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US and war-torn Syria set to be the only countries not signed up to the Paris Agreement

League table of major companies will give smaller investors more clarity over firms' social and environmental performance, says sponsor Aviva

The Minimata Convention, which has the backing of 128 countries, commits signatories to a ban on new mercury mines and phasing out use of the metal in products

Letter to UN Secretariat marks the first step of US exit from Paris Agreement, slated for November 2020 unless 'renegotiation' offer proves viable

1,000 millennials from 115 countries set to attend Denmark 'hackathon' event next month aimed at coming up with new solutions to try and meet UN SDGs

Ed King sets the scene for next week's crucial shipping conference, where countries will come face to face to try and thrash out a climate strategy for the sector

Nine of the world's largest fishing companies have agreed to a joint UN pact to stamp out overfishing

The US president has just forced climate action up the global political agenda - expect a new wave of investments and bold policy moves to follow

BREAKING: US President will remove the US from the historic global climate accord according to media reports

António Guterres says exiting landmark accord would threaten US economy and society: 'If someone leaves a void, I guarantee someone will fill it'