UN chief Antonio Guterres says rich nations must stop signing oil and gas deals, as they risk a "worldwide catastrophe" that imperils island states and coastal cities everywhere

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said China was 'not playing by the same rules' as the rest of the world. He is also considering similar levies on imports of chips and solar cells

A mix of incentives and deterrents to reduce carbon emissions were often more effective than single policies, the study found

Groups such as Greenpeace are demanding an end to single-use plastic sachets, and other robust measures as UN states and experts gather in Bangkok to discuss a global plastics treaty

The US EV giant's sales Down Under are falling despite the wider electric vehicle market booming – and pollsters are blaming Musk

The National Development and Reform Commission said the money should be targeted at coal power plants and the country’s grid

Analysts speculate that the reduction in approvals could be the result of so many projects being given the go-ahead last year

The European Commission said it conducted an investigation, including sending a team to Tesla facilities in China, to verify what subsidies the firm had received

Threat to glaciers revealed amid news of heat records in 15 nations this year, while the UN accuses fossil fuel firms of trying to slow the transition to clean energy

Energy policy analysts say Donald Trump’s energy policies could hike US carbon emissions by 2.7 billion tonnes

China's coal-fired power is giving up market share to cleaner alternatives, amid the rapid installation of solar capacity and also wind sources

Commercial aviation is struggling to reduce its climate impact and is currently not on track to meet its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050