Paris Agreement

Risk of reaching totemic climate threshold set out in the Paris Agreement on at least one of next five years now at 50 per cent, research shows

Boris Johnson celebrates flurry of multi-million pound clean tech deals on trip to India, as UK separately agrees joint climate action roadmap with Indonesia to drive electric vehicles adoption and tackle deforestation

But researchers warn achieving 1.5C target is highly unlikely unless national climate pledges are strengthened and followed with policy action

Bright Blue says UK Export Credit Agency has made progress in curbing support for fossil fuel infrastructure, but bolder green financing policies are still needed

Comments come as climate scientists mull mitigation options ahead of IPCC report

Group of 11 major financial institutions back co-ordinated move calling on bank to curb fossil fuel interests

AXA, HSBC, and La Banque Postale Asset among those with top-rated funds in their portfolios

UN to start work on blueprint for treaty hailed as ‘most significant multilateral deal’ since the Paris Agreement on climate change in 2015

New analysis of 20 largest emitting economies underscores how world is off track to meet Paris Agreement goals

Influential diplomat credited with persuading Margaret Thatcher to address climate risks and laying the foundations for global climate treaties