Paris Agreement

Policy

G20 climate pledges: The reaction

Green experts welcome latest commitments to ratify Paris Agreement and step up green financing

clock 05 September 2016 • 6 min read

Policy

G20 vows to scale up green financing in pursuit of 'cleaner energy future and sustainable energy security'

Communique underlines group's commitment to Paris Agreement, but disappoints campaigners with failure to set fossil fuel subsidy deadline

clock 05 September 2016 • 5 min read

Politics

Is US climate action set to ratchet up even further?

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says she would seek to nudge US emissions target up to 30 per cent cut from current 26-28 per cent goal

clock 05 September 2016 • 3 min read

Policy

G20: Theresa May faces Hinkley Point and Paris Agreement challenges

Prime Minister faces calls to speed up ratification of Paris Agreement in wake of US and China backing

clock 05 September 2016 • 4 min read

Policy

The superlatives are justified, Paris Agreement ratification could herald the end of the fossil fuel age

The world's only two superpowers have confirmed the global economy is about to change beyond all recognition - businesses and investors have to respond

clock 03 September 2016 • 6 min read

Policy

China and US ratify Paris Agreement: Reaction

Green business leaders hail historic ratification of Paris Agreement as major boost for low carbon investors

clock 03 September 2016 • 9 min read

Policy

'Leading by example': US and China ratify Paris Agreement

Barack Obama hails 'turning point' for the global effort to tackle climate change, as superpowers formally adopt historic agreement ahead of G20 summit

clock 03 September 2016 • 7 min read

Policy

Sadiq Khan joins global city mayors to urge G20 climate action

30 mayors of megacities in C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group call for greater collaboration with G20 leaders towards climate change action

clock 02 September 2016 • 2 min read

Politics

Obama: Climate action won't succeed if we 'pretend a snowball in winter means nothing's wrong'

President slams climate sceptic Republicans as he unveils raft of new initiatives to help Western US tackle climate impacts

clock 01 September 2016 • 3 min read

Politics

Report: G20 economies must speed low-carbon transition

Leading economies must do more to curb coal use and ramp up clean energy deployment, according to new report released ahead of key summit this weekend

clock 01 September 2016 • 4 min read