UN climate talks
Pope urges world leaders to seal Paris deal
NEWS: UN climate summit ‘important stage’ on transition to low-carbon world, says Francis on first visit as pontiff to Africa
UN moves goalposts to keep 2C hope alive
NEWS: Positive message of ’emissions gap’ report ahead of COP21 is based on implausible assumptions, warns scientist Oliver Geden
Has London heard of COP21? Climate Home investigates
VIDEO: A high-stakes UN climate summit begins in Paris next week, but is the average person on the street any wiser? Alex Pashley went to London’s landmarks to find out
COP21: Why the Paris talks must tackle climate-forced migration
COMMENT: Burying our heads in the sand by refusing to confront reality is not a viable option – we need to discuss planned migration linked to global warming
Meet the envoys with a UN climate change deal in their hands
NEWS: These are the figures that will make or break a new global warming agreement. Get to know them as the ‘COP21’ game of chess begins
World headed for hottest year on record – WMO
NEWS: 2011-2015 was the warmest five-year period since measurements began, UN weather agency declares before Paris summit
Paris climate deal needs solidarity on loss and damage
COMMENT: The world must stand with the victims of global warming as well as those affected by terror attacks, writes Julie-Anne Richards
A Paris climate deal must address global inequality
COMMENT: North-south cooperation depends on rich countries living up to their historic responsibilities, argues Harjeet Singh
Solar v coal: Can India shift from fossils to sunbeams fast enough?
ANALYSIS: Why would you dig fossilised plants out of the bowels of the earth if you could capture rays from the heavens? It’s not that simple
Cuba slams US trade embargo in UN climate pledge
NEWS: 55-year blockade has imposed “serious difficulties” on sustainable development, communist state says
Alberta targets tar sands, coal in climate turnabout
NEWS: NDP government targets sweeping carbon tax, coal phase-out to clean up No 1 regional emitter’s act before Canadian Premiers meet to talk Paris
Super-rich Qatar delivers target-free UN climate pledge
NEWS: Qataris average earnings top US$140,000 a year but country wants free solar technology if it is make any carbon cuts at all
North-south climate rift hurts poor people
COMMENT: Developing countries should embrace carbon-cutting as an opportunity, not treat it as a burden, argues Monica Araya
Climate change speeds retreat of Trinidad’s idyllic beaches
NEWS: Caribbean island needs more than seawalls to keep coastal erosion at bay. Time for a long-term vision backed by business, say researchers
Companies show little progress on forest protection pledge
NEWS: No signs deforestation is slowing a year after New York Declaration on Forests, warn NGOs, but some positive measures
Brazil: Redeemer of a Paris climate deal?
ANALYSIS: South American giant straddles the rich-poor divide at UN talks and could build bridges at COP21
Rich countries urged to pay ‘fair share’ of climate adaptation finance
NEWS: By 2025, US should channel 150 times more money into projects like flood defences for the world’s poor, Action Aid argues
Organisers committed to Paris climate march despite attacks
UPDATED: French government set to rule whether 29 November demo will go ahead by Thursday, say organisers
Paris climate summit to be pared back, says France PM
NEWS: Manuel Valls says ‘COP21’ will be “reduced to the negotiation”, casting doubt on a series of side events including mass climate march
UN climate talks and the Paris deal: A bluffer’s guide
ANALYSIS: It’s a treaty like no other, that will transform the world economy – if 195 nations can agree at COP21, that is