UN climate talks
Pressure mounting on UN as Bonn climate talks stutter
NEWS: Seven days of negotiations remain before Paris summit to finalise global pact, but what leaders will sign is unclear
UN chief to speed climate talks with New York leaders meet
NEWS: Ban Ki-moon to chair closed-door climate change session on sidelines of 2015 General Assembly, as fears grow over Paris deal progress
Countries divided on priorities for UN climate deal
NEWS: Lack of climate finance and inadequate carbon cuts headline concerns for developing countries at Bonn talks
Former UN climate chief criticises Paris summit plans
NEWS: Yvo de Boer questions the French presidency approach of inviting world leaders to launch the two-week conference
Arctic summit and interim talks heat up climate agenda
CRIB NOTES 31 AUG – 4 SEP: US president Barack Obama heads to Alaska, while climate negotiators meet in Bonn
Climate negotiators urged to up pace at Bonn session
ANALYSIS: As politicians converge on substantive issues, interim talks next week must address the legal structure of a global deal
What does China’s Black Monday mean for the climate?
NEWS: Shanghai stock market crash will have rippling impacts on emissions, the green economy and Paris negotiations
‘Targeted punishment’ strategy mooted to prevent climate free-riding
NEWS: Model based on game theory could boost cooperation between countries on emissions cuts, say researchers
Bolivia plans anti-capitalist climate summit to sway Paris
NEWS: South American firebrand Evo Morales is organising an October meeting to discuss capitalism’s destruction of the environment
The Emissions Factor Podcast: Is optimism ahead of Paris justified?
PODCAST: This week Ed King is joined by Richard Black, Farhana Yamin and Lisa Friedman – plus an interview with Connie Hedegaard
DRC climate plan ‘leaves laggards with no excuse’
INTERVIEW: If conflict-riven state can forge a carbon-cutting strategy then so can others says Kinshasa’s lead climate diplomat
EU climate chief outlines criteria for Paris success
NEWS: World must agree to zero emissions trajectory by 2100 says Miguel Arias Canete, or 2015 deal will lack credibility and impact
Kiribati president calls for moratorium on coal mines
NEWS: Anote Tong urges aggressive push to stop carbon emissions from coal use and save his low-lying islands from rising seas
Paris climate deal ‘not a failure’ if it busts 2C goal
INTERVIEW: Judge UN carbon-cutting pact on its framework for long-term action, say co-chairs Dan Reifsnyder and Ahmed Djoghlaf
Can climate action by business and mayors save the planet?
COMMENT: CO2 cuts for a 2015 UN climate deal will fall well short of required levels, placing pressure on bottom up initiatives
What impact will Obama climate plan have on Paris summit?
ANALYSIS: Targets set by the US for cutting carbon emissions send a clear signal to the rest of the world and raise hopes for Paris accord
France hails ‘considerable common ground’ on UN climate plan
NEWS: Success of Paris deal will depend on meeting $100 billion climate finance goal and delivering long term emission cuts
Ban Ki-moon lauds ‘visionary’ US climate plan
NEWS: Carbon cuts for power plants will spur world’s tackling of global warming, says UN chief, adding a call for finance
UN climate talks: How to read the new COP21 negotiating text
ANALYSIS: New text is still long, but offers overview of agreement, areas of divergence and a menu of options for the path forward
Paralysed by uncertainty? Index mooted to solve climate dilemma
NEWS: Setting pace of emissions cuts by observed warming could see off climate policy objections, say UK researchers