Mission 2020: A new global strategy to 'rapidly' reduce carbon emissions
In April, a new global initiative called Mission 2020 was launched by Christiana Figueres, the former UN climate chief who oversaw the signing of the... Read More
Analysis: US states and cities could meet Paris climate goals without Trump
Nearly 40% of US CO2 emissions are in the hands of states that have either committed to meeting their share of the US’s Paris Agreement target or... Read More
IEA: World can reach 'net zero' emissions by 2060 to meet Paris climate goals
Global emissions can be pushed down to "net zero" by 2060 to meet the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, says the International Energy Agency... Read More
Bonn climate talks: key outcomes from the May 2017 UN climate conference
Diplomats from around the world gathered in Germany over the past two weeks for the latest round of UN climate talks. ... Read More
Mapped: Climate change laws around the world
There has been a 20-fold increase in the number of global climate change laws since 1997, according to the most comprehensive database of relevant... Read More
Explainer: Dealing with the 'loss and damage' caused by climate change
Scaling down our emissions and building resilience against climate change can only take us so far. Some negative impacts and damages are now... Read More
Guest post: Can the US legally weaken its Paris Agreement climate pledge?
After months of speculation, the Trump administration is expected to announce soon whether the US will remain part of the Paris Agreement on climate... Read More
US tells China it has 'no plan yet' to meet its 2020 climate target
The US has no plan yet for how to meet its 2020 climate target and has made no analysis of the impact of recent policy changes, according to an... Read More
Cut fossil fuel use 'dramatically' to meet climate goals, says Shell-backed report
The use of fossil fuel, particularly coal and oil, must decline "sharply" if the world is to meet the goals of the Paris accord, according to a new... Read More
Video: Patricia Espinosa on Trump, Brexit, 'loss and damage' and 1.5C goal
Patricia Espinosa, who last year took the helm as executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), was in... Read More
US trying harder on climate change than 'unambitious' China, says study
The US is working harder to reduce its emissions than China, according to research published in Nature Climate Change, while India is making more... Read More
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