Cotoneaster franchetii is at least 20% more effective at soaking up pollution, the Royal Horticultural Society says

A new report suggests the UK must deploy a range of new clean technologies to hit climate targets

The four-year competition invites people to create carbon capture solutions that can scale to gigatonne level

The technology will extract CO2 from industrial gases and liquefy it for use in other products

Elon Musk plans to share more details about the prize next week

It is inviting businesses, policymakers, scientists, academics, think tanks and investors to share their views on the potential of two technologies – direct air CCS and bioenergy with CCS

Solar and wind received the lion’s share of renewable investments globally, according to a new report

The two companies have also signed a letter of intent to collaborate on potential pilot projects

Projects in the West Midlands, Tees Valley, North West, Humber, Scotland and South Wales aim to decarbonise operations of industrial clusters