UN climate talks
Business eyes place at Paris climate summit top table
ANALYSIS: France’s offer to business and regions to provide solutions could be a game changer if hosts can get round to working out a plan
Philippines climate envoy urges Paris review of warming goal
INTERVIEW: High risk countries press for tougher carbon cuts, fearing 2015 deal would leave them facing series of disasters
Saleemul Huq: Ditching 2C warming goal will condemn millions
COMMENT: Moves are afoot to lower expectations ahead of upcoming Paris deal, with long term costs for the planet
Japan’s weak climate plans “grave concern” says John Prescott
NEWS: Former UK climate envoy appeals to Japanese premier Shinzo Abe to change course and offer tough emissions goal for Paris
Human rights focus can strengthen Paris climate deal
COMMENT: Climate change may constitute the most serious challenge to the fulfilment of human rights in our world today
Leaked: EU confident plans for UN climate deal progressing
NEWS: China, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia set to deliver pledges by June; countries open to international ambition review
Climate tracker: What’s happened to pledges for Paris summit?
ANALYSIS: National climate strategies are the building blocks of any UN emissions pact, and time is running out for governments to deliver
Don’t judge Paris on level of carbon cuts, say top emitters
NEWS: Lasting regime for assessing climate action more important to global deal this December than upfront pledges, Major Economies Forum concludes
Sweden takes Canada to task over tar sands pollution
NEWS: Country probed how it will curb climbing CO2 emissions from oil and gas sector as tar sands crude pumping set to double
India considers twin-track climate plans towards UN deal
ANALYSIS: Insiders hint radical carbon cuts unlikely, with Delhi depending on global support to clean energy supply
Figueres: National climate plans = “investment prospectuses”
NEWS: UN climate chief urges businesses to look for opportunities in countries’ contributions to a global climate deal
How can cities influence a global climate deal in Paris?
ANALYSIS: Cities are unlikely to get the formal recognition many crave at the UN climate talks, but they can make an impact
Crowdsourcing the climate: Chile’s CO2 cutting plan nears fruition
INTERVIEW: Santiago government says it will take time on UN climate pledge, collating views of population before submission in June
Japan unlikely to target tough CO2 cuts for Paris – reports
NEWS: Sources say government is divided over strategy for long term carbon cuts, with industry and environment ministries in disagreement
Three lessons the Iran nuclear deal can teach climate negotiators
ANALYSIS: Proposed Paris deal runs to over 100 pages but to secure agreement envoys need a plan to manage the toxic politics
US climate plans will survive Republican attacks, say officials
NEWS: Lead US climate envoy says dismantling White House carbon cutting policies would be “tough to do”
Russia joins US in filing Paris climate change pledge
NEWS: Kremlin meets early deadline for submissions but questions raised over ambition of carbon cutting goals
US makes historic climate pledge, targets emissions cuts of up to 28%
NEWS: White House joins EU, Mexico, Norway and Switzerland in making contribution to 2015 climate deal public
Climate deadline day: Which countries delivered Paris pledges?
AS IT HAPPENED: UN receives first set of national commitments for Paris climate change pact
Accountability must be at the heart of the Paris climate pact
COMMENT: National pledges must be subject to assessment and review, or a UN deal will be toothless