Paris Agreement

The world’s biggest economies may have signed up to the Breakthrough Agenda two years ago, but critical clean technologies are still struggling to break through

Body of legal precedent on climate court cases continues to grow, forming an 'increasingly well-defined' field of law, according to UN

Agreement slammed by campaigners as a 'wishy washy compromise' that fails to bring emissions-intensive sector in line with climate goals

The government is on track to miss its climate finance pledges - a breach of trust that would do enormous damage to both global climate efforts and the UK's own interests

Government rejects accusations it is planning to ditch £11.6bn overseas climate finance promise, but former Minister warns target has become near-impossible to meet

New scheme from carbon offset specialist South Pole aims to replace terms such as 'carbon neutral' and help companies demonstrate they are taking steps to cut emissions

But campaigners warn ambitious agreement urgently needed to reform global financial system and accelerate flows of climate finance

Ahead of Paris meeting, world leaders call for increased role for public and private finance as they warn Sustainable Development Goals and climate targets are at risk

ChangeNOW and 17 Sport unveil new co-ordinated effort to tie sponsorship to efforts to decarbonise the sports industry

Energy giant announces sweeping plan to re-purpose former power stations as CCS sites and deliver new Stallingborough project