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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change joins UN Global Compact ahead of Durban Summit

Coalition of institutional investors urges UN members to adopt national policies mandating disclosure of sustainability information

US official reiterates doubts over protocol's future as Australia and Norway call for delay to final international treaty

United Nations report backed by financial sector highlights need for success of post-Kyoto climate change negotiations

Ban Ki-moon says countries must abandon 'negotiating gamesmanship' at Durban Summit in November

WWF and Oxfam claim tax of $25 per tonne would generate over $10bn a year to help poorer nations deal with climate change

Relying on cash-strapped governments to cover funding arrangements agreed at Cancun summit is "a recipe for failure", says white paper

UK Chamber of Shipping proposes worldwide carbon trading or fuel levy as preferable to inclusion in EU's cap-and-trade scheme

Negotiator Tim Groser confirms Auckland meeting will focus on emissions reporting transparency

New ships must meet energy-efficiency targets from 2015, but pressure remains on industry to deliver carbon market mechanism