United Nations

Co-chair of latest IPCC report says countries have struggled to develop climate change policies because the topic is "such a downer"

BusinessGreen Plus runs down the key findings from the latest IPCC report examining the risks the world faces from a changing climate

Lib Dem energy and climate change secretary speaks out on eve of publication of major UN report on environment

World Meteorological Organization annual statement finds 2001-2010 was the warmest decade ever recorded

Torben Möger Pedersen tells BusinessGreen climate finance must be made more attractive to the private sector

Water used for energy production set to rise by a third to 20 per cent of total withdrawal by 2035

Draft communique includes commitment to sustainable development, as UN diplomats make painfully slow progress at talks in Bonn

Climate Change Capital's James Cameron reflects on the barriers that need to be overcome if the world is to agree an ambitious climate change treaty

Talks begin with developing nations demanding greater transparency for negotiating process

Quarrels over science and policy are undermining the fight against climate change