COP23

Scotland's First Minister urges nations, regions and businesses to step up emissions reduction efforts at UN climate summit

French premier pledges to plug US gap in IPCC funding, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers 'common message' in support of Paris Agreement

ECIU's Richard Black asks if the outlook for national climate action plans - and therefore the Paris Agreement's goals - could be better than it appears

Study also finds that converting conventionally farmed land would not overly harm crop yields or require huge amounts of additional land to feed rising populations

Climate change minister Claire Perry announces fresh support for two major forest protection initiatives

Vatican calls on world leaders to step up decarbonisation and public engagement efforts

Syria, China's ETS, insurers' coal divestment and the Catholic Church: BusinessGreen rounds up all the latest news from the sidelines of the UN climate summit yesterday

In years to come there will be no distinction between 'green finance' and regular finance, argues Sir Roger Gifford

Tech giant commits to Paris Agreement inspired target, arguing both the environment and its business benefit from ambitious sustainability targets

Global Status of CCS Report confirms 17 large scale CCS plants are now operational, but warns surge of development is urgently required