Alex Pashley
Alex previously covered the Andean region for the foreign press from Peru. He holds a Philosophy, Politics, Economics degree from Warwick University.
No backpedalling on UN deal, say Africa’s endurance cyclists
NEWS: Teams of bikers pass baton across vulnerable continent to drum up support for global pact to cap warming to 1.5C
Forests ‘without a prayer’ if UN pact shuns tough tree talk
NEWS: Climate deal set to sign off on forest-saving initiative first launched in 2005, but strong signal to stop deforestation truer test
Egypt targets fossil fuel subsidy phase-out in UN climate pledge
NEWS: North African state will make consumers pay the full cost of energy within five years, but is not committing to emissions curbs
France eyes growing consensus ahead of Paris climate summit
NEWS: Informal Paris meeting of 60 ministers ends in broad support for regular reviews of carbon-cutting pledges
Saudi Arabia submits climate pledge to UN deal
NEWS: Petropower offers conditional emissions cuts of up to 130Mt CO2e by 2030, becoming last G20 member to submit plan before Paris summit
What can OPEC bring to a Paris climate deal?
ANALYSIS: Countries forming oil cartel have their cards close to their chest in build-up to UN summit. We asked six experts what to expect
How France is steering the world to a climate deal
ANALYSIS: Paris has been on a three-year diplomacy drive to secure success at next month’s critical UN summit
These weather events were affected by climate change last year
NEWS: Tropical cyclones to snowstorms had direct links to a warming planet last year, say scientists
HFC phase-out in sight as 2016 deadline set
NEWS: Countries agree in principle to ban super-warming gases but defer details after India, Saudi Arabia raise objections
Saudi forum seeks to scale up carbon capture and storage
NEWS: Delegates from 23 countries agree to cooperate on bringing down the towering costs of CCS at summit in Riyadh
Decarbonisation risks sidetracking Paris pact, says ex-UN climate chief
NEWS: Fossil fuel phase-out this century is an ‘impressive sound bite’ but could harm chances of an agreement at COP21, says Yvo de Boer
Countries near deal to phase out super warming HFCs
NEWS: Formal negotiations on the Montreal Protocol in Dubai this week get world closer to tackling pollutants used in air conditioners
China, France agree Paris climate deal must deliver regular reviews
NEWS: French president signs declaration with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping backing a long term goal and five-yearly assessments of national climate plans
Business leaders send Paris wish list to finance ministers
NEWS: Hundreds of multinationals including Sky, Coca-Cola and Starbucks behind letter calling for a strong climate deal next month
2050 weather forecast brought to your living room
NEWS: World Meteorological Organization tasks weather presenters to imagine reports if world fails to cut carbon emissions
Brazil minister calls out emerging economies over weak climate pledges
NEWS: Izabella Teixeira describes Singapore, South Korea climate plans as ‘inexcusable’ compared with ‘ambitious’ Brazil proposal
Carbon c-Reddit: UN climate chief takes on internet
BLOG: Christiana Figueres participates in Ask Me Anything on online forum as focus on Paris summit builds
Indonesia’s Jokowi cuts short US trip to fire-fight at home
NEWS: President Joko Widodo ends state visit as forest fire crisis engulfs new administration, but wins new US aid
US and Japan strike deal to cut coal finance
NEWS: Obama administration reportedly gets Japan on board to phase out controversial coal export credits
Prince Charles warns financial sector of climate risk
NEWS: Heir to British throne asks investors if they will be ‘future takers’ or ‘future makers’ at City of London event on stranded assets