Climate politics
Policy U-turns threaten Australia’s green economy – analysts
NEWS: Tony Abbott’s backtracking on climate action has made it more expensive for Australia to cut emissions, warns RepuTex
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
EU plans diplomatic offensive ahead of Paris climate deal
NEWS: Brussels leaders will meet on Monday to discuss strategy for raising global climate ambition ahead of UN talks
Pope Francis criticises ‘lack of courage’ in climate talks
NEWS: On a tour of Sri Lanka and the Philippines, the Pope made clear he blames human activity for climate change
Malala heads youth call for action on poverty and climate in 2015
NEWS: As global coalition on poverty and climate launches, 15-year-old activists take their demands to the top
Obama to slash methane emissions 45% by 2025
NEWS: The White House’s first ever methane rules for the oil and gas industry would help US curb global warming
Is global warming real? US Senate could decide on Friday
NEWS: Senator Bernie Sanders has tabled amendment to Keystone bill to accept the scientific consensus on climate change
Obama visit to India unlikely to deliver US-China climate pact repeat
NEWS: Washington and Delhi likely to agree pact on renewables and HFCs, but little chance of any major climate deal say insiders
Saudi Arabia: Oil and gas “will be part of climate solution”
NEWS: Total decarbonisation by 2050 is “unrealistic”, says Saudi Arabia’s UN climate envoy
Countries could leave UN climate body if Paris fails – Todd Stern
NEWS: Lead US envoy says future of global climate governance is at stake during climate negotiations in 2015
Kerry faces heat after Nebraska court gives Keystone green light
NEWS: Focus turns to State Department judgement after route of Keystone XL pipeline approved in supreme court
Ban Ki-moon: global inequality sows “bitterness and despair”
NEWS: UN chief issues plea for governments to back ambitious set of sustainable development goals, due to be agreed in September
EU climate official vows to protect heavy polluters
NEWS: Jos Debelke says Brussels is committed to climate leadership, but will ensure steel, cement industries get help to comply with regulations
Obama prepares crackdown on methane emissions
NEWS: New EPA regulations set to address potent powerful gases leaked from oil and gas industries
Oil price slump boosts Egypt fuel subsidy phase-out
NEWS: Lower commodity prices have eased pressure on Egypt’s budget as it moves to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies by 2019
2015 – a year for the EU to rebuild climate diplomacy links
News: Latvia has made climate action a priority of its EU Council presidency, so where next for the bloc?
Optimism from UK climate policy expert honoured by the Queen
INTERVIEW: Professor Paul Ekins, awarded an OBE this New Year, reflects on the growth of environmental economics
President Obama threatens Keystone XL veto
NEWS: Polluting oil pipeline faces more setbacks as Obama threatens to block Congress bill
Obama faces first climate test of 2015 with Keystone vote
ANALYSIS: Obama could see Keystone bill on his desk later this month, as Republican controlled Congress pushes for final decision on pipeline
Rows over climate responsibility will intensify, warns Malay envoy
NEWS: Lima decision to water down “firewall” between rich and poor will not hold, says negotiator Gurdial Singh Nijar