Science

Local climate action has improved, but pace of change means many authorities are set to miss high profile net zero targets for 2030

Belém Summit gets underway amid fresh warnings from the UN Secretary General that missing the 1.5C warming target established through the Paris Agreement would constitute a 'moral failure'

WMO warns 'exceptionally high' warming trend is continuing, with the past three years now confirmed as the three hottest on record

Science Based Targets initiative releases second draft of its revised Corporate Net Zero Standard for public consultation, clarifying how companies can make use of high integrity carbon credits

Five innovative green projects announced as winners at Rio ceremony will each receive £1m in prize money to help scale up their sustainable solutions

Four years on from the Global Methane Pledge, research from think tank Planet Tracker finds Danone is the only major agri-food business with a methane reduction target in place

Major analysis details how world could correct the 'woeful political failure' that will see temperatures overshoot the 1.5C goal

New analysis from Ember suggests global clean energy deployment has put target to triple renewable capacity by 2030 within reach

More than 200 governments, banks, businesses, and communities back 'paradigm shift' to better align public and private finance in support of funding pledges made in Baku

Report recommends raft of changes to address 'minimal explicit inclusion' of climate and sustainability in the national curriculum