Emmanuel Macron

Incumbent president has pledged to ramp up climate agenda during his second term, after securing a resounding victory over rival Le Pen

Narenda Modi unveils surprise net zero goal, as host of world leaders announce fresh pledges at UN Climate Summit

Plus Austria's last coal plant and Trump's mercury rule rollbacks, as we round up all the top global green business news this week

The latest G7 summit promised a funding boost for global climate action, while providing evidence the coalition for tackling the climate crisis is under ever more intense pressure from the White House

UK doubles climate aid contributions and announces extra £7m for 'Blue Belt' scheme to protect marine life, as plans emerge for new Amazon protection initiative

Fires currently ravaging the Brazilian rainforest should be top of the agenda at this weekend's G7 Summit, says French President, as debate over future trade deals intensifies

French President issues rallying cry to renew European project, set a net zero goal, and take on Brexit 'anger mongers'

French President rejects isolationism and calls for global unity on tackling climate change in passionate speech to UN General Assembly

For all President Macron's talk of 'making our planet great again', emissions are not falling fast enough in most sectors, according to an NGO scorecard

Alasdair MacEwen explores what prompted the French Environment Minister to quit in protest at the government's green policies