Climate politics
Hedegaard: EU is still a ‘climate leader’
INTERVIEW: Outgoing EU climate chief faces one last battle to assure her legacy as UN emissions deal looms
Three UK Conservatives talk climate change
INTERVIEW: Ahead of the Conservative Party Conference, leading Tories tell RTCC where they stand on climate science, policy and scepticism
India’s green court says ‘no’ to felling Mahan forest for coal
NEWS: National Green Tribunal revokes licence to clear forest, but clear threat remains to India’s ancient forest
What did Ban Ki-moon’s summit deliver on climate finance?
ANALYSIS: A new consensus on the role of public and private funding for climate change emerged this week, but more cash is needed
EU climate chief: India won’t have to make carbon cuts for Paris deal
NEWS: Connie Hedegaard says Delhi does need to demonstrate progress on renewables and efficiency by 2015
New York summit: what it means for climate treaty prospects
ANALYSIS: The world’s superpowers have woken from their climate coma, but there is still much work to do towards a global deal
EPA chief hits back at critics of Obama’s clean power plan
NEWS: It is climate change, not curbs on coal power, that will hurt the US economy, argues Gina McCarthy
Peru ratifies Kyoto Protocol extension to 2020
NEWS: Peru and Djibouti say they have officially signed on to the UN’s treaty to reduce emissions prior to 2020
Indian court cancels coal mining licences in corruption crackdown
NEWS: Outcome of “coalgate” scandal grants temporary reprieve to ancient forests, but does not quench India’s thirst for coal
Strong EU 2030 package needed for global climate deal – Gambia
INTERVIEW: Europe’s 2030 climate and energy package is critical to a strong deal in Paris, says negotiator for least developed countries
Green Climate Fund receives $1.3 billion in new pledges
NEWS: France leads the way with $1 billion pledge to green bank, while developing countries also make surprise contributions
UN climate summit: Mandela’s widow says leaders lack courage
NEWS: Graca Machel, member of the Elders group, attacks world leaders for weak promises at New York summit
Liberia and Norway pledge to tackle deforestation
NEWS: New partnership sees Ebola-stricken country pledge to take on economic costs of reducing deforestation
Society has “mobilised” against climate change – Hollande
NEWS: The French president said leaders must “define a new economy for the world” as they head towards a global climate deal in Paris next year
7 areas of climate action at the UN climate summit
NEWS: UN summit sees pledges on forests, food security, finance and more. We provide an overview of some key promises
Kiribati president: My people are the polar bears of the Pacific
NEWS: President Anote Tong calls for world leaders to pay attention to sinking island at today’s historic climate summit in New York
Tensions rise as New York prepares for UN climate summit
NEWS: Empire State Building glows green as protestors and business make their case for decarbonisation
Paris 2015 climate deal must have legal force – Fabius
NEWS: The chair of next year’s critical UN climate talks, Laurent Fabius, tells business leaders it must produce a legally binding deal
John Kerry: “Nature is screaming at us” on climate change
NEWS: US secretary of state pledges US$15 million to World Bank scheme to curb methane emissions
New York climate march numbers stun organisers as key summit looms
NEWS: Campaigner Bill Mckibben says anger has “boiled over”, UN climate chief warns change now inevitable