The UN Global Stocktake report calls on governments to scale up renewable energy and phase out all “unabated” fossil fuels.
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is failing to cut emissions in the transport and building sector, a report by government climate advisers shows.
The world will soon have pumped out enough greenhouse gas to take the temperature more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
The cabinet has cemented a verbal pledge by prime minister Narendra Modi to aim for net zero emissions by 2070 and improve carbon efficiency this decade
At this week’s Pacific Island Forum the new Australian government got a warmer response from its smaller neighbours but was pressed to keep fossil fuels in the ground
While the Bolsonaro administration has nominally increased its 2030 target, a baseline shift allows Brazil to emit more than under its first Paris pledge
Australia and New Zealand have already said that they do not plan to update their 2030 targets by the end of 2022
The Cop26 presidency is considering a proposal to strengthen ambition beyond the Glasgow summit, but it faces resistance from emerging economies
Riyadh will invest $187 billion in climate action by 2030 but keep pumping oil and gas for decades, under a plan submitted to the UN
Campaigners accused Japan of failing to take responsibility for cutting its own emissions and relying on developing nations to do so
Of the 32 biggest forest nations, only India has set an ambitious tree planting target and others are falling far short, according to analysis of their latest climate pledges
The Caribbean nation wants its vehicles and electricity to be almost completely renewable by 2030 but supports oil and gas development for export
Following a two-year gap, countries are due to meet in the UK for UN climate talks in November. Here’s what is at stake
110 parties to the Paris Agreement have submitted updated 2030 climate targets to be counted by UN Climate Change before Cop26, but some major emitters’ are still missing
The government is promoting smaller livestock to limit the rise of methane emissions, in a plan that is 80% dependent on international finance
The climate commission has called on the government to step up its 2030 climate goal – which some advisers say will require ending new coal and gas projects
The coal-reliant nation will need to pivot quickly to renewable energy under the government’s proposed new climate target
The Leaf Coalition aims to mobilise $1 billion of public and private finance this year to cut emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
Joe Biden made a start on restoring US climate credibility after four lost years, with finance and emissions pledges, but campaigners say more is needed
South Africa’s economy is shifting from heavy industry to service sectors, allowing for deeper carbon cuts, but coal lingers in the energy mix