COP21
France identifies over 20 key issues ahead of UN climate summit
NEWS: Finance and burden sharing between rich, developing and emerging economies emerge as sticking-points after final pre-COP21 ministerial meeting
Oxfam chief issues Paris warning: No deal without adaptation funding
INTERVIEW: Winnie Byanyima says Oxfam will not “clap for the sake of clapping” in Paris. It will judge the COP21 deal on how it protects Africa’s most vulnerable
Paris climate summit march banned due to security concerns
NEWS: Green groups vow to continue advocating for an ambitious UN deal inside the COP21 conference area and at marches around the world
Brazil: Redeemer of a Paris climate deal?
ANALYSIS: South American giant straddles the rich-poor divide at UN talks and could build bridges at COP21
Republicans bid to kill Obama climate rule before UN summit
NEWS: Senate vote to block flagship Clean Power Plan aims to “create confusion and uncertainty” before US finalises international pact
Fairness and finance: How to read a proposed UN climate deal
ANALYSIS: Success at the Paris climate summit depends on whether governments can solve two outstanding issues. Here’s our take on the task in hand
Organisers committed to Paris climate march despite attacks
UPDATED: French government set to rule whether 29 November demo will go ahead by Thursday, say organisers
Paris climate summit to be pared back, says France PM
NEWS: Manuel Valls says ‘COP21’ will be “reduced to the negotiation”, casting doubt on a series of side events including mass climate march
France promises ‘enhanced’ COP21 security after terror attacks
NEWS: Climate summit will go ahead but foreign minister Laurent Fabius indicates policing levels will be increased as a result of IS assault
Stern discipline: The US climate envoy walking a fine line
PROFILE: Stung into action by a student protester, Todd Stern has forged climate consensus with China with a hostile Congress at his back
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
Saudi Arabia launches climate change PR drive
NEWS: New COP21 website and emails highlighting commitment stress Riyadh is taking this year’s climate summit seriously – but doubts persist over Kingdom’s low carbon ambitions
John Kerry: India poses ‘challenge’ at UN climate talks
NEWS: Secretary of state says New Delhi is focus of US diplomacy push, rejects notion that Paris may deliver new legally binding treaty
Climate vulnerable governments urge all countries to make tough CO2 cuts
NEWS: Statement from Manila meeting urges COP21 Paris summit to make 1.5C new warming limit, but avoids pinning responsibility on developed world
Climate frontline: The Kenya province counting on a Paris deal
ANALYSIS: Pastoralists in Turkana say their traditional way of life is under threat from rising temperatures, environmental degradation and a nascent oil sector
Three core elements to success at the Paris climate summit
Yvo de Boer: The COP21 summit should not only focus on reducing emissions, but also on adapting to the inevitable impacts of climate change
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
UN climate talks and the Paris deal: A bluffer’s guide
ANALYSIS: It’s a treaty like no other, that will transform the world economy – if 195 nations can agree at COP21, that is
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