Paris Agreement

Politicians, diplomats and climate and energy experts remember Betts for his pivotal role in raising the world's climate ambition

International Energy Agency research predicts renewables will continue to grow but warns stronger policies are still needed to reach 1.5 °C ambitions by 2030

Pope Francis assesses escalating global environmental crisis, warning that Earth 'may be nearing breaking point' in latest treatise

Cranfield University and University of Birmingham announce UKRI funding and status as UK research partners for global initiatives

Two separate reports stress that meeting the climate targets set out in the Paris Agreement remains entirely feasible - with the right policy mix

The world’s biggest economies may have signed up to the Breakthrough Agenda two years ago, but critical clean technologies are still struggling to break through

Body of legal precedent on climate court cases continues to grow, forming an 'increasingly well-defined' field of law, according to UN

Agreement slammed by campaigners as a 'wishy washy compromise' that fails to bring emissions-intensive sector in line with climate goals

The government is on track to miss its climate finance pledges - a breach of trust that would do enormous damage to both global climate efforts and the UK's own interests

Government rejects accusations it is planning to ditch £11.6bn overseas climate finance promise, but former Minister warns target has become near-impossible to meet