Climate change

Diplomats gather in Germany today for a fortnight of negotiations aimed at laying foundations for a global agreement on climate change, but will they deliver any real progress?

Carbon limits and rise in global climate legislation 'adds credibility' to countries' emission reduction pledges ahead of Paris summit

UK Prime Minister says he is 'fully behind' François Hollande's ambitions for a global climate deal

World Resources Institute study shows how existing policies can deliver 26 to 28 per cent CO2 cuts by 2025

Business leaders and green groups slam government plans to end new subsidy for onshore wind but welcome backing for global climate deal

World governments need to set clear long-term goals at Paris climate talks and invest about $50tn to bring about changes needed to avoid dangerous global warming, say World Energy Council

120 chief executives from pension funds and companies sign open letter ahead of finance ministers' meeting in Dresden

Ben van Beurden agrees we need to capture carbon emissions of fossil fuel reserves, but predicts that the world will be ‘zero carbon’ by century’s end

Thomson Reuters says 32 companies, accounting for 31 per cent of global emissions, grew CO2 output 1.3 per cent from 2010 to 2013

Businesses rally behind calls for global climate deal at Paris Summit