Paris Agreement

Scientists, politicians, NGO leaders and business executives offer their takes on the Paris Agreement rulebook

Talks in Katowice overran by more than a day, as late rows over carbon market rules escalated, but final agreement paves way for a ramping up of global decarbonisation efforts

Scheduled end of COP24 sails past as countries tussle over details of Paris Agreement Rulebook

Negotiators expect talks to run into the weekend, but hopes for finished rule book remain high

There are powerful reasons why the UK should host the COP26 Climate Summit in 2020, and they are worthy of consideration

Speaking at COP24 in Katowice, Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry announces UK has officially asked to be host country for the critical 2020 UN climate summit

But as the talks edge towards their end game, thorny issues remain

Talks are entering the final straight, and businesses are demanding an ambitious rulebook to help guide their green investments

UN summit urged to end all coal burning and introduce substantial taxes on emissions

Private finance crashed the economy and is too consumed by the profit motive to be a reliable ally against climate change. We should not allow COP24 to be their board meeting, argues Tomaso Ferrando from the University of Bristol