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What does the US clean power plan mean for coal?
ANALYSIS: It won’t speed up the US coal phase-out, but the flagship climate policy does kick an ailing sector, with global lessons
Stop sulking Ed Miliband, learn from the climate movement
COMMENT: Ex Labour leader says green groups are non-existent, but this offers little credit to major wins in run-up to Paris
UN climate talks: How to read the new COP21 negotiating text
ANALYSIS: New text is still long, but offers overview of agreement, areas of divergence and a menu of options for the path forward
A simple proposal to keep fossil fuels in the ground
COMMENT: Cap & Share could be the scheme to turn popular support for climate action into results, argues Laurence Matthews
Coal is choking India’s cities, economy and the world’s climate
NEWS: New Climate Economy report urges New Delhi government to ease finance for renewables and cut reliance on polluting fuels
UK total energy consumption falls below 1965 levels
ANALYSIS: Britain’s rapidly falling energy consumption spells hope that others could follow a similar path, finds Gerard Wynn
‘Tsunami of litigation’ against Obama climate plan will fail, say NGOs
NEWS: Curbs on power plant emissions on solid legal foundation, say legal experts at environmental groups
Why climate change is humanity’s defining challenge
COMMENT: Maldives foreign secretary addresses UN security council during special session on development in small island states
John Ashton: We have too little democracy in the UK
COMMENT: Political expediency and commercial opportunism driving fossil fuel exploration, says UK’s former chief climate diplomat
What can we expect from India’s climate pledge?
ANALYSIS: New Delhi is expected to submit its plans to the UN in September, balancing carbon cuts with development
Ahead of Paris, Russia becomes a climate policy wallflower
ANALYSIS: Moscow is politely absent from the climate debate, showing indifference rather than hostility to a global deal
How should we channel future climate adaptation funding?
COMMENT: Finance needs to flow to the most vulnerable. To to this we need to understand who’s at risk and where the money should go
Why developed countries should back loss and damage in Paris
COMMENT: The costs of tackling failed states as a result of climate impacts could be far higher than investing in adequate insurance now
Conflicted messages lie at heart of UK climate policy
ANALYSIS: London wants an ambitious 2015 Paris deal but is sending mixed signals to other 194 countries at negotiations
Vague national climate plans pose a transparency problem
ANALYSIS: South Korea comes out well and Russia badly in a direct comparison of emissions targets, finds Gerard Wynn
Mr President, Africa needs your climate leadership in Paris
COMMENT: On eve of Kenya visit, head of Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance asks US president to boost green funds for his continent
Five reasons the UK centre-right should back a UN climate pact
COMMENT: Key trade partners are likely to be impacted by global warming: it’s a national interest to cut emissions argues Ben Caldecott
China: climate change hero or villain?
COMMENT: There’s no denying China’s growing responsibility for global emissions, but the signs are it is moving to a greener future
Why are big EU polluters moaning about carbon leakage?
ANALYSIS: Industries like cement and steel threaten to move jobs overseas if the price of emissions rises, in a challenge to climate goals
The trillion-dollar question: How do we create sustainable development?
COMMENT: Making the financial system work for the world’s poor is about more than just sending more money, says Achim Steiner