Climate politics
UN banking on record support at Paris climate deal signing
NEWS: Officials hope strong show of support will drive momentum behind global efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions in a year expected to be warmest in history
Meet Jonathan Pershing, the new US climate envoy
NEWS: Veteran diplomat and energy analyst steps back into the heart of UN climate talks tasked with implementing 2015 Paris agreement
Lead US climate envoy Todd Stern to leave in April
NEWS: Leading architect of 2015 Paris deal will be replaced by veteran US diplomat and energy expert Jonathan Pershing
Marshall Islands to ratify Paris climate agreement
NEWS: Drought-hit atoll nation is the third after to Fiji and Palau ready to formally approve global carbon-cutting deal
100 days since the Paris climate deal: What has changed?
CRIB NOTES 21-25 MARCH: Paris’ early successes and failures, airplane pollution, UN events shape up
Green Guantanamo prison camp on closure, urge academics
NEWS: Notorious detention centre would be perfect spot for ocean science facility, academics argue as Obama eyes closure
China five-year plan hints at deeper carbon cuts
NEWS: World’s largest carbon polluter may arrest rising emissions sooner than thought, says five-year economic plan, but details on boosting renewables remain light
Sweet harmony: Why UN climate plans should use the same metrics
COMMENT: If the INDCs are going to be the foundations of a global climate solution, we need to make sure they are durable and clear argue experts
France summons climate envoys back to Paris
NEWS: Host of 2015 UN summit plans April rendez-vous to crank up diplomacy machine ahead of Morocco summit
Japan fleshes out Paris climate change plan
NEWS: Tokyo government says emission cutting strategy will be approved by May, but cuts likely to hinge on future of 40 planned coal power plants
The UN clerk tasked with ratifying the Paris deal
ANALYSIS: In the strike of a gavel, 195 nations adopted a global climate pact last year. Approving it may take years. This lawyer is on hand to record the finished product
Is Brussels killing the Paris climate dream?
COMMENT: EU plans lock in weak ambition to 2030, undermining the review mechanism it fought for in December’s UN agreement
Do we need a climate ‘truth and reconciliation’ commission?
COMMENT: UN talks resulted in a new global pact in Paris, but other forms of dialogue could be useful to resolve disputes between the rich and poor
Why did Paris climate summit get less press coverage than Copenhagen?
BLOG: Analysis of 50 major newspapers shows relative drop in media attention at December UN climate conference
25 years later: When the world united against climate change
FEATURE: The Paris climate deal was the latest chapter of a story that started a quarter of a century ago, and owes much to US Republicans and UK Conservatives
UK urged to adopt zero carbon emissions target
CRIB NOTES 7-11 MARCH: Cross-party coalition calls on UK to submit new climate law, China outlines elements of 5 Year Plan, Green Climate Fund board meets in Songdo
Germany, Austria call for higher EU 2030 climate ambition
NEWS: Environment ministers criticise ‘very weak’ European Commission response to Paris climate pact – but other states defend existing target
Climate victims and investors need Paris deal ratification
COMMENT: Strong support for the COP21 deal in April is vital to ensure momentum and confidence in a low carbon transition is maintained, argues Christian Aid’s top climate advisor
EU plans no change to climate target before 2030
NEWS: Weak Commission proposal undermines Paris deal and hard-won trust of vulnerable countries, campaigners warn
Morocco climate summit faces funding drought due to EU spat
NEWS: Brussels is withholding €12m contribution to COP22 in a diplomatic row over Rabat’s claim on Western Sahara