United Nations

Activists object to French government proposals to scale down protest on 29 November amid security fears following terrorist attacks

You wouldn't typically expect heavy rainfall and frost in East Africa - but the Earth's climate is changing and it is affecting one of the world's largest tea-producing regions, in central Kenya

World Meteorological Organisation says average CO2 levels are likely to reach 400ppm next year

Latest UN analysis claims national climate pledges deliver half of the carbon cuts needed to prevent dangerous warming

International diplomats gather in Dubai to begin process of outlawing potent greenhouse gas used in fridges and air conditioning units

Momentum for Change Awards handed to an eclectic mix of on-the-ground projects addressing climate change

Following the last round of official negotiations before the Paris Climate Summit, BusinessGreen takes a look at the mixed signals emanating from the UN talks

Christiana Figueres: "We now have a Party-owned text that is balanced and complete"

Richard Black argues the UN climate talks made little progress last week, but hope remains an ambitious deal can still be done

There are still plenty of reasons to be optimistic at the prospects of a global climate change deal, but this week has offered a timely reminder the negotiations remain in the balance