Paris Agreement

'Delay is not a neutral act, it is a decision': Green figures react to UN's 1.5C 'overshoot' warning

Climate change

'Delay is not a neutral act, it is a decision': Green figures react to UN's 1.5C 'overshoot' warning

Politicians, business leaders, economists, and climate campaigners offer their take on UNEP's report warning the world is now all but certain to 'overshoot' the 1.5C global warming threshold

clock 02 September 2026 • 15 min read
UN: World now all but certain to 'overshoot' critical 1.5C global warming threshold

Climate change

UN: World now all but certain to 'overshoot' critical 1.5C global warming threshold

UNEP sets out 'best-case' scenario of 1.8C for global average temperature rise, but maintains world can still limit, adapt to, and eventually reduce warming to or below 1.5C threshold in future

clock 02 September 2026 • 8 min read
ERM launches decarbonisation roadmap for fertiliser industry

Management

ERM launches decarbonisation roadmap for fertiliser industry

New strategy explores how to deliver emissions reductions across potash and phosphate in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement

clock 15 July 2026 • 2 min read
Climate finance: Wealthy nations accused of 'exaggerating true value' of support by $100bn

Climate change

Climate finance: Wealthy nations accused of 'exaggerating true value' of support by $100bn

Oxfam claims significant chunk of $137bn in climate finance provided by rich nations in 2024 came in the form of loans that only add to the Global South's debt burden

clock 09 July 2026 • 5 min read
UNFCCC: Record 37 countries submit first national climate progress transparency plans

Climate change

UNFCCC: Record 37 countries submit first national climate progress transparency plans

Countries are expected to report openly on their progress towards national climate goals under the Paris Agreement every two years

clock 02 July 2026 • 4 min read
Study: More than three quarters of climate litigation cases have been filed since 2015

Risk

Study: More than three quarters of climate litigation cases have been filed since 2015

'Climate-washing' cases remain the most common type of climate litigation, but new climate-related legal challenges are emerging, LSE report finds

clock 25 June 2026 • 5 min read
Listed companies on track for 3.2C of warming, study warns

Climate change

Listed companies on track for 3.2C of warming, study warns

Report from WWF and CDP analyses decarbonisation rates of listed companies worldwide, revealing corporates remain on track to far exceed Paris Agreement targets

clock 24 June 2026 • 3 min read
Study: EU oil and gas firms projected to cause at least $1.5tr in global climate damages

Climate change

Study: EU oil and gas firms projected to cause at least $1.5tr in global climate damages

EXCLUSIVE: Global Witness study estimates societal costs of emissions from oil and gas production in the EU are continuing to increase

clock 17 June 2026 • 5 min read
Halve fossil fuels within a decade to avoid catastrophic climate damage, analysts warn

Climate change

Halve fossil fuels within a decade to avoid catastrophic climate damage, analysts warn

New report urges countries to focus on electrification rather than carbon removal, and ensure no more oil and gas fields are developed

clock 16 June 2026 • 4 min read
'On the rise': Study warns subsidence is putting millions of UK properties at risk

Buildings

'On the rise': Study warns subsidence is putting millions of UK properties at risk

New data from British Geological Survey highlights how climate impacts are fuelling increased subsidence risks and significant costs for properties across the country

clock 11 June 2026 • 3 min read