COP26
Climate Leaders Summit: A day of diplomatic theatre, distracting jokes, and historic turning points
Ed King argues that when the history of the fifth industrial revolution is penned, this year will mark a turning point.
Earth Day: Prime Minister urges world leaders not to 'throw away chance to preserve our planet'
Boris Johnson to tell Climate Leaders Summit the question of how to reach net zero emissions is 'not so much technical as political'
EU approves 2030 climate goals, as US preps plan to halve emissions
EU reaches late night deal backing plan to cut emissions 55 per cent by 2030, as reports suggests President Biden will approve goal to halve US emissions by end of the decade
Reports: UK to confirm strengthened carbon budget targets for 2035
Government expected to confirm ambitious new goals for early-2030s ahead of President Biden's high profile Leaders Summit
COP26: Nations agree to hold upcoming pre-summit talks online
Compromise means informal talks will take place virtually next month as UK battles to ensure Glasgow summit itself takes place in person
COP26: The current state of play
With the status of the Glasgow Summit up in the air, Alok Sharma has set out his 'wish list' for crucial Paris Agreement climate negotiations in 2021
Top US business leaders urge Biden to deliver 'bold' 2030 emissions goal
Over 300 of America's largest firms back open letter to President Biden calling on him to set a 2030 target to cut emissions by at least 50 per cent against 2005 levels
Dividing lines, deadlocks, and milestones: Seven key takeaways from the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit
As time ticks away before COP26, Alok Sharma and the International Energy Agency hosted a major global climate summit aimed at cranking up the climate urgency
Climate-safe sex? Durex owner Reckitt signs up as 'hygiene partner' for COP26
Consumer goods firm signs on as latest sponsor for Glasgow climate summit as it teams up with WWF and commits to producing Fair Trade condoms
Race to Zero: Third of UK's biggest companies now committed to net zero targets
AstraZeneca, BT Group, Sainsbury’s, and Unilever are among the British corporate giants who have signed up to the UN's flagship Race to Zero campaign
COP26: Speculation mounts over plans for in-person Glasgow Summit
Reports suggest UK government is facing calls to scale back in-person component of high profile Climate Summit, as concerns over coronavirus risks continue
Banks have a key role to play in net zero - but there are no quick-fix solutions
Achieving net zero is crucial to the long-term success of our customers, our communities and our economy, writes NatWest Group chief executive Alison Rose
Study: One fifth of top corporates have net zero commitments in place
Comprehensive analysis from ECIU and Oxford Net Zero reveals how over two thirds of the global economy are covered by net zero goals
UK sets out four 'objectives' for COP26, as COP15 confirms second postponement
Chinese hosts of crucial COP15 Biodiversity Summit announce new October date, lining up a crunch autumn for global efforts to avert environmental disaster
New private sector coalition launched in bid to reverse biodiversity loss
Named the UK Business and Biodiversity Forum, the new group will support British businesses as they try to tackle worsening biodiversity impacts and risks
Integrated Review: Climate action installed as UK's 'number one international priority'
Sweeping new strategy aims to place climate action at heart of UK foreign and security policy
Reports: India mulling net zero emissions target for 2050
Bloomberg reports that Indian government is considering a 2047 net zero target to coincide mark a century of independence
Capacity Market: Are the UK's £350m of gas power subsidies compatible with net zero goals?
1.4GW of new gas power won £350m of funding in the government's latest Capacity Market auction, held last week, sparking concern among campaigners
'Now we're into delivery': Adaptation and resilience champion Anne-Marie Trevelyan on her COP26 priorities
Minister provides BusinessGreen with a behind-the-scenes look at her work on leadership team for the COP26 climate conference
Mobilising Finance for Forests: Government launches £150m rainforest protection push
Major new international funding programme designed to help protect tropical rainforests and catalyse £850m of private sector investment
UK intent on holding 'physical' COP26 summit in Glasgow, Alok Sharma insists
COP26 President reiterates that he has strong support across cabinet for net zero agenda, despite mixed green policy messaging in recent weeks
'Beyond GDP': UN adopts landmark framework to integrate natural capital in economic reporting
UN Statistical Commission formally adopts System of Environmental-Economic Accounting - Ecosystem Accounting
Hitachi joins COP26 Principal Partner roster
Tech giant becomes latest high profile firm to be unveiled as a formal partner of COP26