Climate change

BusinessGreen rounds up the reaction from politicians, green businesses, climate experts, campaign groups, and academics after a dramatic fortnight of negotiations in Belém came to a close

Diplomats hail 'meaningful progress' on adaptation funding and promise of Brazilian-led roadmap for clean energy transition, but anger grows at failure to deliver more robust commitment to tackle fossil fuels

First international conference focused on transitioning away from fossil fuels to be held in Colombia next year, as key players slam COP30 draft text that fails to reference fossil fuels

Reports claim Ukraine war has generated 237 million tons of additional CO2 emissions, Jamaica raises alarm over climate-disaster funding shortfall, and EU and South Africa ink critical minerals deal

The end game at COP30 has is boiling down to a stand-off over whether to introduce a roadmap for the transition away from fossil fuels - and leading businesses want the plan for tackling fossil fuels to secure approval

Group of industrialised and developing countries are reportedly threatening to block agreement if final text fails to commit to new roadmap to 'transition away' from fossil fuels

What happens behind closed doors at G20 summits? CISL's Sikho Luthango takes a look corporate engagement on climate and energy issues at this weekend's G20 summit in South Africa

UN Secretary General urges governments to 'begin transition away from fossil fuels', as dramatic negotiations go down to the wire

Two new polls reiterate how a majority of the public supports the UK's net zero target and wants to see bolder climate action, but policies need to be fair and help tackle the cost of living

New analysis warns Brazil has relatively low levels of resilience to worsening climate impacts, putting food imports at risk