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New scheme will use nationwide levy to subsidise insurance for homes at risk of flooding, but small businesses continue to face sky-high premiums

Two countries promise to take "domestic steps" to confirm participation in the climate pact as early as possible this year

Total carbon emissions dip below 500 million tonnes for first time thanks to declining coal use

Coalition of state attorney-generals announce they will work together to investigate corporate 'climate fraud', as Massachusetts adds its weight to joint investigation into Exxon Mobil's climate-related disclosures

Professor Corinne Le Quéré from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and Professor Nick Chater from Warwick Business School become the latest members of influential government watchdog

Barack Obama's climate diplomacy drive continues with new partnership to scale up renewables, tackle aviation emissions, and phase out potent warming gases

A central tenet of the Sendai Framework is engaging the private sector in Disaster Risk Reduction, explains Will Nichols, companies heeding this call will reap the benefits of improved resilience

Call for action comes amid stark warning that 2015 broke record after record for being the hottest, driest and wettest year on record

Island nation says it will continue to lead the 'High Ambition Coalition' as its Parliament rubber stamps climate treaty

100 days on from COP21, PwC's Jonathan Grant looks at what's changed for business