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Climate deadline day: Which countries delivered Paris pledges?

AS IT HAPPENED: UN receives first set of national commitments for Paris climate change pact

COMMENT: National pledges must be subject to assessment and review, or a UN deal will be toothless

NEWS: Canberra is considering a post-2020 emissions goal based on a “disastrous” level of warming, analysts warn

NEWS: Washington primed to outline scale of carbon cuts but other developed countries and emerging economies stay silent

NEWS: Pena Nieto’s government joins EU, Norway and Switzerland in releasing contribution ahead of March 31 deadline

NEWS: After lengthy talks in Songdo, UN-backed climate finance scheme has loose lending criteria for first funding proposals

NEWS: Oslo commits to 40% carbon cuts by 2030 with an additional goal of carbon neutrality by mid century

NEWS: Leading scientist warns the world’s poor are not safe under internationally agreed warming limit

NEWS: National bodies in Senegal and Peru, non-profit social investors Acumen and Pacific island fund SPREP approved to disburse funds

NEWS: Hydropower and coal projects funded by rich countries have been linked to human rights abuses, NGOs tell European lawmakers

NEWS: Overwhelming majority of lawmakers back plans for country to draft tough new legislation to address greenhouse gas emissions

BLOG: Students at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, are role-playing the Paris talks – can they strike a deal?

INTERVIEW: UN climate envoy and former president of Ireland says clean energy access for the poorest must be a priority

NEWS: Major parties set to support plans for law to curb greenhouse gas emissions, despite huge influence of oil and gas sector

NEWS: Delhi is “not in the habit” of taking pressure warns Prakash Javadekar, but says country will play its part in Paris

NEWS: Unlimited economic growth will inhibit efforts to address climate change, warns heir to British throne in US speech

NEWS: Common ground growing between two superpowers, Todd Stern tells reporters after two-day meeting in Beijing

NEWS: Unilever, Heathrow and GlaxoSmithKline are among 22 companies urging European heads of state to promote green investment

INTERVIEW: Governments now believe a clean energy transition is possible and desirable, prime ministerial advisor Greg Barker tells RTCC

NEWS: Disaster risk reduction deal sets stage for December climate talks, but aid agencies criticise lack of finance