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World Energy Council business group says carbon pricing is essential to boosting green investments

Microsoft, Sony, Adidas and Marks & Spencer amongst businesses backing new Climate Neutral Now initiative

Leonardo DiCaprio pledges to divest from fossil fuels, as latest figures suggest trillions of dollars of investments now actively excluding fossil fuel assets

Climate Week NYC kicks off with raft of climate change commitments from state and regional governments

Emerging economy poised to submit action plan to the UN that will aim to cut emissions by 29 per cent against business-as-usual levels by 2030

Government sources predict current national emission reduction pledges will put world on path to 2.5C warming

What do the poorest nations want from a Paris deal? Giza Gaspar Martins, chair of the Least Developed Countries group, outlines five key priorities for a lasting deal

But deforestation continues, with an area the size of South Africa lost in the past 25 years

Oil-rich nation also commits to generating 27 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources