Climate change

Instant reaction and analysis to the environmental and energy news from Chancellor George Osborne's pre-election Budget

Italian company pledges to boost investment in green energy and "tackle the challenge" of limiting emissions

Green Party candidate for Cambridge, Rupert Read, argues environmental and financial crises demand a new definition for the precautionary principle

Leading companies sign declaration outlining $190bn annual bill for natural disasters over the past decade

New LSE research finds richer countries would need to give up to two per cent of GDP to help developing nations adapt

Reports that global carbon emission growth stalled last year offer a fascinating new perspective on the viability of a decarbonised economy

Financial Times reports that influential International Energy Agency is preparing to announce that global carbon emissions did not rise last year

Ed Davey launches new initiative that could see the Met Office help with forecasting in Africa or Kew Gardens advise on plant resilience

Energy and Climate Change committee chair addresses future challenges in energy and climate policy in final speech as an MP

Parliament votes overwhelmingly in favour of binding national emissions reduction targets