EXCLUSIVE: High Level Champion for COP29 Nigar Arpadarai rejects criticism of Baku Summit, as she argues fossil fuel industries have a key role to play in tackling climate change

UPDATED: Scores of top businesses and organisations voice deep concern about 'lack of progress and focus' at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan, as new climate finance text released

Collective target to deliver six-fold increase in global energy storage capacity among flurry of energy initiatives officially unveiled in Baku as crunch UN climate talks move into second week

Slimmed down draft negotiating text on key collective climate finance target comes as Ministers prepare to arrive in Baku for second week of crunch talks

Frustrations grow at Baku Summit, as leading former diplomats declare COP process is 'no longer fit for purpose'

Negotiations over new collective climate finance goal remain at an impasse in Baku, as report claims proposed $1tr by 2030 target is both feasible and cost effective

Antonio Guterres reiterates call for companies, financial firms, cities, and regions to develop credible, 1.5C-aligned transition plans ahead of COP30 Climate Summit next year in Brazil

Despite warm words and some encouraging funding pledges, the first phase of talks in Baku have made little progress towards agreeing a new global climate finance target

Prime Minister confirms new Nationally Determined Contribution target will aim to slash emissions over the next decade, ahead of hotly anticipated speech at COP29 Summit in Baku

Proponents insist Article 6.4 carbon market standards contain robust environmental and human rights safeguards, but campaigners want 'back door deal' risks opening door to widespread greenwashing