Taking over the presidency of the European Council for six months, Finland has set its sights on brokering a 2050 net zero emissions target for the bloc
French former minister Nicolas Hulot slammed pact with South American countries, saying it would enable rainforest clearance under Brazil’s Bolsonaro regime
While the Irish assembly provoked a shift in government policy on climate change, there are important lessons to learn from this democratic experiment
Minister Mark Field’s violence proves we need politicians that take our calls for a safe future seriously, writes climate striker Cate Davies
In a deal with other left parties, the Social Democrats agreed to raise the country’s climate targets and place the green transition at the heart of policy
Emissions cuts are behind the pace to go carbon neutral by 2050, the newly established High Council for the Climate advised government
As the EU struggles to agree a net zero climate target, observers raised concerns over the ‘global ramifications’ of its domestic disagreement
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary and Poland blocked an agreement on a net zero carbon target for 2050
A cross-section of society will be invited to debate how to share the costs and rewards of meeting the government’s net zero emissions target
This week’s European Council meeting is Germany’s moment to clean up a tarnished reputation, writes a former UN climate chief
Joint proposal would send the pivotal talks to Britain, overcoming European uncertainty about Brexit
Government plans to enshrine a tougher climate target in law, but tough questions about the future of beef farming remain to be settled
Momentum builds for the bloc to land a deal on its long term climate target ahead of a leaders meeting this week
Draft conclusions for a meeting of EU leaders indicate the bloc will not set its 2050 climate target this year, despite pressure from the UN secretary general
Ahead of a meeting of European leaders, the European Commission president says raising the bloc’s Paris Agreement target ‘does not make sense’
The government will introduce an amendment to the Climate Change Act on Wednesday, to strengthen Britain’s climate goals in line with independent advice
€300 million investment plan comes amid buoyant optimism for Spain’s long suffering solar sector
The European Investment Bank is the world’s largest multilateral lender and it keeps funding fossil fuels. Next week EU finance ministers can change that
The Financial Times reports the government will ignore guidance and use surplus from outperforming one carbon budget to meet the next goal
Incoming prime minister Antti Rinne presented the climate goal as part of a package with increased welfare spending on Monday