All posts tagged "Paris Agreement"
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EU and China pledge to strengthen climate cooperation
The leaders of China and the European Union have agreed to strengthen their cooperation on climate change in the face of what they described as the “fluid and turbulent international
- Posted August 4, 2025
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Countries have a legal obligation to tackle climate change, International Court of Justice rules
Wealthy nations must comply with international commitments to limit pollution or risk having to pay compensation to countries hardest hit by climate change, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has
- Posted July 30, 2025
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COP30 president calls for ‘global NDC’ to spur collective action on climate change
The COP30 president André Aranha Corrêa do Lago has called for more coordinated global action on climate change and efforts to connect climate ambition with development opportunities. In his most
- Posted July 3, 2025
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How’s the UK attempt to reach net zero going? There’s good news and bad news
Each year, the Climate Change Committee – the UK’s independent advisory body tasked with monitoring the country’s movement toward its legally binding climate goals – gives a report on the
- Posted July 1, 2025
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EU ‘on course to achieve 2030 emissions target’
The European Union is “well on track” to meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by the end of the decade. The European Commission’s assessment of National
- Posted June 5, 2025
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Global temperatures set to breach 1.5°C threshold over next five years, UN says
There is a 70% chance that the 5-year average warming for 2025-2029 will exceed the 1.5°C global warming limit set under the Paris Agreement, according to the World Meteorological Organization
- Posted June 4, 2025
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COP30 president calls for new governance mechanisms in climate change fight
New climate governance mechanisms are needed if countries are to meet their Paris Agreement commitments, the COP30 president has said. In a letter published last week, André Aranha Corrêa do
- Posted May 12, 2025
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Current climate policy ‘doomed to fail’, says former UK PM Tony Blair
Net zero policies are increasingly viewed as “unaffordable, ineffective, or politically toxic” and efforts to phase out fossil fuels in the short term are “doomed to fail”, according to a
- Posted May 1, 2025
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Paris Agreement goals out of reach unless top emitters step up, study warns
Collective efforts “still fall far short” of what is needed to limit global warming to 1.5C of pre-industrial levels, according to research by the World Resources Institute (WRI). The study
- Posted April 24, 2025
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Integrate mission governance into climate policy, says OECD
Governments should integrate mission governance into climate mitigation efforts to better drive progress towards green goals, the OECD has said. In its report – ‘Harnessing mission governance to achieve
- Posted April 10, 2025