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Former UN climate chief insists 'real economy' around the world is heading for decarbonisation regardless of political posturing

High-profile Mission 2020 campaign led by Christiana Figueres launches today, with a goal to encourage urgent climate action to ramp up emissions cuts in the next three years

Controversial budget proposes 31 per cent cut to EPA funding and complete defunding of numerous climate programmes

But UNFCCC executive secretary Patricia Espinosa affirms climate agenda post-Paris is "unstoppable" whatever the US does next

UNFCCC meetings in Asia Pacific region and developing countries have recently explored new market approaches towards tackling emissions

The Bahamas deposited its instruments of ratification for the global climate deal with the UN on August 22

Paris deal now likely to take effect before end of 2017, as UN invites countries to special ratification event in September

For many green business leaders and policy makers the mood remains positive despite the turmoil unleashed by the vote to leave the EU

EU Covenant of Mayors and the UN-backed Compact of Mayors merge to form the new Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy

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