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Persuading climate recalcitrants such as Japan and Canada to sign up for phasing out fossil fuels by 2100 is a significant achievement by Angela Merkel

World Resources Institute advises businesses as well as governments to increase funding to enable poor countries to cut emissions and rebuild infrastructure

French Foreign Minister warns US Congress would block any legally-binding treaty

Prime Minister confirms Japan will lodge official climate plan with the UN next month

Union of Concerned Scientists analysis of INDC plans highlights US and EU failure to address emissions from forests and agriculture

Six European energy companies write to UN asking for help to develop worldwide price on emission

Diplomats gather in Germany today for a fortnight of negotiations aimed at laying foundations for a global agreement on climate change, but will they deliver any real progress?

Malcolm Preston of PwC is getting tired of Sustainable Development Goal naysayers. Here's why.

UN-backed fund hopes to start financing projects by the end of this year after reaching funding milestone

Joint initiative with industry under Sustainable Energy for All programme aims to scale up bioenergy in developing nations