Late amendment to finance bill will stop community energy programmes from accessing tax relief in order to avoid "misuse"

New official figures show wind power alone contributed over 40 per cent of new capacity in the first nine months of the year

UNEP-backed rice sustainability standard launched, as food giant Mars commits to sourcing 100 per cent of its rice from sustainable sources by 2020

Report warns increased levels of heat stress could lead to 25 per cent drops in labour productivity in some countries by 2045

Momentum for Change Awards handed to an eclectic mix of on-the-ground projects addressing climate change

Report from the Royal Academy of Engineering tells government it must rapidly decarbonise electricity system, and set up long-term plans for low carbon heat and transport

Swiss company announces plans for industrial-scale plant that will sell captured carbon to a local greenhouse

Burkina Faso, Sri Lanka, the UAE and Afghanistan take number of countries submitting INDCs past the 150 mark

New investor-backed study urges banks to do more to support transition to low carbon economy

WWF says investors and policymakers are increasingly moving away from coal, while a new E3G report reveals the US is leading the way in the phase out of coal