United Nations

NGO claims positive 'vibes' from US show tide may finally be turning on helping vulnerable countries tackle costs of climate change

UN climate secretariat confirms countries accounting for almost 70 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions have now submitted official climate action plans

Noam Chomsky, Desmond Tutu, Naomi Klein and Vivienne Westwood among group calling for mass mobilisation on the scale of slavery abolition and anti-apartheid movements

Major UNFCCC carbon trading scheme hit by serious corruption allegations involving organised crime in Russia and Ukraine

New LSE report shows current package of national GHG action plans still insufficient to tackle climate change

Former UN climate chief, Yvo de Boer, says progressive companies must do more to help politicians understand the business landscape

Latest INDC submissions mean over 50 countries have now put forward climate action plans ahead of Paris Summit

France and Peru say countries are edging towards consensus over the shape of global deal, as Ban Ki Moon praises US Clean Power Plan

International body agrees new goals to replace Millennium Development Goals at September's New York summit, including new environmental commitments

France wants to see serious progress by October on text for a new deal on global warming, says Laurence Tubiana