G20

German Chancellor stresses Paris Agreement focus at next week's meeting in Hamburg and states 'we cannot wait to act until the science has convinced every last doubter'

Big businesses call for greater climate risk disclosure, as CDP report reveals attitudes at oil and gas majors are starting to change

27 major firms including HSBC, Accenture and PwC promise to adopt disclosure guidelines in their own businesses and call on G20 to formally back higher disclosure standards

Coalition of businesses, think tanks, and civil society groups release joint statement urging G20 to "take the lead" on climate agenda after last week's communique failed to mention climate change

Reports suggest Trump's White House wants more focus on technologies such as CCS, while separate analysis highlights $19tn opportunity from clean energy

Sixteen investors and insurers worth more than $2.8tr in assets under management claim government subsidy support for fossil fuels is jeopardising Paris goals

New Grantham Institute paper warns the US, Canada, Australia, Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Turkey yet to back up Paris goals

PwC's latest Low Carbon Economy Index shows UK and China stepping up decarbonisation efforts, but ambition still needs increasing to deliver on Paris Agreement goals

Data gaps in China and political opposition in the US mean efforts to phase out fossil fuel subsidies continue to face significant challenges

Green experts welcome latest commitments to ratify Paris Agreement and step up green financing