After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed on Saturday, December 15, 2018, on universal, transparent rules that will govern efforts to cut emissions and curb global warming. Fierce disagreements on two other climate issues were kicked down the road for a year to help bridge a chasm of opinions on the best solutions.

The United Nations secretary-general flew back to global climate talks in Poland on Wednesday, December 11, 2018, to appeal to countries to reach an agreement, as some observers feared the meeting might end without a deal.

Representatives from German industry, environmental groups and unions met on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in Berlin to discuss how and when the country can stop using coal to generate electricity.

German authorities detained the chief executive of Volkswagen's Audi division, Rupert Stadler, on Monday as part of a probe into the manipulation of emissions controls.

Germany will likely miss its goal of cutting emissions by 40 per cent by 2020, the country's environment minister said on Monday, June 18, 2018, an embarrassing admission for a government that wants to lead the charge on limiting climate change.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia on Friday about the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, the Iran nuclear agreement and a planned pipeline to bring gas from Russia to Germany.

World leaders arrived at global climate talks in Germany on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, to give the negotiations a boost going into the final stretch, as campaigners called for a strong signal from rich countries on curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

If parts of the planet are becoming like a furnace because of global warming, then the Arctic is best described as the world's air-conditioning unit.

Environmental campaigners protested on Friday, June 02, 2017, against President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord

Teams working on two continents have marked similar milestones in their respective efforts to tap an energy source key to the fight against climate change: They’ve each produced very impressive magnets.