In a bilateral meeting on Tuesday, the US and Brazil agreed to obtain up to 20 per cent of their electricity from renewable power by 2030, alongside a declaration from Brazil to restore up to 12 million hectares of forest – an area the size of England – to further reduce carbon pollution.
The United Kingdom and Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which will strengthen the relationship between the two countries on developing nuclear energy.
Softbank, the Japanese telecoms giant, has announced plans - alongside India's Bharti Enterprises and Taiwan's Foxconn - to invest $20 billion in Indian solar energy projects to meet massive increases demanded by new government targets.