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US election

28 Jan 2021: US plans to end fossil fuel finance overseas, threatens billions in support for oil and gas

28 Jan 2021: Biden takes sweeping measures to curb climate change, vows job creation

28 Jan 2021: Biden killed the Keystone Pipeline. Good, but he doesn't get a climate pass just yet

25 Jan 2021: Biden administration to unveil more climate policies, urges China to toughen emissions target

21 Jan 2021: U.S., EU kickstart renewed climate change cooperation with first call

21 Jan 2021: Big U.S. oil drillers have federal permits to mute effect of any Biden ban

14 Jan 2021: American Petroleum Institute chief promises to fight Biden and the Democrats on drilling, tax policy

14 Jan 2021: Biden will need to undo rule before setting strong standards

11 Jan 2021: 2020 was a wild ride; opportunities await in 2021

21 Dec 2020: Biden unveils diverse team tasked with ambitious climate agenda

8 Dec 2020: U.S. green groups say honeymoon is over, turn up heat on Biden

23 Nov 2020: John Kerry named as Joe Biden's special climate envoy

19 Nov 2020: Report: Biden could slash carbon pollution, energy costs with efficiency standards

16 Nov 2020: Biden wants to be the climate president. He’ll need some help from Xi Jinping.

13 Nov 2020: Macron hails chance to "make our planet great again" after Biden win

10 Nov 2020: Biden’s election offers opportunity to cut energy emissions and fight climate change

9 Nov 2020: 9 Things the Biden Administration Could Do Quickly on the Environment

5 Nov 2020: 5 ways climate issues played out in the US election

5 Nov 2020: U.S. formally exits global climate pact amid election uncertainty

5 Nov 2020: Global investor group urges United States to rejoin Paris climate accord

2 Nov 2020: Green recovery led by industry or government – America’s choice between two future

26 Oct 2020: Climate at a crossroads as Trump and Biden point in different directions

22 Oct 2020: Ahead of U.S. election, Europe eyes an ally in climate change fight

19 Oct 2020: China hits out at US climate record, in pointed message ahead of election

19 Oct 2020: Economy, pandemic overshadow climate for young U.S. voters

19 Oct 2020: High stakes for Earth’s climate future in US vote

12 Oct 2020: Climate activist Greta Thunberg shows support for Biden in rare political tweet

12 Oct 2020: A Biden victory could spur global climate action, but the US has much to prove

15 Sep 2020: Biden puts climate change at center of presidential campaign, calling Trump a ‘climate arsonist’

24 Aug 2020: Democrats’ climate plan takes aim at the fossil fuel industry’s political power

20 Aug 2020: The oil lobby is already finding fault with Biden's new climate plan

17 Jul 2020: Biden support for US cleantech innovation ‘will raise the bar’ internationally

Paris Agreement

14 Mar 2023: 1.5C target not achievable under current conditions, says COP27 host

1 Dec 2022: Giving up on 1.5C climate target would be gift to carbon boosters, says IEA head

27 Oct 2022: Climate pledges still ‘nowhere near’ enough for 1.5C: UN

