Japanese officials are abandoning past goals of cutting back reliance on nuclear power, and planning to develop ‘next-generation reactors’

Trump’s transition team is recommending to strengthen measures blocking cars, components and battery materials from China

The dramatic change in the Arctic’s role as the planet’s net absorber of carbon dioxide was brought on primarily by an increase in wildfires over many decades

Data centres are requiring increasing amounts of energy, creating challenges for firms like Amazon, which has committed to have net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

Steelmakers from South Korea, India, Japan and China were among the biggest laggards in the shift to renewables, with some still depending entirely on fossil fuels for production

But the world’s second-largest economy still needs to navigate major challenges to meet its overall climate goals — the biggest being a booming demand for power

A recent deal on a UN-backed carbon market promises to move billions of dollars for climate action, but it will first need to win over sceptics

The breakthrough will remain overshadowed by the return to power of Donald Trump, who believes climate change is a hoax and aims to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement

Experts say while it not yet known how the US president-elect will approach global carbon markets, his policy decisions could bring uncertainty in the near-term – but the future is full of hope

The bulk of this year’s emissions are from burning coal, oil and gas and scientists say they don't see a sign of fossil fuel emissions peaking yet

Fifty of the world’s top billionaires emit more carbon in just 90 minutes than the average person does in their entire lifetime, a new study says