Paris Agreement

BREAKING: Landmark global climate treaty set to enter force next month after the EU Parliament green lights ratification

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces mandatory carbon tax of at least $10 per tonne from 2018, as part of efforts to 'make a real and honest effort' to tackle climate change

WWF's James Beard argues there has never been a better opportunity to deliver an ambitious international deal for tackling aviation emissions

Global warming is said to be bringing temperatures last seen during an interglacial era, when sea level was 6-9 meters (20-30ft) higher than today

Defra Secretary uses wide-ranging conference speech to name-check key green achievements and pledges to deliver a 'tailored' approach to environmental protections post-Brexit

Modi's government deposits instrument of ratification for global climate treaty to the UN on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi

BREAKING: Environment ministers from 28 Member States approve climate treaty ratification

Poland seeks concessions on coal development in return for approving swift ratification of Paris climate treaty

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces his government will ratify the climate agreement on Gandhi's birthday

Dutch parliament votes for 55 per cent cut in CO2 emissions by 2030, which would mean closing all of country's coal plants