International
29 October 2025
Threatening behaviour at this month’s maritime negotiations continued the US administration’s efforts to turn back the sustainability tide
International
9 October 2025
Keir Starmer’s Labour government is struggling to position itself in a fragmented political landscape
International
5 July 2025
A UN conference discovers the absence of the United States can be an opportunity rather than a hindrance
International
29 June 2025
Keir Starmer is paying a heavy price for spending cuts that lacked a defensible rationale
International
27 April 2025
America played a less destructive role than feared at last week’s spring meetings of the World Bank and the IMF
International
13 March 2025
At least one of its rivals will be rubbing its hands at Washington’s retreat from foreign aid and international institutions
International
25 November 2024
Another cliffhanger climate conference achieves a kind of progress
International
21 November 2024
While COP29 meets in Baku G20 leaders have been making their own decisions in Rio
International
10 November 2024
As the UN conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, what difference will Donald Trump’s election make?
International
8 July 2024
A big majority, yes, but the success of Keir Starmer’s government rests on how effectively it deals with Britain’s deep problems
International
27 May 2024
Britain’s next prime minister doesn’t have quite the pedigree you’d expect — but his small-target strategy might seem familiar
International
4 May 2024
As raw sewage gushes into the Thames and voters turn away in droves, Rishi Sunak’s government enters its doomed home stretch
International
14 December 2023
The COP28 agreement has the potential to fuel a virtuous circle of policy, innovation and scale
International
9 December 2023
At COP28 our correspondent probes a PR blitz for signs of genuine progress
International
1 December 2023
UAE deal-maker Ahmed Al Jaber has kicked off this year’s climate talks with a historic coup
International
25 September 2023
With an eye to the next election, the British government has backtracked on climate initiatives to try to drive a wedge into Labour
International
22 September 2023
Brazil’s energetic president is set on galvanising the non-Western BRICS grouping, not least to fight climate change
International
24 June 2023
Emmanuel Macron’s summit meeting has given new momentum to investment in sustainable development and climate financing
International
5 June 2023
The latest UN climate conference is under way in Bonn. But the real action might be elsewhere
International
18 April 2023
The new World Bank president wants change, but will he get the backing he needs?
International
22 November 2022
Nearly forty hours behind schedule, a final climate compromise was reached in Sharm el-Sheikh. But important action was going on elsewhere too
International
16 November 2022
With financing very much on the agenda, small nations are punching above their weight at COP27
International
4 November 2022
The latest UN climate conference matters, though not for quite the reason you might expect
International
26 October 2022
Does Britain’s youngest prime minister for more than 200 years have what it takes to end the country’s crisis of leadership?
International
8 October 2022
The British PM and her allies have launched an enormous and potentially disastrous experiment
International
29 September 2022
Distinguished economists are protesting at Mathias Cormann’s reorientation of the international organisation
International
5 September 2022
Does the new British PM have the capacity to deal with Britain’s gathering crisis?
International
15 November 2021
Is it finally the end of the line for fossil fuels? Our correspondent’s Glasgow COP26 wrap-up
International
9 November 2021
There is a paradox at the heart of climate activists’ demands for the overthrow of capitalism
International
4 November 2021
With the national leaders departing, the climate talks are commencing in earnest. And the optimists see grounds for hope