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Climate crisis should take diplomatic priority even where there may be fraught geopolitical tensions over challenging issues such as human rights, former UN Secretary-General suggests

Scheme is announced just days after France and UK announce joint space mission that will see a satellite launched into orbit to monitor levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide

Hundreds of thousands turn out on streets of Glasgow, but crunch talks at the Summit remain on a knife edge as diplomats wrestle with numerous outstanding issues

IEA estimates flurry of net zero commitments put 1.8C of warming within reach, but other projections are less optimistic and many contentious issues remain far from resolved as the Glasgow Summit nears its halfway point

Narenda Modi unveils surprise net zero goal, as host of world leaders announce fresh pledges at UN Climate Summit

Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres and WWF UK CEO Tanya Steele speak to BusinessGreen on the eve of the Glasgow Climate Summit

World needs collective ambition to rise seven-fold to stand a chance of keeping on a 1.5C warming pathway, and to turn 'vague' net zero pledges into action, UN warns

Reports suggest Germany could soon accelerate coal power plant phase out plans, as a flurry of national climate action plans are unveiled ahead of COP26 Summit and Russian President Vladimir Putin announces Russia will achieve carbon neutrality by 2060...

UN declares virtual talks have set the stage for the adoption of an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework next year

All the top green business news from around the world this week, including fresh WHO air pollution guidelines and global coal, methane and HFC commitments