Rainforest countries from across three continents agreed at the Three Basins Summit in Brazzaville to work together to finance and protect their ecosystems – but failed to firm up a unified alliance.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said those who are staying the course on implementing the Paris Agreement will lead in the 21st century economy.
Paris pledges were tested, green finance gained ground, climate reporting caught on, aviation went green (sort of), and Bill Gates launched a most excellent energy venture. Here are the policy and finance stories that made the headlines in 2016.
Despite progress made on several fronts at the Marrakesh climate summit in Morocco, there was a deadlock over finances to be made available by rich nations for climate action.