Climate politics
Nations urged to improve climate pledges by April 2017
NEWS: Date UN shuts book for signing Paris agreement is the moment for world to show it’s cutting carbon faster, says Dutch think tank
Paris climate summit’s best pics in tweets
BLOG: After UN climate chief Christiana Figueres called for followers’ top photos from COP21, here’s what people tweeted in
Five surprises on the path to a Paris climate deal
ANALYSIS: Terrorist attacks, climate lawsuits and the inclusion of 1.5C in the Paris Agreement were among the unforeseen events of 2015
Fossil fuel supply ‘a crucial omission’ from Paris climate deal
COMMENT: Policymakers should target coal, oil and gas at source, argue Harro van Asselt and Michael Lazarus
Did the Paris deal rule out climate compensation?
ANALYSIS: Vulnerable countries and big polluters alike read victories in UN climate pact, but the prospect of litigation remains live
Laurent Fabius: From Greenpeace shame to climate champion
ANALYSIS: France’s experienced foreign minister succeeded where most failed at UN climate talks. He got a decent deal and everyone said they liked him
LA to Lloyds rubber-stamp Paris climate deal
NEWS: 400 businesses to 150 cities and regions kick off batch of pledges vowing to implement newly-struck global warming accord
Kumi Naidoo: We are in an age of civil disobedience
INTERVIEW: Outgoing boss of Greenpeace International says he’ll stay in environmental movement to challenge injustice and target top coal funders
Climate calendar: With Paris over, now what?
ANALYSIS: 195 countries struck a landmark global warming deal in France last week. They’ve got work to do before it takes effect in 2020
After Paris, will countries submit new climate plans?
NEWS: Countries that staked plans on 2C warming now aim for 1.5C. Will they be reflected in stronger carbon-cutting policies?
Foie gras, oysters and a climate deal: How the Paris pact was won
ANALYSIS: Months of quiet diplomacy came to fruition midway through the UN summit, as a diverse set of nations agreed to work as one to force through an ambitious climate pact
Venezuela: From bloodied hand to shock climate pledge
ANALYSIS: Once a fierce critic of the UN climate negotiations, Claudia Salerno became one of the strongest supporters of a Paris deal
Marshall Islands 18-year-old thanks UN for climate pact
VIDEO: Selina Leem delivers emotional message from family and friends on tiny Pacific state, as 195 countries agree new pacy to slow global warming
Obama, Xi, Modi welcome Paris climate deal
COP21 WRAP: World leaders hail new agreement, as experts praise French hosts of talks for flawless diplomacy
COP21: Business leaders react to UN climate deal
COP21: Companies and trade associations hail endorsement of low-carbon transition, but insist it plays out in clear policy decisions
China rescues US from Paris climate deal ‘typo’ fiasco
EXCLUSIVE: The US panicked at the inclusion of a legally binding term in historic UN climate change pact, prompting last minute huddles
Decoding the Paris climate deal: What does it mean?
ANALYSIS: Climate policy expert Gerard Wynn decodes a new global deal – which is likely to have profound impacts on business, finance and energy sectors
Paris climate pact spells slow death for fossil fuels
NEWS: Two weeks of intense negotiations set to conclude with historic agreement that will see coal, oil and gas use phased out
COP21: NGOs react to UN Paris climate deal
REACTION: Civil society groups welcome the outcome’s aim to limit warming to 1.5C but say more action is needed, plus greater support for the world’s poor
UN climate talks ‘moving to end’ with new draft deal
NEWS: Paris summit draws to close as French presidency announces it will present new and final proposal for deal at 1130 on Saturday morning