Paris Agreement

UN approves UK and Italian request for high profile Summit to be postponed by a full year, as co-hosts announce new 'Friends of COP' advisory board

UN widely expected to approve UK government request for crucial Summit to be rescheduled for November 2021

Campaigners hope precedent set by high profile Heathrow ruling could force government into a rethink over continued support for new fossil fuel projects

FT reveals UK is pushing back against EU calls for commitments to Paris Agreement to be included in post-Brexit trade deal, as campaigners warn 'climate change is too important for games of this sort'

Transition Pathway Initiative research finds just two companies – Freeport and Grupo Mexico – are on track to keep warming under 2C by 2050

Climate conference expected to highlight need for strong multilateral approach to green recovery plans as coronavirus crisis continues to escalate

What does the coronavirus crisis mean for delivering net zero policy and a successful COP26?

COP26 President steps up calls for 'clean, inclusive and resilient recovery' that delivers on the goals of the Paris Agreement, as polling reveals huge support for accelerate climate action

COP26 may have been delayed in response to the coronavirus crisis, but diplomatic efforts to ratchet up national decarbonisation goals are continuing - with some mixed results

The UN and the UK government were entirely right to delay COP26, but the planning for one of the most important Summits in human history has to start now