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BBC environment correspondent Matt McGrath assesses the consequences if the UN Climate Change Convention in Paris fails.

Diesel farms could this week win contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds as part of a Government scheme to keep the lights on.

Will EU border controls threaten the euro

How technology is helping disaster relief efforts

Mobile phone users will be able to send a text to opt out of receiving marketing calls, under regulator's plans.

After hundreds of millions of pounds were spent on flood defences, many people affected by the floods are asking how their homes could have been inundated yet again

Canada and Mexico have won a trade victory over US law requiring country of origin labelling on beef and pork.

Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger calls on world leaders to take action on climate action

The price of oil fell to its lowest level since 2009 as global production continues to remain high.

A section of a space rocket which was found off the Isles of Scilly is dismantled for disposal, its owners confirm.

Keurig Green Mountain, which makes K-cups single-serve coffee pods, said it has accepted a $13.9bn (£9.2bn) bid.

Can flood defences always protect vulnerable communities from the impact of "exceptional" weather events, such as Storm Desmond?

London shares end Monday's session in negative territory, dragged down by energy stocks.

General Electric announces plans to terminate the $3.3bn (£2.2bn) deal to sell its appliances unit to Swedish manufacturer Electrolux.

A back-to-basics explainer of UK airport expansion plans

UK scientists say they have reached a milestone in the fight against malaria by creating a genetically modified mosquito that is infertile.

For the first time, global emissions of carbon dioxide are likely to stall and perhaps decline this year, even as the world economy grows, according to new research.

The union representing workers at Cadbury's chocolate factory reacts with anger as its parent company has not paid UK corporation tax.

A third of bonds from eurozone states are losing investors money, the Bank for International Settlements says.

Bonuses will fall sharply for investment bankers and traders this year, according to a salary report.

Nine companies have applied for licences to carry out fracking operations beneath 1,900 sq km of land in Scotland, it is revealed.

Insurers say a "small army" of claims managers are at the scene of flooding, but they are urging affected residents to follow advice to protect any claims.

As politicians make a final push for a global climate pact in Paris, the US energy secretary says the processes around verification and climate targets should be binding.

Schools in Beijing are to close and outdoor construction to stop after the Chinese capital issued its first "red alert" over smog levels.

The oil price is unlikely to recover next year, according to the boss of French energy giant Total.