Politics

Tracking by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air shows how high price of oil and gas has shielded the Russian economy even as sanctions have led to a fall in export volumes

The UK must use its influence to ensure the drive to net zero also catalyses progress towards national security goals, argues the Council of Geostrategy's Will Young

A day of high drama in Brussels ended with a huge boost to efforts to phase out petrol and diesel cars and a row over reforms to the EU's emissions trading scheme

Guardian reports COP26 President has been approached to throw his hat into the ring to replace outgoing UNFCCC executive secretary Patricia Espinosa

Leading Metro Mayors sign joint declaration calling on government to give them the powers and funding necessary to enact ambitious city decarbonisation plans

Campaigners announce legal case against the government's Net Zero Strategy has secured a High Court hearing

COP26 President urges governments to demonstrate that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has 'increased, not diminished, our determination to deliver on climate action'

White House announces sweeping package of executive orders designed to turbocharge US and global solar and heat pump development

CBI leads fresh calls for 'an all-out national effort' to improve energy efficiency and accelerate decarbonisation efforts

With countries now setting net zero targets on a thirty-year timeline, it is important to explore the legacy of a deal agreed by heads of state three decades ago, write Craig Jones and Felix Dodds