How oil and gas companies manage their growing political challenges will be just as important for their valuation as their day-to-day operations
When Nicolas Hulot agreed to join Macron’s government, campaigners dared to hope for a radical shift towards greener policies
Support is required for sustainable urban planning
The former New York mayor and billionaire philanthropist has promised to fulfil the United State’s commitment to the Paris climate agreement.
The continent has vital stakes in how Americans deal with three of these: climate change, foreign assistance, and immigration.
Since Donald Trump took office in January, the US has abandoned or threatened to quit several international accords under his "America First" policy.
The Paris treaty calls for capping global warming at "well under" two degrees celsius, and 1.5 °C if possible.
Donald Trump has vowed to exit the Paris Climate accord, just not yet, leaving US policy in limbo for the next three years.
But withdrawing from the Paris Agreement will have a minimal impact on the continent
"So what Trump has said – that decisions were imposed on the US – would be inaccurate"
Countries like the USA are expected to cut emissions now, while China can go on polluting until 2030, then trim its footprint
Reluctant to take real measures to stop global warming, countries have turned to quick-fix solutions.
Soil carbon emissions aren’t calculated in the Paris Agreement on slowing climate change, which means we may not reach the 2˚C target.
Agreement on cutting CO2 emissions is a historic deal, and for the rest of Africa to get energy.
The diversity of measures being taken by 170 states is reflected in Marrakesh’s bottom-up approach.
The agreement will enter into force on Friday, signalling a true global effort to tackle the climate challenge.
It is immensely encouraging that, less than a year after its adoption at the closing of COP21, the ratification of the Paris Agreement has taken place
The world’s most important climate change agreement will come into force on November 4, Ban Ki-moon announced this week.