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.

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.

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.

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.