US will leave climate deal one day after 2020 presidential election, although a Democrat winner could reenter almost immediately
Formal withdrawal process could begin within days, but current and former diplomats say US will continue to influence global rulemaking on climate change
After the US, Russia, and Australia did not contribute, other developed countries fell $500m short of the fund’s starting capital
In an unprecedented 7-hour live town hall, candidates to take on Trump presented plans that would place US at forefront of fight against warming
When the world needed someone to step up as a climate power broker, why did no-one think it would be the EU?
Joe Biden, who tops opinion polls in the Democratic primaries, pledges to build a coalition of nations to scrub dirty energy from China’s belt and road programme
At a meeting of the Arctic Council, secretary of state Mike Pompeo refused to identify global warming as a threat, instead hailing an oil rush as sea ice melts
The symbolic legislation seeks to compel the administration to adhere to its climate pledges and cut off funding for the US withdrawal from Paris
Mayor unveils plan aiming for 100% zero-emissions vehicles by 2050 amid sweeping climate package for the city
After nearly two weeks holding roads across the capital, the climate protesters apologised to commuters but said their action had been a success
New York mayor announces sweeping climate change programme, while Washington’s power will be carbon-neutral by 2030
The billionaire philanthropist has contributed $5.5 million to cover international climate negotiation costs and related initiatives in the private sector
In a court case in Oregon, we argue climate change is destroying our natural spaces and impinging on our constitutional right to freedom
South Louisiana is experiencing the effects of coastal erosion faster than almost anywhere in the world, but life adapts through the buildings and architecture
The proposal from Democrats is the most comprehensive response yet to the scientists’ warnings, to implement it would be realism, not radicalism
Countries failed to agree on a Swiss resolution to consider regulating technologies that aim to cool the planet, at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi
The original New Deal spurred a massive increase in greenhouse gas emissions, so can it be successfully adapted for the transition away from fossil fuels?
Widely dismissed as a symbolic victory in 2015, the blocking of a major pipeline project has forced Canada’s oil patch to limit its output, vindicating activists
Sweeping in scope, an agenda to transform the US into a green leader has been launched in Washington DC, here are the key points
It has a big name and little detail, but the Green New Deal is has already won the backing of most Democratic candidates