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French President Emmanuel Macron and UNEP chief Inger Andersen also call on companies to reduce plastic use and invest in circular business models

Latest spate of departures from UN-convened climate initiative follows Swiss Re earlier this week, joining Zurich, Munich Re and Hannover Re on exit list in recent months

Reinsurance giant withdraws from UN-led climate initiative 'with immediate effect', following hot on the heels of Munich Re, Zurich and Hannover Re

Major UN report sets out roadmapfor slashing plastic pollution by 80 per cent by 2040 based on existing technologies and solutions

Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 has the backing of the UN, the Principles for Responsible Investment, and the Archbishop of Canterbury

First round of negotiations to deliver a new treaty to end plastic pollution was characterised by much the same dividing lines that marred recent climate talks

Latest figures from UN add to growing library of evidence that global financial system needs a major revamp if biodiversity and climate goals are to be met

New Methane Action and Response System hailed as major boost for efforts to tackle methane emissions

UNEP Adaptation Gap report shows the world is still hundreds of billions of dollars short of what is needed to finance climate adaptation

UN to start work on blueprint for treaty hailed as ‘most significant multilateral deal’ since the Paris Agreement on climate change in 2015