Alex Pashley

Alex previously covered the Andean region for the foreign press from Peru. He holds a Philosophy, Politics, Economics degree from Warwick University.

Ten banks launch sustainable finance manifesto

NEWS: Lenders including Societe Generale, Yes Bank and ING back ‘positive impact principles’ to scale up clean energy investments

Paris: a once-in-a-century deal, says EU climate boss

NEWS: Ambition of carbon-cutting pledges show new UN approach is working, but mechanism to ratchet up actions vital for road ahead

6 elections to watch before Paris climate summit

ANALYSIS: A shift in public mood at the ballot box can boot out climate laggards or propel them to power. Here are six on the radar from Canada to Myanmar

Bolivia vilifies capitalism in ten climate commandments

NEWS: South American country proposes ‘structural solutions to the climate crisis’ in belated pledge towards UN deal

Nato security ‘at stake’ from climate change, say lawmakers

NEWS: Euro-Atlantic military alliance told to set foreign and security policies in tune with climate threat by parliamentary assembly

Bolivia dash for oil undermines ‘Mother Earth’ summit

NEWS: Analysts dismiss South American rebel’s climate gathering next week as a publicity stunt, amid weak environment record

Indonesia urged to declare national disaster as haze worsens

NEWS: Forest fires are harming public health, diplomatic relations and could push CO2 emissions to an 18-year high, experts warn

Emerging economies should embrace carbon pricing – report

NEWS: Greenhouse gas taxes and markets work and must extend to the developing world, says New Climate Economy report

India poised to overachieve ‘cautious’ emissions target

NEWS: Clean energy policies put country on track to outperform carbon-cutting aims for 2030, says Climate Action Tracker

There is a point to BBC Editorial Guidelines after all

COMMENT: BBC apology after complaints about irreverent radio show generated cheering in climate-sceptic circles, but ultimately own goal for backers

Ex-BP chief: Oil majors must heed Volkswagen scandal

NEWS: Lord Browne urges fossil fuel giants to prove their worth, as executives downplay climate risk at major industry event

Shell chief: Business must account for cost of climate change

NEWS: Ben van Beurden says industry, regulators should rally behind Shell and European oil majors’ joint call to make polluters pay

Climate change migration is ‘genocide’, says Marshall Islands minister

NEWS: Spectre of lost traditions as low-lying islands become inhabitable cause for climate action, says top envoy, Tony de Brum

Conservative UK climate chief defends green cuts

NEWS: Energy secretary Amber Rudd says rollback of clean energy subsidies not borne of ideology but faster way to cut emissions

Obama bids to dilute climate change’s impact on oceans

NEWS: US President announces two marine sanctuaries, illegal fishing curbs as conservation summit in Chile begins

IPCC election: What makes a great UN climate science chief?

ANALYSIS: What qualities are a must for the world’s pre-eminent climate job? Ahead of this week’s election, we asked five experts

Hall of shame: Who hasn’t pledged yet to UN climate pact?

ANALYSIS: Nearly 50 countries missed the UN deadline for carbon-cutting plans. Whether due to limited means, sloth or belligerence, here are the big ones not playing ball

9 things we learned from national climate pledges

ANALYSIS: Almost 150 countries covering 90% of world carbon pollution submit timely plans to UN in unprecedented global exercise

Climate pledges overshoot 2C target but emissions gap narrowing

NEWS: If fully enacted, national plans will hold warming to 2.7C by end of century, analysts say on UN deadline day

Philippines emissions target hinges on loss and damage

NEWS: Manila plan to cut carbon 70% by 2030 banks on rich countries footing natural disaster bill