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France

Good COP, bad COP? Will applying the Paris Climate agreement be a COP-out?

November 4th sees the application of the Paris COP21 agreement on fighting climate change, but will polluting nations take the necessary steps and live up to their promises?

04/11/2016

USA

CO2 emissions in earth's atmosphere hit important threshold

The earth has reached a worrying new milestone.

24/10/2016

Rwanda

'Historic' climate change deal reached in Rwanda

Countries agree to reduce emissions of Hydrofluorocarbon greenhouse gases in a major milestone for combating climate change.

15/10/2016

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU backs climate deal

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of all the stories making waves across Europe.

04/10/2016

Europe News

MEPs back UN climate accord

MEPs have given their backing to the UN climate deal agreed in Paris last year.

04/10/2016

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU eyes quick climate deal approval

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

03/10/2016

Europe News

EU agrees to ratify Paris climate deal

Environment ministers from across the EU agreed to ratify a landmark UN climate accord on Friday.

30/09/2016

USA

Paris climate agreement "in force by end of 2016"

The Paris climate agreement came a step closer to taking effect on Wednesday (Sept.

21/09/2016

Germany

Bonn climate conference begins on implementing 2015 Paris Agreement

Governments began work on Monday on seeking ways to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming. It’s the first time experts have meet

17/05/2016

World News

EU emissions rise revealed just months after COP21 climate deal

Carbon emissions increased in the EU last year, new data published just months after the COP21 climate deal has revealed. Green campaigners say it is

05/05/2016

Economy

UN climate chief says COP21 deal is on very firm ground

Isabelle Kumar, euronews: “Christiana Figueres, many thanks for being with us. My first question, why do you think this climate deal is going to

22/01/2016

My Europe Series

Germany and Poland have a dirty big secret - an addiction to brown coal

In eastern Germany some members of a little-known group claim they are being ethnically cleansed, not by militia groups, but by the coal mining

30/12/2015

France

Expert warns of danger to COP 21 treaty from fossil fuel giants

The COP21 climate deal is not prefect but could be effective say experts if it is not watered down by big business lobbyists like the fossil fuel industy's

14/12/2015

France

Climate deal signals global recognition, sets out to fix problem

The hottest year on record draws to a close, and with it four years of hard negotiating, which produces, at long last, an international agreement to

14/12/2015

France

What do green NGOs make of COP21 climate deal?

14/12/2015

World News

Paris climate deal welcomed, but critics warn of challenges ahead

The reaction overall to the Paris climate deal has been positive, in particular from the summit delegates. They claim it heralds the beginning of a

13/12/2015

France

Paris climate deal is 'best chance' to save planet

The best chance to save our planet, a lifeline for future generations. There has been a flurry of global reaction to the landmark climate deal

13/12/2015

France

COP21 Delegates vote to adopt historic deal

Nightfall in Paris has brought the promise of a new dawn in the bid to arrest global warming. One hundred and ninety five countries have agreed a

12/12/2015

World News

Demonstrations at COP21

“We are nature defending itself,” was one chant which echoed around the streets of the French capital as delegates discussed the landmark proposed

12/12/2015

France

COP 21 proposed deal to keep temperatures below 2C

An historic deal, sustainable and for life. The enthusiasm from leaders at the COP 21 climate change conference has been effusive after reaching a

12/12/2015