Infrastructure fund managers, DIF Capital Partners, will invest £200 million into battery energy storage projects

This will take the figure to $620bn, a report has found

They view renewable hydrogen as a ‘key contributor’ to reducing emissions and ensuring energy security

Its report found a seven-fold increase is required for clean energy investments in emerging and developing economies for the world to be on track to reach net zero by 2050

The projects will have the capacity to power at least 600,000 homes and are expected to create more than 2,000 green jobs

LGPS authorities would need to report annually on how well their assets are aligned with the Paris climate agreement

It will invest in next-generation renewable energy infrastructure, including industrial scale power-to-x projects

Its Climate Action Plan focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 16.5% by 2025 and 60% by 2030

The scheme, which will run until 30th June 2026, will back agricultural, breeding and agro-industrial companies to invest in the use of renewable energy

The start-up founded from battery research at Imperial College London and the University of Birmingham will use the six-figure investments to drive the development of its proprietary software and database