Climate change

Negotiators from almost 200 countries expected to attend fortnight-long COP17 desertification summit aimed at addressing lack of investment in tackling land degradation and drought, and delivering landmark rangelands deal

UK's hottest summer on record to coincide with worst harvest since detailed records began in 1984, snap analysis finds

Massive Attack, Brian Eno, Robert Smith, Paris Paloma and Olly Alexander among musicians urging Andy Burnham to reject Rosebank as consultation period ends

If we aren't explicit about how cause leads to effect, we lose the urgency for action and create an open goal for peddlers of misinformation and whataboutism, writes Climate Group CEO Helen Clarkson

Andy Burnham to meet with farmers hit by drought tomorrow where he will announce an emergency funding package to help farmers get water to crops and boost resilience to drought

Prime Minister says it is 'clear the climate is changing' as he calls for 'different debate' about how to accelerate the green transition and better prepare the country for extreme weather

High street bakery chain's CEO Roisin Currie speaks to BusinessGreen about how the firm has adapted both its product line and Greggs Pledge for an 'ever-changing and more complex world'

Plus Amazon deforestation plunges to lowest level since 2013, Google inks 15-year solar PPA, and Malaysia's new 10-year energy efficiency plan, in our round up of the top green business news from around the world the week

The amount of land occupied by a farming system does not necessarily reflect its importance to our food supply, explains Edge Hill University's Sven Batke

Millions of pounds in corporate profit generated by UK live events every summer could fund frontline nature restoration, argues Shambala Festival co-founder Chris Johnson