The Citizen’s Assembly could become a model for developing informed, fair and ambitious climate policy – if the government accepts its recommendations
Centralised governance is a thing of the past; a new era of climate diplomacy must find ways to accommodate national difference
Brexit has led to delays in climate action just at the moment when bold plans could soften the impact of the UK divorce, writes MEP Lynn Boylan
Business leaders say the next wave of globalisation must create social benefits as well as provide technical solutions to climate change
The Fijian PM used the Australian leader’s visit to call out his promotion of fossil fuels, showing Scott Morrison is on the wrong side in the Pacific as well as at home
As the PM visits the pro-Brexit heartland, the major industry, once overwhelmingly against leaving, sees an opportunity to lighten the burden of EU carbon pricing
Jim Kim reformed world’s largest development lender, but it continues to finance fossil fuels and his climate legacy could be challenged if the US chooses his successor
How did Poland, one of Europe’s strongest advocates for coal power, end up with one of the world’s strongest carbon prices?
As the biggest donor to the Green Climate Fund, Japan said it had a ‘responsibility’ to ensure it is run well
At a meeting in Brussels, ministers agreed on the need to scale up public and private climate finance to the developing world
Global green fund gets back on track with $1bn splurge, but US vetoed a project that would have loaned $100m to China
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Green Climate Fund board meets in Bahrain three months after a contentious meeting failed to approve any money for projects in developing countries
The country won’t withdraw from the Paris Agreement, but it’s not obliged to follow UN recommendations either, Scott Morrison said
At our next meeting, the board faces several challenges we must resolve in order to continue supporting climate action in the developing world
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As countries negotiate rules for offsetting airline emissions in Montreal, Brussels should reserve its right to impose stronger regional policies
Plan being developed by SPD environment minister would ‘increase the burden on citizens’ said finance ministry, which is controlled by the same party
Two devolved governments attack ‘unilateral’ tax on carbon pollution proposed by UK if Brexit talks end with no deal
UK weighs future carbon pricing options, but Scotland will not abide a national tax it says will stomp on devolved powers
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Favouring market tools over real pollution cuts in the richest countries is a recipe for climate disaster
Progress on market rules for climate credits faces ‘a giant sticking point’ as Venezuela and others push for similar progress on ‘non-market’ tools in Bangkok
Amid calls for the Clean Development Mechanism to be axed, the UN climate chief has weighed in on its behalf
Ratings agencies say the state’s bid to go 100% renewable poses a ‘significant threat’ to gas generators’ credit stability
Shareholders are taking the Commonwealth Bank to court, alleging that it is misleading investors about its financial position
Report by Climate Action Tracker warns that overly bullish gas demand forecasts will lead to stranded assets or an unsafe future climate
Shareholders in world’s largest private oil company won a victory that signals deep unease about climate change amongst major investors
Major investors BlackRock and Vanguard could tip the balance and force oil firm to publicly divulge risk clean technology and regulations pose to its business
PM Theresa May has offered to help wean Saudi Arabia off oil, but her government’s subsidies to North Sea producers are a poor model for the Middle East petrostate
New York State and the Church of England lead investors worth US$4trn in campaign for US oil major to disclose climate risks
Solar power and electric vehicles will wreak havoc on the energy sector, say analysts from Carbon Tracker and Grantham Institute, in contrast to rosy industry forecasts
In back-to-back events this week, the billionaire launched projects to slow global warming and limit the damage it causes
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Promises of climate cash remain unfulfilled, said Eineda de León, who also called for unity in a region split by the collapse of Venezuela
Corporate role in UK overseas climate projects revealed for the first time, with critics saying it undermines development of expertise in poor countries
Long term thinking about climate change challenges widely held assumptions about how we spend money today
Rich and poor country representatives clash over policy priorities and replenishment at Green Climate Fund board meeting
Global banks gave $35.2bn in climate finance, although much of it was in loans or did not reach those countries most in need
Vital marine ecosystems are threatened by ocean warming and acidification, yet get a tiny fraction of climate finance, E3G research shows
The European Investment Bank approved a €1.5 billion loan to the Trans Adriatic Pipeline last week. This is why it matters
#UnfriendCoal campaign targets the insurance sector to end support for climate-polluting fossil fuels
Group protesting against museum’s links to oil major Total create symbolic river of crude on steps in front of one of the museum’s main attractions
Ireland could become the first country to fully divest its sovereign wealth fund from coal, oil and gas
Church Commissioners say Transition Pathway Initiative will allow them to hold major polluters to account at shareholder meetings
Outgoing UN chief hails news as value of organisations ditching polluting fossil fuels doubles to $5tn in 2016
The Carbon Tracker Initiative, hailed by US environmentalist Bill McKibben for changing the climate debate, is opening an office in New York
Investors must stay involved with oil majors rather than exit and allow a far more dangerous off market game to ensue
Christiana Figueres is urging public authorities and corporates to scale up climate-friendly infrastructure investment by 2020, under the “green bond pledge”
Money raised by the Power Finance Corporation will support solar and wind projects, contributing to national renewables target of 175GW capacity by 2022
Prime minister Frank Bainimarama says money raised with help from the World Bank sets an example for innovative green finance to protect the vulnerable
Beijing’s sustainable finance push is bearing fruit, with a world-leading $36.9bn worth of green bonds issued last year
Donald Trump’s US election win may damage the Paris climate deal, but climate risk reporting rules for businesses could radically change the investment landscape
Investors are sceptical about Warsaw bid to finance renewables, given its coal-heavy energy policy
London’s expertise places it in pole position to channel private finance to China, as superpower seeks to invest around $4 trillion a year in infratsructure
Robust standards are urgently needed to channel capital debt markets into climate-friendly projects, says WWF France chief Pascal Canfin