‘Airbus of Batteries’ charges up as EU reaffirms its goal to invest €1B in industry this year, to limit dependence on Chinese imports and deliver green growth  

Leading climate economist warns that two big-money Chinese investment programmes could tip planet into catastrophic global warming

Lack of high quality investment projects could impede drive towards carbon neutrality, while coal-dependent countries are ‘in denial’ over scale of transition, and the commission is accused of ‘creative accounting’ in drawing up the budget

Seven EU countries given go-ahead to pool national resources in research project that aims to enable Europe to manufacture its own batteries, instead of relying on imports

‘Grand Challenge Energy’ shows timid effort by Poland to get with the times and increase clean energy investment, as EU gears up for Green Deal ‘paradigm shift’

It leads on clean energy initiatives, but the country’s awkward relationship with hydrocarbons means it has failed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions