The United Nations World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that time is running out to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, after atmospheric concentrations of carbon reached...
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, now in his new role as a UN special envoy, said on Tuesday that it is cities and their...
A coalition of around 300 civil society organisations have voiced concerns after it emerged the Green Climate Fund (GCF) could be used to develop nuclear, dams...
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres has called for a global mindset strong enough to “make tough decisions because we know it is the right thing to...
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon has called on everyone, from business leaders and politicians to investors and citizens, to work together to tackle climate change. He argues...
China and the United States, the two most polluting countries in the world, have entered a new phase of talks around how to cut carbon emissions,...
Rowan Williams, chairman of Christian Aid and the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has blamed western lifestyles for climate change. He warned that this unsustainable way of...
A leaked report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests using extraction technology in order to take harmful carbon out of the atmosphere...
March 20 is International Day of Happiness, which aims to shift attitudes away from a growing economy being considered as progress, and instead focus on increasing...
China, the world’s biggest polluter, has called on developed countries to do more to lead the fight against climate change, support developing nations and set ambitious...
Sixty-three of the world’s biggest cities have almost doubled the measures they are taking to reduce climate change since 2011, according to a new report. The...
Leading figures in the United Nations have warned the strategic community that climate change is one of the most urgent threats to international security. Speaking at...
Former mayor New York City Michael Bloomberg has been named as the new United Nations (UN) envoy for cities and climate change. The billionaire businessman and...
Former US vice-president Al Gore has said there is no quick fix to the issue of climate change, branding the idea of geoengineering as “insane”. This...
The Danish Climate Investment Fund, which will invest in climate-related projects in developing countries, has received a total investment commitment of 1.2 billion kroner (£130m). The...