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• COP's potential for change limited not by who turned up, but by the elephants not in the room

  The COP climate summit in Belem opened with a diplomatic double-whammy.

• Why US may soon have a real energy emergency

  Donald Trump declared a questionable "national energy emergency" when he entered the White House. Soon, he may have one for real.

• DNA pioneer censured for offensive race remarks dies

  US scientist James Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix shape of DNA, has died aged 97.

• Why Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed again and how it'll affect other games

  The release of Grand Theft Auto VI, expected to be one of the best-selling games of all time, is delayed once again.

• Musk's record-breaking pay package approved by Tesla

  Elon Musk could be on track for a $1trn (£761bn) pay package - if Tesla meets a series of extremely ambitious targets over the next 10 years.

• 2025 set to be among hottest years on record

  This year will likely be the second or third warmest ever on record globally, as an "unprecedented streak" of high temperatures persists, UN scientists have warned.

• Meta told to stop using PG-13 film-style ratings over Instagram content

  The Motion Picture Association (MPA) in the US has sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter over its use of "PG-13" when referring to content moderation on Instagram.

• Word of the Year 2025 revealed

  The term "vibe coding" has been named the Collins Word of the Year for 2025, beating contenders like "clanker", "glaze" and "aura farming".

• Britons still buying EVs, heat pumps and solar panels despite attacks on green agenda

  Uptake of electric vehicles, solar panels and heat pumps and commitment to vegetarian diets remain strong - and in some cases is accelerating - even in the face of political attacks on climate policies, Sky News has found.

• Kylie hails Prince William's 'incredible' green initiative

  Prince William has praised environmental innovators as the "world's true action heroes", describing them as the role models we need "in these uncertain times" at his Earthshot awards in Rio.