Paris Agreement
Optimism renewed
The Marrakesh Action Proclamation and the unstoppable march of green businesses suggests the Age of Enlightenment is not done just yet
Marrakesh Action Proclamation is a sign global community is holding the climate line
COP22 statement shows countries are preparing to hunker down and defend the ground won last year in Paris
Marrakesh Action Proclamation: World leaders send message to Trump with call for 'highest political commitment' to global climate action
COP22 Summit responds to Trump victory with unified commitment to tackling climate change
COP22: Marrakesh Proclamation should send 'clear signal' of unity on climate change, says Hurd
UK Climate Change and Industry Minister says he hopes UN declaration will underline ongoing global commitment to meeting Paris goals
UK Paris Agreement ratification: The reaction
'Theresa May can be proud that she is upholding Mrs Thatcher's tradition of basing climate policies on scientific evidence and on our responsibility to the rest of the world'
UK ratifies historic Paris Agreement
BREAKING: Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson signs UK ratification documents as government points to multi-billion pound green growth opportunity
France announces coal power phase out date
Francois Hollande says country will close its coal plants by 2023
Science-Based Targets passes 200 company milestone
Global initiative to set coroporate emissions goals consistent with 2C world now has backing of 200 companies worth $4.8tn
UK poised to ratify Paris Agreement
UK completes period of parliamentary scrutiny, paving the way for full ratification of the Paris Agreement at the Marrakesh Summit
The not so magnificent six: G20 nations accused of failing on Paris Agreement pledges
New Grantham Institute paper warns the US, Canada, Australia, Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Turkey yet to back up Paris goals
Has the government quietly engineered a genuinely great week for UK clean tech?
Green business leaders may have seen their attention drawn to the unfolding drama on the other side of the Atlantic, but back in the UK the government has firmly underscored its commitment to the green economy
Do we need protectionism to protect the planet?
Could Trump's threat to exit the Paris Agreement prompt counter-measures in the form of carbon tariffs?
Germany banks on carbon plan for sustained riches
Richard Black explores how Germany's new long term decarbonisation plan could transform Europe's largest economy
Paradise kept: How Seychelles is restricting hotels to boost its environment and economy
Alain St Ange, Minister of Tourism and Culture, explains how sustainable tourism and fishing is boosting both small businesses and the environment
Sarkozy floats plan for carbon tariffs on US goods if Trump tears up Paris Agreement
French presidential candidate proposes a Europe-wide carbon tax on American imports if Trump administration refuses to deliver on Paris commitments
Islamic Society of North America becomes world's first Muslim institution to divest
Move coincides with statement from eminent faith leaders, including the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, calling on global financiers to divert cash from fossil fuels to renewables
Australia ratifies Paris Agreement
Malcolm Turnbull enters Australia into global climate pact, despite fears US President-elect Donald Trump will attempt to derail Agreement
COP22: The comeback of multilateralism
Klaus Dingwerth asks if the gridlock that marred environmental policy-making at an international level has finally been broken
World Meteorological Organisation: Growing link between climate change and extreme weather
Last five years have been the hottest on record, as scientists detect an increasingly visible human footprint on global weather patterns
COP22: New Global Climate Action initiative promises 'huge surprise' from green leaders
High-level champions Laurence Tubiana and minister-delegate Hakima el Haite launch successor to Lima-Paris Action Agenda with promises of major new environmental commitments from companies and countries
Businesses are vital to putting the Paris Agreement into action
AECOM's Robert Spencer spells out the importance of a strong business presence at COP22
Your COP22 diary
What business leaders should be looking out for at the Marrakesh climate summit
COP22 Summit kicks off as Paris Agreement ratification reaches century mark
UNFCCC climate chief Patricia Espinosa says Agreement's early entry into force ramps up pressure on negotiators to complete treaty's rulebook as quickly as possible
Paris climate deal: don't bet on renewable energy to stop global warming
Wind and solar farms are great. But we need to reduce energy demand and start taking carbon out of the atmosphere




























