Paris Agreement

EXPLAINER: Governments around the world are due to submit updated national climate action plans by February next year - BusinessGreen explores the likely impact on the global business community

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: COP29

Landmark $300bn climate finance goal seen as a step forward following tense negotiations, but poorer nations express fury at failure to deliver a plan for ramping up climate funding

Green groups have condemned the COP29 finance package as a betrayal of developing nations, but it has the potential to provide a big chunk of the trillions of dollars of climate investment the world needs

Baku Summit delivers breakthrough agreement on rules governing carbon markets, as reports suggest deal on climate finance could be imminent

New report urges government action to bring forward consultation date and make the UK a 'leading hub' for a high-integrity voluntary carbon market

Frustration builds at Baku Summit, as insiders warn long-awaited draft texts have failed to provide a plausible landing ground for an ambitious deal

Hosts insist they are executing plan for final phase of negotiations, but insiders warn major issues remain far from being resolved

Wide-ranging G20 communique signals support for 'successful negotiations in Baku' and reiterates commitment to delivering bolder decarbonisation efforts

The Hague Court of Appeal has overturned a previous verdict in 2021 which stated that Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by 45 per cent by 2030