Climate change

Validation of pledge to hit net zero by 2040 makes Arsenal the only football team in the world to have an SBTi-approved target, club claims

Antonio Guterres reiterates call for companies, financial firms, cities, and regions to develop credible, 1.5C-aligned transition plans ahead of COP30 Climate Summit next year in Brazil

Securing climate finance on the necessary scale relies on unlocking private investment in climate solutions and change in the real economy, write WWF's Manuel Pulgar Vidal and Aaron Vermeulen

Stark update warns there is still 'no sign' the world has reached peak carbon emissions, meaning the Paris Agreement's 1.5C target could be consistently breached within a decade

It was only a few years ago that the UK was aiming for an 80 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 - now the goal is an eminently achievable 81 per cent cut by 2035

Oxford University analysis details how climate disclosure rules are becoming increasingly widespread, but regulatory regimes are still struggling to trigger sufficient

CBI, Corporate Leaders Group, and others welcome clarity provided by government's new target to slash emissions by 81 per cent by 2035

Prime Minister confirms new Nationally Determined Contribution target will aim to slash emissions over the next decade, ahead of hotly anticipated speech at COP29 Summit in Baku

Just 41 per cent of firms have plans in place to manage climate risks, according to latest EY Global Climate Action Barometer

British Prime Minister to use appearance at Baku Summit to set out plans to make the UK a clean energy superpower and 'fire up our industrial heartlands'