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Kyoto Protocol: 10 years of the world’s first climate change treaty
ANALYSIS: Hailed as an answer to global warming, the UN’s flagship climate treaty failed to curb carbon emissions, so what will its legacy be?
China’s carbon emissions: did they really fall in 2014?
ANALYSIS: Reports suggest the world’s largest carbon polluter could be close to an emissions peak. But can we trust the data?
UN agrees new climate text for Paris deal, but hard work remains
ANALYSIS: Six days of talks in Geneva conclude with huge set of proposals for Paris pact, observers say narrowing down options will be challenging
7 burning issues on the road to a Paris climate deal
ANALYSIS: What are the big ideas governments will have to grapple with between now and December’s UN climate summit?
Glasgow divestment helped spawn a European climate movement
COMMENT: When Glasgow University ditched dirty energy investments, it gave the movement new momentum, says Sophie Beaumert
Exclusion of ‘loss and damage’ would make Paris deal useless
COMMENT: Unless diplomats design UN deal to cope with climate damage, it will soon become redundant, says Saleemul Huq
China in Latin America: Growing links that could impact climate talks
ANALYSIS: A billion dollar trade deal will open up investments between Beijing and South America, but will it herald low carbon growth?
Can the coal industry lead a carbon capture makeover?
ANALYSIS: Coal companies face a large, even existential threat from a growing divestment movement. CCS could help them offer an answer to their critics
Climate change squabbles are inevitable in science — and life
COMMENT: Focusing on the 97% consensus is not always the best way to end the playground bickering of scientists, says Ilan Kelman
UN climate change talks and the Paris deal – a guide
ANALYSIS: What would a global carbon cutting deal look like, how will countries get there and could it end in disaster?
Climate sceptic minister threatens Brazil’s green credentials
ANALYSIS: Scientists question president Dilma Rousseff’s commitment to climate leadership over appointment of Aldo Rebelo to science job
John Ashton: Fracking push is an insult to democracy
COMMENT: The government’s enthusiasm for fracking ignores the will of the people, says the UK’s former climate envoy
US-India deal boosts nuclear and solar but is quiet on coal
ANALYSIS: US president Barack Obama’s visit to India yielded some technical progress on clean energy, but little on climate change
US demand for gasoline soars as price falls
ANALYSIS: Data suggest that consumers at present are still very fickle and will consume more oil as fossil fuel prices fall
Seven stairs to Paris: A pathway to fixing climate change
COMMENT: Climate change is about politics, and we need wise leaders over the coming 11 months, says UK’s former chief climate diplomat
Costing the climate: Four ways to price carbon
COMMENT: A recent study put the social cost of emitting a tonne of carbon dioxide at US$220. An EU allowance costs $8. Why the gap?
From buckets to beehives: how scientists collect climate data
ANALYSIS: From old seafarers to modern scientists, RTCC looks at the past and the present of temperature records
Queensland election could slow Australia’s dash for coal
ANALYSIS: Snap election offers unique opportunity to halt developments that menace the Great Barrier Reef and the climate
Australia wildfires turn up heat on Abbott climate policies
ANALYSIS: Firefighters and regional politicians are calling on the prime minister to tackle climate change after a year of heatwaves
Is there any way to slow aviation’s soaring emissions?
ANALYSIS: Emissions from planes are a major clause of climate change, yet they remain unregulated. What can be done?