6 Oct 2022: Climate aid target ‘will be met in 2023’, EU finance ministers say

6 Oct 2022: What the US climate bill means for climate diplomacy and geopolitics

12 Jul 2022: Soaring inflation hinders Egypt’s climate ambition in updated plan

8 Oct 2021: Turkey ratifies the Paris Agreement after approving a 2053 net zero goal

27 Sep 2021: Zimbabwe bolsters emissions targets ahead of climate summit

23 Sep 2021: China pledge to stop funding coal projects ‘buys time for emissions target’

17 Sep 2021: Just one country on course to meet 1.5°C target, new research warns

14 Sep 2021: Forget plans to lower emissions by 2050 – this is deadly procrastination

9 Sep 2021: Climate change: ditch 90% of world’s coal and 60% of oil and gas to limit warming to 1.5°C – expert

9 Sep 2021: To close the climate ambition gap, we must look beyond national targets

26 Aug 2021: Climate Action 100+ sets new expectations for food and beverage sector to reach net zero

26 Aug 2021: Denmark, Costa Rica seek alliance to speed up the end of oil and gas

30 Jul 2021: Why the Paris Climate Agreement might be doomed to fail

22 Jul 2021: Merkel: Germany has not done enough to hit Paris climate targets

11 Jun 2021: The case for an EU grand climate strategy

8 Jun 2021: Where is Sub-Saharan Africa in the race to net-zero?

31 May 2021: Paris accord rules must be wrapped up this year, says UN climate chief

28 May 2021: Britain has promised net zero – but it’s on track to achieve absolutely nothing

24 May 2021: G7 commits to end unabated coal finance in 2021 to ‘keep 1.5C within reach

18 May 2021: Joe Biden’s 50% emissions goal is ambitious. But it’s still not enough

18 May 2021: IEA: Renewables should overtake coal ‘within five years’ to secure 1.5C goal

10 May 2021: 2°C more heat may mean catastrophic sea level rise

6 May 2021: China carbon emissions exceeded OECD total in 2019 -research

4 May 2021: UK banks’ support for coal industry has risen since 2015 Paris climate pact

3 May 2021: Australia's Victoria state commits to halving emissions by 2030

27 Apr 2021: Carbon emissions are more than countries are reporting - study

26 Apr 2021: The Paris Agreement was a first step, not an end goal. Still, the world’s nations are far behind

20 Apr 2021: Canada sets new 2030 carbon reduction target, to issue first green bond

16 Apr 2021: Executives call for deep emission cuts to combat climate change

15 Apr 2021: How finance from rich nations could drive 40% of new coal plant emissions

15 Apr 2021: U.S. seeks to polish tarnished reputation with new climate change pledges ahead of Earth Day

15 Apr 2021: EU commissioner blasts Brazil climate pledge for not going far enough

15 Apr 2021: China ‘must shut 600 coal-fired plants’ to hit climate target

29 Mar 2021: Ireland’s government agrees on climate bill to set 2050 net zero goal in law

22 Mar 2021: Fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty – a call to disarm

22 Mar 2021: The US wants the EU to delay imposing trade penalties on carbon-intensive imports, but is considering imposing its own

