Paris Agreement

A year on from President Trump's executive order instructing the US to quit the international climate accord, today will see the country officially quit the treaty for a second time

Some 3.79 billion people will be living with extreme heat by mid-century if the world reaches 2C of global warming, Oxford University study warns

Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms rising temperatures driven by human activity put world on course to exceed 1.5C threshold set under Paris Agreement

With no Antarctica-style treaty to protect Greenland, a US takeover could mean scientists lose access, writes Martin Siegert from the University of Exeter

White House instructs government to exit a raft of key international climate and environmental bodies, sparking fierce criticism of President's contempt for multilateralism

Trump may have won, but two thirds of voters think climate change is driving up the cost of living, a clear majority supports renewables development, and over three quarters want the US to stay in the Paris Agreement

Climate crisis continuing to drive global warming which could potentially surpass - albeit temporarily - the totemic 1.5C threshold set by the Paris Agreement

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: December part one

New National Low-Carbon Strategy features ambitious plans to end oil use between 2040 and 2045 and phase out fossil gas by 2050

As the world celebrates the 10th anniversary of the landmark agreement to limit global warming to 'well below' 2C, BusinessGreen examines the progress made since COP21