Policy

The UN report detailing how to raise $100bn a year in climate financing will throw down the gauntlet to diplomats ahead of Cancun

President puts himself on collision course with newly elected Republicans who "ignore the science" on climate change

Government announces new wave of offshore wind farms, predicts green growth strategy will wean country off fossil fuel imports

Democrats lose control of the House of Representatives, providing Republicans with the power to block new environmental and energy legislation

Proposition 23 defeated as voters back climate change laws, despite mulit-million dollar campaign from oil giants

Democrats lose control of the House of Representatives, providing Republicans with the power to block new environmental and energy legislation

Chicago Climate Exchange chief says companies want to pull out, blaming a lack of emissions legislation for making the scheme unviable

Government tweaks flagship scheme so landlords cannot refuse "reasonable requests" for energy efficiency improvements, but commercial properties still in limbo

Carbon Guerrilla says governments underestimate the willingness of businesses to embrace carbon regulations

Increase in air passenger duty risks turning the UK into a no-fly zone, claim industry figureheads