Bill Clinton and Al Gore among those calling for fresh focus on issue that neither candidate mentioned in televised debates
Forget the spurious arguments about climate change, businesses are more aware than ever of the need for climate resilience
Munich Re says North America has racked up losses of over $1,000bn over the last 30 years because of extreme weather
Jessica Shankleman investigates the impact of flooding on business operations and explores the best way to prepare a response plan
Government launches £400,000 competition searching for innovations to protect energy, transport and IT networks
Flood defence spending needs to rise £20m above inflation each year or four times as many properties may end up at risk
New UN-backed principles endorsed by insurance firms with over $5tr of assets under management
DECC and Defra pay for new supercomputers as new research links industrial air pollution and "natural" disasters
UN scientists warn climate change is set to cause increasingly dangerous and costly weather disasters
From terrifying environmental predictions to fractious nuclear rows, we run down the top stories from the past seven days