World must adapt to meet the unavoidable impacts of climate change head on or face the consequences says DRC envoy
CRIB NOTES 9-13 MAY: Bonn prepares for first round of talks post Paris, Saudi climate chief quits, Aviation envoys meet to talk emission cuts
Countries will not be excluded from talks for being slow to ratify Paris Agreement, say summit hosts
Rabat’s special envoy says COP22 will be a moment for governments, cities and business to embrace new levels of cooperation and technology sharing
Mexican diplomat is a team builder with a ruthless streak, say ministers who have worked with her
French former president of UN summit warns of negative consequences if Brussels does not formally join deal before it enters into force
Latest synthesis study commends governments for climate drive, but underlines radical carbon cuts required to avoid dangerous warming
Patricia Espinosa is to take over from Christiana Figueres as head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in July
GUARDIAN: Productivity losses could exceed US$2 trillion by 2030, says major report, as field and factory labourers suffer
Talks in Bonn this week need to protect poor and marginalised people from irreversible climate impacts, says CARE’s Sven Harmeling
Finance will be critical to realise the Paris Agreement, says Emmanuel De Guzman – and vulnerable countries are taking a lead
Climate Vulnerable Forum calls on all countries to increase their carbon-cutting contributions by 2020, as leaders meet in New York
Governments, religious leaders and business talk up the Paris Agreement on climate change, but record temperatures hint at huge ambition deficit
India, Canada and Mexico among countries set for early approval of Paris Agreement, in boost for climate action
CRIB NOTES: Governments confirmed to sign Paris deal rising fast, OPEC states discuss oil freeze, UN to debate shipping emission curbs
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Central American state will deliver belated plan at UN signing ceremony diplomat says, leaving six holdouts remaining
ANALYSIS: Support from the US and China will make it extremely difficult for any other country or bloc to credibly threaten entry into force of the UN deal
NEWS: Head of legal affairs outlines implications of early entry into force for Paris deal, and voting rights of countries slow to approve treaty
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