Category: Paris climate agreement

UK may unveil tougher emissions targets at Cop29 climate summit

Campaigners hail Labour’s ‘proactive approach’ after series of policy U-turns under ConservativesUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government is considering...

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Labour must ramp up renewable energy to meet 2030 climate vows, says watchdog

CCC says delays and reverses under Rishi Sunak have left UK drastically off track from Paris commitmentsThe new Labour government must oversee a massive ramping up of renewable energy generation in this parliament or the UK will...

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Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high

Projected rate of warming has not improved in past two years, analysis showsCop28 president forced into defence of fossil fuel phase-out claimsSee all our Cop28 coverageGlobal carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached record...

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‘Absolute scandal’: UAE state oil firm able to read Cop28 climate summit emails

Exclusive: UN conference president Sultan Al Jaber is also head of oil firm, which was consulted on how to respond to a media inquiryThe United Arab Emirates’ state oil company has been able to read emails to and from the...

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University investment funds urge ‘bold action’ to stop new fossil fuel projects

Asset managers told they have key role to play on climate crisis in open letter before Shell’s annual meetingA coalition of university investment funds has called on institutional investors to rebel against the boards of...

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World likely to breach 1.5C climate threshold by 2027, scientists warn

UN agency says El Niño and human-induced climate breakdown could combine to push temperatures into ‘uncharted territory’The world is almost certain to experience new record temperatures in the next five years,...

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Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown

Exclusive: Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burnsby Damian Carrington and...

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