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  • COP22 gathers momentum on halting global warming, despite Trump

    21 November 2016

    World leaders at the conclusion of this year's UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) have agreed to accelerate both the implementation and the ambition of the Paris Agreement, despite headwinds brought on by the election of Donald Trump, reports Hamza Ali

  • Businesses lay out their demands ahead of COP21

    02 November 2015

    A coalition representing some of the biggest companies in the world has cranked up the pressure on finance ministers to deliver a "robust and meaningful agreement" at the Paris climate summit in a month.

  • 13 US corporations pledge $140bn in new investments to cut emissions

    27 July 2015

    A group of 13 major US corporations have pledged to make $140 billion of investments to reduce their carbon emissions.

  • 'Historic' G7 agreement adds further momentum ahead of Paris

    08 June 2015

    Leaders of the G7 nations today reinforced their commitment to combat climate change in a "historic" announcement that some believe "signals the end of the fossil fuel age".

  • Business coalition calls for zero emissions 'well before end of century'

    08 June 2015

    A coalition of businesses and NGOs has written an open letter calling for world leaders to back an ambitious "zero emissions" policy at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) in December.