22 Mar 2021: World's top emitters a long way from aligning with climate goals

19 Mar 2021: As oil demand rebounds, nations will need to make big changes to meet Paris goals, report says

18 Mar 2021: Lebanon increases climate goal despite political and economic turmoil

16 Mar 2021: Renewable energy growth must speed up to meet Paris goals, agency says

12 Mar 2021: New US vehicles must be electric by 2030 to meet climate goals – report

11 Mar 2021: In swing through Europe, John Kerry aims to boost climate action

5 Mar 2021: Global oil companies have committed to 'net zero' emissions. It's a sham

2 Mar 2021: Fossil fuel emissions in danger of surpassing pre-Covid levels

1 Mar 2021: Global action Is ‘very far’ from what’s needed to avert climate chaos

22 Feb 2021: As US formally rejoins the Paris Agreement, eyes turn to 2030 emissions goal

18 Feb 2021: EU to be tougher in trade talks, include climate change goals in deals

15 Feb 2021: Russia's Lavrov holds climate talks with U.S. envoy Kerry amid sanctions concerns

5 Feb 2021: EU climate neutrality by 2050 is not Paris-compatible

26 Jan 2021: John Kerry promises ‘significantly’ more climate finance at adaptation summit

21 Jan 2021: Biden's return to Paris pact just a first step for U.S. climate action

21 Jan 2021: ‘Gas is over’, EU bank chief says

18 Jan 2021: EU should set a joint and ambitious standard for climate finance

18 Jan 2021: As floods hit Borneo, Indonesia urged to boost climate action under Paris accord

14 Jan 2021: US greenhouse gas emissions fell 10% in 2020 as Covid curbed travel

12 Jan 2021: Guest post: How to ‘fairly’ share emissions from goods traded around the world

12 Jan 2021: Positive ‘tipping points’ provide fresh hope for climate, study says

12 Jan 2021: Many scientists now say global warming could stop relatively quickly after emissions go to zero

21 Dec 2020: Shell faces Dutch court in case testing how Paris climate goals apply to businesses

14 Dec 2020: US to hold world climate summit early next year and seek to rejoin Paris accord

14 Dec 2020: 10 myths about net zero targets and carbon offsetting, busted

14 Dec 2020: Countries signal greater climate ambition but ‘step change’ needed on road to Glasgow

14 Dec 2020: Pope commits Vatican to net zero carbon emissions by 2050

14 Dec 2020: UN climate summit registers new carbon-cutting pledges

10 Dec 2020: ANALYSIS-Despite slow start, Paris climate accord 'alive and kicking' on fifth birthday

10 Dec 2020: Rich nations break promise, little climate finance for South Asia

10 Dec 2020: Poor nations call for more financial support to cope with climate impacts

10 Dec 2020: The climate crisis should be at the heart of the global Covid recovery

10 Dec 2020: Brazil's updated climate plan seen lacking credibility as forests shrink

8 Dec 2020: The Paris agreement five years on: is it strong enough to avert climate catastrophe?

3 Dec 2020: Coal, oil and gas production to blow climate targets despite pandemic dip, report warns

3 Dec 2020: Pressure mounts on Britain to update its UN climate target

26 Nov 2020: EU drafts deal to upgrade 2030 climate change target next month

23 Nov 2020: Canada sets out to enshrine 2050 net zero emissions goal in law

19 Nov 2020: Emissions from industry, farms and forests endanger Paris climate goals

19 Nov 2020: G20 countries projected to miss 1.5°C Paris target by wide margin: report

16 Nov 2020: Russia resists tougher climate targets in dash for Arctic gas

16 Nov 2020: Investors tell European firms to reveal 'missing' climate costs in their accounts

13 Nov 2020: Almost half of thermal coal firms set to defy climate pledge – report

13 Nov 2020: EIB approves €1 trillion green investment plan to become ‘climate bank’

9 Nov 2020: Europe ready to restart transatlantic climate dialogue after Trump ‘parenthesis’

5 Nov 2020: EXPERT VIEWS: US exit from Paris deal a blow - but drive for climate action rolls on

5 Nov 2020: EXCLUSIVE-European Development Finance group to exit fossil fuel investments by 2030

5 Nov 2020: Emissions from energy sector likely to rebound from COVID-19, Capgemini warns

30 Oct 2020: UK negotiator: Countries must resolve carbon market dispute to step up ambition

26 Oct 2020: Campaign urges Governments at next year’s COP to back compulsory climate education and literacy

22 Oct 2020: Peru and Switzerland sign ‘world first’ carbon offset deal under Paris Agreement

22 Oct 2020: Japan to pledge to cut emissions to zero by 2050 - Nikkei

19 Oct 2020: Researchers unveil roadmap for a carbon neutral China by 2060

16 Oct 2020: Tenth of pandemic stimulus spend could help world reach climate goals – study

12 Oct 2020: UK Supreme Court hears climate case on Heathrow airport expansion

