Climate change

BusinessGreen brings you the latest news, announcements, and reaction from the pivotal climate talks in Glasgow

China and Saudi Arabia accused of blocking tactics, as US and EU urged to take a bolder stance in pursuit of ambitious final agreement

Lack of strong 2030 climate plans puts world on course for a dangerous 2.4C of warming by 2100, latest analysis from influential Climate Action Tracker warns

New round of funding awards unveiled at COP26 to advance projects for tracking emissions, forest cover, and building efficiency from space

As Science, Innovation and Gender Day gets underway at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, UK announces raft of initiatives designed to tackle gender inequality around the world

Insurance premiums are failing to keep up with escalating climate risk faced by UK’s building stock, report warns

Projects eligible for funding must aim to tackle climate change and generate revenues

Hundreds of thousands turn out on streets of Glasgow, but crunch talks at the Summit remain on a knife edge as diplomats wrestle with numerous outstanding issues

Six leading private equity firms sign up to Science Based Targets initiative, as group issues new guidance to help sector decarbonise

White House launches new 'Carbon Negative Earthshot' in bid to accelerate development of direct air capture technologies and nature-based solutions