trump uncertainty
The package includes a ban on servicing oil and gas refineries, but it does not include a full ban on Russian LNG.
‘Viciousness’ of Trump’s climate attacks stuns even his critics
President Donald Trump has attacked nearly every aspect of the U.S. effort to confront rising temperatures.
UK minister met Chinese turbine company amid security concerns
The U.K. Home Office warned last month about foreign states seeking to “gain control of supply chains through investment or monopolisation.”
The Tories set the UK net zero target. Now they are dumping it
The 2050 goal “leaves us economically worse off,” Conservative energy chief Andrew Bowie said.
The three big roadblocks on the way to a UK-India trade deal
Britain’s trade chief travels to Delhi Monday to resurrect the long-drawn-out talks. POLITICO’s trade reporters set out the challenges ahead.
EU pushes ‘buy European’ quotas in major plan to revive industry
A draft of the Clean Industrial Deal obtained by POLITICO reveals EU plans to drive climate-friendly manufacturing.
UK’s Starmer to meet Trump next week
Prime minister heads to Washington to meet with US president as European capitals fret over Ukraine’s future.
Šefčovič to visit Washington as trade war looms
The European Commission is trying to head off a transatlantic trade conflict.
Trump suggests he might impose auto tariffs on April 2
The move would further strain trade relations with Europe and the rest of the world.
Trump sets out process for imposing global reciprocal tariffs
The president tasked top Cabinet officials to study the matter further before deciding on specifics.
Keir Starmer plots visit to China. He just needs a policy first
Trip would be first by a UK prime minister in more than seven years — but there is still a live debate about the Labour government’s “audit” into its China policy.
Trump demands $500B in rare earths from Ukraine for continued support
“We have to get something. We can’t continue to pay this money,” U.S. president says.