Researchers say that even a complete overhaul of existing energy systems in favour of renewables would be far less expensive than deploying carbon capture tech

Experts at the International Energy Agency say China's fuel use has already reached a plateau and may even have passed its peak

Automakers in Europe are facing tougher emissions rules this year, and face cumulative fines amounting to $15.6 billion if they fall short of targets

The global average temperature last month was 1.75 degrees Celsius higher than in pre-industrial times

Climate experts have warned that continued investments in fossil fuels will create the risk of assets worth $557 trillion being left useless by 2050

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

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

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

On Monday, delegates gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan gave a green-light to carbon credit quality standards — guardrails for how international carbon crediting projects will work

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