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NEWS: North African oil-producing state highlights vulnerability to global warming and solar prospects in submission to UN climate deal
NEWS: Countries must pledge deeper emissions cuts as early as 2025 to hold temperature rise within safe levels, says Climate Action Tracker
NEWS: Country is set to miss its “inadequate” 2030 emissions target due to Liberal leader’s attack on green regulation, say analysts
COMMENT: Government is ignoring the people hardest hit by global warming with an unambitious and insincere national pledge
NEWS: World’s fourth-largest carbon polluter could target 300GW of clean capacity by 2030 in anticipated pledge to UN deal
NEWS: WWF warns emerging economy is manipulating baseline data to lower ambition in draft contribution to UN climate deal
NEWS: Forestry giant is retiring 7,000 hectares of plantations to conserve carbon-rich peat, a major source of emissions
NEWS: Emissions cut of 26-28% by 2030 lacks scientific credibility and harms country’s international reputation, say critics
NEWS: Campaigners urge Tony Abbott’s government to target post-2020 emissions cuts in line with 2C warming limit
COMMENT: Climate Change Commission member says govt appears insincere over meeting post 2020 carbon cutting goals
NEWS: Green Climate Fund and other sources need to pick up bill for 15% cuts across three sectors, says Caribbean government
ANALYSIS: The Buddhist state is lauded for its carbon neutrality and big hydro. What can it teach foot-draggers as Paris looms?
NEWS: Background document seen by RTCC indicates government will not change goal laid out in 2009 ahead of UN climate deal
ANALYSIS: New Delhi is expected to submit its plans to the UN in September, balancing carbon cuts with development
NEWS: East African country aims to cut emissions 30% from business as usual in 2030 and protect citizens from climate impacts
ANALYSIS: South Korea comes out well and Russia badly in a direct comparison of emissions targets, finds Gerard Wynn
NEWS: Miguel Arias Canete calls on all countries to submit national contributions to the UN for global deal
NEWS: South America’s third most populous state could increase its offer with international support, minister outlines
NEWS: President says pledge won’t need a “crystal ball” to work out, unlike submissions from South Korea and China