12 Oct 2020: Leaked EU-Mercosur trade deal lacks teeth on climate, activists say

12 Oct 2020: Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says

8 Oct 2020: Major fossil fuel firms set to miss 2°C climate target, research shows

8 Oct 2020: France’s ‘imported emissions’ are 70% higher than domestic CO2 output, report finds

5 Oct 2020: To reach net zero emissions mid-century, start today

1 Oct 2020: Despite socialist scepticism, Cuba shows interest in carbon trading

1 Oct 2020: Fate of UN-led carbon market to be decided behind closed doors

28 Sep 2020: UN, Britain plan online climate summit in December

28 Sep 2020: China's carbon pledge will require complete inversion of existing system

24 Sep 2020: China pledge and Biden win could move climate goals into view, scientists say

24 Sep 2020: UK, UN bill Paris Agreement anniversary as key moment for raising climate ambition

22 Sep 2020: EU Commission defends 2030 climate target against ‘accounting trick’ critique

22 Sep 2020: Morrison's rejection of 2050 net zero emissions target is at odds with Paris agreement, experts say

17 Sep 2020: South Africa aims to reach net zero emissions in 2050 – while still burning coal

17 Sep 2020: Which countries have a net zero carbon goal?

15 Sep 2020: Investors that manage US$47tn demand world’s biggest polluters back plan for net-zero emissions

8 Sep 2020: Campaigners start legal challenge to UK's $1bn grant to Mozambique gas project

20 Aug 2020: Thunberg, other activists tell Merkel during meeting to 'abandon fossil industry contracts'

20 Aug 2020: Net Zero: How we stop causing climate change

3 Jul 2020: Jamaica becomes first Caribbean nation to submit tougher climate plan to UN

25 Jun 2020: Major energy companies call on Coalition to set target of net zero emissions by 2050

25 Jun 2020: UK risks missing UN climate deadline, in headache for hosts of key summit

15 Jun 2020: Green energy revolution powered by global South

15 Jun 2020: Europe’s oil refiners outline path to climate neutrality by 2050

8 Jun 2020: Delay to climate talks deepens uncertainty over future of carbon markets

8 Jun 2020: Participation at Bonn climate talks could be limited to prevent coronavirus outbreak

4 Jun 2020: Oil, gas, coal could lose two-thirds of value by 2070, says study

1 Jun 2020: Covid-hit UK begins 18-month preparations for UN climate summit

1 Jun 2020: Four more years of Donald Trump could ‘delay global emissions cuts by 10 years’

1 Jun 2020: Investors, scientists urge IEA head to take bolder climate stance

29 May 2020: U.N. confirms year-long delay for crucial climate summit

28 May 2020: Next UN climate summit to be delayed to November 2021, UK hosts propose

25 May 2020: Bust-up over climate weighs on EU-UK talks, risks trade rifts

21 May 2020: Rwanda submits tougher emission-cutting plan to the UN

19 May 2020: Business giants call for science-based green economic recovery

12 May 2020: How is the Covid-19 energy slump affecting the weather?

4 May 2020: Rich nations must make pandemic recovery plans green - global investors

27 Apr 2020: Only 35% of European banks’ strategies are aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement

27 Apr 2020: France calls for minimum carbon price to counter oil crash

23 Apr 2020: New Zealand sticks to 2030 climate target while waiting for 1.5C advice

6 Apr 2020: Japan’s failure to set tougher climate target disappoints global community

6 Apr 2020: Japan’s woeful climate plan amounts to science denial

30 Mar 2020: Barclays sets net zero carbon target for 2050 after investor pressure

30 Mar 2020: Japan sticks to 2030 climate goals, accused of a ‘disappointing’ lack of ambition

19 Mar 2020: Study: global banks 'failing miserably' on climate crisis by funneling trillions into fossil fuels

19 Mar 2020: Don't let coronavirus stall climate action, warns architect of Paris deal

19 Mar 2020: Coronavirus slows developing nations’ plans to step up climate action in 2020

6 Mar 2020: Australia’s carbon accounting plan for Paris goals criticised as ‘legally baseless’

6 Mar 2020: Legal gaps and US election could delay climate ambition before Glasgow summit

25 Feb 2020: Ex-Facebook exec starts group to help employees push companies on climate

16 Dec 2019: Europe ‘disappointed’ with COP25’s mediocre outcome

21 Nov 2019: Offshore wind carry EU to meeting Paris goals, says IEA

14 Nov 2019: Do more now or risk climate catastrophe, IEA warns

7 Nov 2019: Most countries' climate plans 'totally inadequate' – experts

7 Nov 2019: US Paris Agreement withdrawal prompts new thinking on how to exert pressure

29 Aug 2019: Switzerland pledges climate neutrality by 2050

11 Dec 2018: The US, still in the Paris Agreement, is trying to decide its future