Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be ‘the Cop of implementation’

World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule. Rapid increases in the deployment of solar and wind power generation – which grew by 46% and 11% respectively in the third quarter of this year – meant the country’s energy sector emissions remained flat, even as the demand for electricity increased. Continue reading...

Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability

In this age of Tory nativism and Faragist populism, the question isn’t ‘is this person a bigot’? Now it is ‘does that matter at all?’ says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

Germany saw its second-highest participation ever in an onshore wind auction, as firms rushed to lock in projects ahead of the government’s plan to cut subsidies for the renewables sector.

Flesh and blood alone cannot halt the advance of iron and steel. To stop the tanks, we need people to place blocks on the road and throw sand into the gears.

Labour MPs increasingly concerned about ‘straitjacket’ imposed on economic policy

The United States has told countries to reject a United Nations' marine fuel emissions-cutting deal or face tariffs, visa restrictions and port levies, U.S. and European officials and sources told Reuters.

Leaked draft reports on South Africa and Brazil lean into President Donald Trump’s contested claims, fueling disputes at the State Department.

This report is the first to use EPI’s new school funding model, which replicates the Department for Education’s own national funding formula (NFF) and allows us to analyse the impact of potential fund...