China increased its emissions to 11.4 billion tonnes (10.3 billion metric tonnes), while the US jumped to a shade under 6 billion tonnes (5.4 metric tonnes)
Climatic change and a rising water demand from rapidly urbanising cities are likely to add to this stress
it's clear that the political structure of populist nationalism makes introducing policies to reduce, or mitigate, emissions in democracies difficult
Schwarzenegger added a sprinkle of stardust to Monday's opening session of COP24 climate talks in Poland
Know the flavour of the mood around the event held at the Spodek
Trump has brought a new level of menace to American politics, inciting his followers to violence against critics
Modi and Guterres met last week on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the two held discussions about climate change and India's support for the Paris Climate Agreement
Ten years later, private finance and large investors will play a central role at the COP24 in Katowice, Poland, and in the full implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement
The world's poorest and most vulnerable people are most at risk from the effects of climate change, with many having to migrate from sea level rise, crop failure and pollution
The scientific consensus is that we need to reach "net zero" CO₂ emissions by 2050
Representatives of almost all the countries on the planet are gathering in Katowice, Poland, for the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
The negotiations at Katowice are going to focus more on the rules and procedures required to implement the Paris Agreement than on reopening and restarting negotiations
World Bank warned if we don't reduce emissions and build adaptation now, we'll have 100 million more people living in poverty by 2030
Along with other members of the LMDC group, they demand detailed rules on climate finance flows
200 nations that signed up to the 2015 Paris climate deal must this month finalise a rulebook to limit global temperature rises to well below two Degrees Celsius, and to the safer cap of 1.
The presidents of at-risk states such as Honduras, Nigeria and Bangladesh are expected at COP24 talks
As they meet in Poland for the next steps, nations are struggling to agree on how the ambitions of the Paris Agreement can be realised
Climate protesters must get radical and challenge economic growth
Sahia has agreed to talk about the ways climate change and environmental stress are influencing people's lives
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) report to COP24 suggests a broad set of countries are benefiting as a result