Architects are creating places of worship that also function as civic hubs in a bid to foster connection in the community. But it’s not the answer to everyone’s prayers
This series features conversations between FT journalists and the technology industry’s leaders, innovators, and thinkers. In the latest instalment, Chinese AI pioneer Kai-Fu Lee talks about the competition between the technology’s two superpowers
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia is now one of the world’s top deployers of grid-scale energy storage
Setbacks risk upsetting decarbonisation plans of factories in the industrial region between Liverpool and north-west Wales
German group’s boss says America remains ‘excellent market’ despite ‘painful’ wind farm and tariff moves
Shareholders will challenge oil major over ‘undisciplined capital allocation’
Bloom among companies whose stock has surged as Big Tech turns to niche energy providers to power its sites
Data centres powering the AI boom are straining grids and causing price rises that could hurt Trump
We inherit gardens but not their histories. We love them but don’t always know how plants got there, what damage they might be doing, and what to do with that knowledge
Climate change is threatening traditions and livelihoods in the US Midwest and Canada
EU-funded project to create a computer simulation of the world could also model biodiversity or pandemics
Concerns over AI stocks are widespread — but we rarely describe net zero in these terms
Power station owner has received billions of pounds in subsidies to convert former coal-fired station to burn biomass
More than 1mn people to lose access to bioethanol fuel after Koko ceases business
The UK government has hopes of doubling the size of the co-operative sector, evolving the model beyond post offices and pubs to brownfield sites and storied estates
New industry-backed initiative sparks fears of fragmenting standards
Digital mapping reveals that birch and beech will struggle while hornbeam and oak are good bets to withstand the warming climate
Equity portfolio could lose a quarter in event of extreme weather and shed more than half from AI boom collapse
European Commission considers broad restrictions on substances linked to cancer and infertility
Coal fires India’s economy but pollution cuts lives short
On the 150th anniversary of the French novelist’s death, a visit to her house and garden unveils an ecological vision well ahead of her time
Net bets on rising prices reach record high this month ahead of expected drop in number of permits
Hague court tells Netherlands to create plan to help Caribbean island of Bonaire adapt to climate change risks
Photovoltaic industry seeks substitutions for metal that has hit record highs
