The word “unabated” qualifies commitments to phase out fossil fuels. But setting a clear definition is the subject of fierce debates. One word dominates much of current climate discussions and…

Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events Thirty-nine world leaders, most of them from Africa, have spent…

The Russian government has clamped down on environmental organisations who they say are a threat to their economic security The Russian chapter of the global environmental campaign group WWF on…

A pause on loan repayments can give vulnerable countries breathing space when hit by a natural catastrophe The World Bank will start offering a pause in loan repayments to the…

European nations and Canada have promised to contribute $2.7 billion to Senegal – although details of this support remain unclear A group of wealthy European nations and Canada have promised…

Comment: Public money should stop flowing towards the expansion of animal agriculture, which is responsible for a fifth of the world’s emissions As world leaders meet tomorrow in Paris to…

A range of options for funding climate programmes will be discussed at the New Global Financing Pact summit in Paris tomorrow Tomorrow, world leaders meet at a summit in Paris…

The scheme aims to fund the coal-to-clean energy transition in emerging economies like Indonesia but experts warn the fine print is key A new scheme could create a huge number…

Argentina’s political class is promoting fossil fuels as a patriotic national endeavour and demonising any environmentalists who oppose them Argentina’s national oil company has begun to fill up a key…