Paris Agreement

As UK steps up efforts to secure COP26 Summit for Glasgow, prospective Summit President Claire Perry offers her first take on what is at stake

If UK and Italian joint proposal to host COP26 succeeds, crunch UN Summit will be held in Glasgow in late 2020

"Don't come to the summit with beautiful speeches - come with concrete plans," the UN Secretary-General told world leaders

Paul Polman also supports Bank of England-backed group promoting disability rights

Former German Defence Minister becomes first female European Commission President. securing narrow parliamentary approval after promising increased climate action

The President wants voters to believe the US boasts world-leading environmental performance, but as climate risks escalate is anyone buying it?

Something weird is happening in global geopolitics: there is division everywhere, but on climate action Trump's efforts to sow discord keep being rebuffed - what's going on?

EU secures qualified success at G20 Summit, as final communique reiterates G19's commitment to the Paris Agreement

International talks in Osaka and Bonn are marred by continuing divisions over the Paris Agreement and the global response to the escalating climate crisis

NGOs say others also in breach of 1998 convention by failing to disclose details on policies