Paris Agreement

Major report estimates current committed business contribution to emissions cuts by 2030 at 3.7 billion metric tonnes per year

Climate legislation would incorporate targets from across sectors including power, transport, and agriculture

Leave victory risks delaying EU ratification of the Paris deal, leaving the door open for Obama's successor to unpick the pact

Member states reduced emissions 24 per cent in 2014 compared to 1990 levels

Norwegian ambassador deposits instrument of ratification to UN Secretariat, leapfrogging France in race to formally ratify Agreement

Solar Energy Standardisation Initiative aims to harmonise solar contracts and procedures to entice more private investment into fast-expanding global market

US president attacks those who 'pay lip service' to natural beauty while blocking efforts to tackle climate change

Francois Hollande urges other nations to move swiftly to ratify historic climate change agreement

Investment is being lost due to an unstable policy environment, Energy Institute members warn

ECIU's Richard Black reflects on the first six months of the new era of global climate action