| MICROSOFT | Tech company striving to be carbon negative by 2030 despite challenges posed by aggressive AI investments. (9) |
| JUST | Campaign group seeking to end fossil fuel extraction by 2030 (4,4,3) |
| STOPOIL | Campaign group seeking to end fossil fuel extraction by 2030 (4,4,3) |
| META | Company led by Mark Zuckerberg, known for aggressive AI talent hiring and residential property purchases in Palo Alto. (4) |
| BHUTAN | The only carbon-negative country in the world (since 2017) |
| GOGETTING | Working outside, not quite the millionaire but striving to be one? (2-7) |
| ADANI | Asia's second-richest person leading a resilient conglomerate despite challenges and intense scrutiny.(Last Name) (5) |
| PLUNK | Spirit of determination, despite challenges |
| KNOW | Realise it can be perceived as negative by audience (4) |
| NOTCH | Cut negative by church (5) |
| NOUS | Native intelligence made negative by American (4) |
| FACEDOWN | Overcome by aggressive action -- thus king and queen may be invisible (4,4) |
| ECOWARRIOR | Finally the bully arrives to restrict disorder briefly produced by aggressive Green? (10) |
| BID | Salt Lake City wants to ___ on the 2030 Winter Games (3) |
| SISKIN | 3 is caught by aggressive young man |
| SHREWD | Wily daughter oppressed by aggressive woman (6) |
| VESPID | Insect eaten by aggressive spider (6) |
| GOGO | Marked by aggressive and speculative investing |
| AGEGROUP | Drug taken by aggressive, excited adolescents, for example (3,5) |
| SPAIN | Identify this country which is chosen as a joint-host of the football World Cup in 2030. (5) |
