Catherine McKenna introduced climate legislation as Canada’s environment minister and will step down at the next election before October 2023
Clean energy and electric vehicle incentives are being cut from the US president’s flagship $2 trillion American jobs plan to win conservative support
The proposal from Democrats is the most comprehensive response yet to the scientists’ warnings, to implement it would be realism, not radicalism
In a statement on Monday, the European Council said UN chief Antonio Guterres’ summit in September is “an essential opportunity” to ramp up national commitments
The pioneering piece of legislation has helped bring emissions down, but the challenges of the Paris Agreement require more ambition from the government
Christiana Figueres warns subsidising Adani’s controversial Carmichael mega-mine would damage Australia’s reputation abroad
New law requires the US economic powerhouse to cut its emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2030
COMMENT: CO2 cuts for a 2015 UN climate deal will fall well short of required levels, placing pressure on bottom up initiatives
COMMENT: With 75% of global emissions now covered by national targets, a UN emissions cutting pact is within reach
NEWS: US climate envoy said that more ambitious Copenhagen pledge had been contingent upon failed legislation
NEWS: New law would set up Climate Action Fund and carry prison sentences for those breaking its obligations
NEWS: Campaigner Bill Mckibben says anger has “boiled over”, UN climate chief warns change now inevitable
NEWS: Latin American nation hopes tough environmental rules could assist its ambitions to gain OECD status
NEWS: Joint working agreement between Mexico and California covers carbon pricing, renewable energy and deforestation
NEWS: Country’s emissions have soared in past two decades, but government believes cuts can boost competitiveness
NEWS: Denmark to pass climate change bill into law, putting its 2020 ambition at twice the EU
NEWS: Domestic laws should be ‘at the heart’ of Paris agreement, say 400 lawmakers from 80 countries
NEWS: Domestic laws ‘central’ to Paris agreement says UN climate chief as lawmakers gather in Mexico City
COMMENT: Climate realists say a legally binding UN deal won’t work – but they’re on the wrong side of history says E3G’s Liz Gallagher
UN climate chief says ‘Golden Triangle’ of opportunity awaits politicians and countries moving to low carbon future