Climate change

Leo Barasi warns that increasingly visible climate impacts will not on their own spur greater action - a just transition path and compelling business narrative is also needed

US, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Russia accused of blocking key text fully endorsing findings of historic report on impacts of 1.5C of warming

Thursday in Katowice brought news on pre-2020 carbon cutting progress, guidelines for dealing with climate migration, and an update on progress of official talks

New Zealand's lead negotiator for COP24 Victoria Hatton argues farming smarter is the way to reduce livestock emissions

Private finance crashed the economy and is too consumed by the profit motive to be a reliable ally against climate change. We should not allow COP24 to be their board meeting, argues Tomaso Ferrando from the University of Bristol

Rumours of a tougher climate target for Canada, and why researchers have got beef with COP24's menu

Major study points to worrying reversal of decarbonisation trend in 2018 with emissions set to hit record highs

Agency warns there will be an uptick in greenhouse gas emissions this year from industrialised and developing economies alike

All the latest from the climate summit underway in Katowice

Opening ceremony brings David Attenborough, a renewed focus on a fairer low carbon transition, and pleas for more rapid progress