United Nations

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

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