Climate politics
California governor announces 50% renewables target
NEWS: Jerry Brown proposes new goals on climate and energy as he is sworn in for fourth term as governor
Population boom driving Philippines’ climate vulnerability
NEWS: More people living in Philippines has worsened pollution, deforestation and waste problems, says government report
Larry Summers: It’s time the US placed a price on carbon
NEWS: Veteran US official says White House should show leadership while oil prices are low and tax carbon in fossil fuels
David Attenborough: Senior politicians in denial on climate risk
NEWS: TV naturalist calls out scepticism in governments ahead of a politically important year in fight against global warming
Connie Hedegaard: India should ‘reconsider’ climate strategy
NEWS: Outgoing EU climate chief hopes China-US carbon cutting pact will encourage other major economies to follow
2015: A year for carbon pricing, peer pressure and Paris
ANALYSIS: There are three big UN deals due in 2015, on disasters, development and climate; what happens in the markets and on the streets will be critical
Planes and ships escape scrutiny in bottom-up climate regime
ANALYSIS: International aviation and shipping are not mentioned in the Lima call for climate action, despite growing emissions
Is the UN’s climate change body still fit for purpose?
COMMENT: It’s time for global climate negotiations to deliver results, argues Saleemul Huq, reflecting on the recent Lima set of talks
Seven radical ideas for a 2015 climate change deal
ANALYSIS: Tax oil, wipe out emissions by 2050, divide up a carbon budget: how high could the Paris climate agreement aim?
From Kalimantan to Lima: Where do women stand in climate?
ANALYSIS: Female representation in UN climate talks is increasing; on the ground, women are still marginalised
EU decides to ratify Kyoto Protocol extension
NEWS: Move by Brussels offers some integrity to beleaguered treaty, one year before UN hopes to agree global climate deal
Greenpeace promises to make amends for Nazca Lines stunt
NEWS: The Peruvian government is seeking to extradite activists who damaged world heritage site, on charges that carry 6-year jail sentence
Australia will respond to climate pressure – David Cameron
NEWS: UK prime minister calls on Canberra to step up and make a greater contribution to cutting climate-warming emissions
Winners and losers at the UN’s Lima climate talks
ANALYSIS: No one country can leave Peru saying it got everything it wanted, but the building blocks of a global deal remain in place
US-China chat broke impasse at Lima climate talks
NEWS: Warming relationship between superpowers key as countries work towards global emissions deal in 2015
Lima Call for Climate Action – what was decided?
BRIEFING: Details on key agreements reached at the UN’s COP20 climate change conference in Peru
Nine lessons from the Lima climate talks
BLOG: Latin American cities are choking to death, that US-China emissions pact didn’t solve everything and other nuggets from COP20
Late deal in Lima saves UN climate talks from collapse
UPDATED: Hopes for 2015 agreement to slow global warming remain alive after dramatic late deal in Peru
UN climate talks face “major breakdown” warns Todd Stern
NEWS: Lead US negotiator says time running out for deal in Lima, major divide remains between countries
LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 12: UN COP20 climate change summit
Rolling commentary, news, analysis and video from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention in Lima, Peru