UN climate talks
US set for Paris climate pledge as UN deadline draws near
NEWS: Washington primed to outline scale of carbon cuts but other developed countries and emerging economies stay silent
Mexico releases pledge for 2015 UN climate change pact
NEWS: Pena Nieto’s government joins EU, Norway and Switzerland in releasing contribution ahead of March 31 deadline
Norway delivers climate pledge to UN ahead of Paris summit
NEWS: Oslo commits to 40% carbon cuts by 2030 with an additional goal of carbon neutrality by mid century
2C climate change target ‘utterly inadequate’
NEWS: Leading scientist warns the world’s poor are not safe under internationally agreed warming limit
Oxford mock UN climate summit offers lessons for everyone
BLOG: Students at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, are role-playing the Paris talks – can they strike a deal?
US climate envoy hails special relationship with China
NEWS: Common ground growing between two superpowers, Todd Stern tells reporters after two-day meeting in Beijing
UN climate change body backs fossil fuel divestment campaign
GUARDIAN: Climate convention lends ‘moral authority’ to campaign to get investors to ditch fossil fuel investments
Cyclone Pam raises climate profile in UN disaster talks
NEWS: Storm that devastated Vanuatu puts spotlight on climate change links to disaster risk reduction negotiations in Sendai
John Kerry: investment in coal is “simply destructive”
NEWS: Top US diplomat says subsidies for coal should be slashed, calls for action at G20 and APEC ahead of Paris climate talks
Paris tracker: Who pledged what for 2015 UN climate pact?
ANALYSIS: 188 countries have now submitted climate plans to the UN, with Venezuela slipping its targets in the final plenary of the COP21 talks
Twist on carbon footprinting ‘could unblock’ UN climate talks
NEWS: Scientists hope proposed new method of carbon accounting will bridge divisions between rich and poor countries
African ministers back 1.5C warming goal for Paris summit
NEWS: Climate vulnerable nations call for ambitious carbon cuts and more emphasis on adaptation in proposed 2015 deal
EU commits to cut emissions “at least” 40% by 2030 in UN pledge
NEWS: Ministers in Brussels approve target for 2015 Paris climate deal, making bloc second after Switzerland to publish official submission
UN climate body needs “automatic” system to split rich and poor
NEWS: Old divisions between developed and developing need to be revisited and perhaps changed, says Bangladeshi diplomat
“Second wave” of climate pledges to UN deal expected in September
ANALYSIS: New study shows a third of 81 surveyed countries have not started work yet on contribution to Paris pact
What are world leaders saying about a Paris climate agreement?
NEWS: Universal, ambitious, legally binding – governments are starting to make their views clear on a UN emissions cutting pact
Christiana Figueres: We need a climate deal for the people of Guiuan
COMMENT: UN climate chief says recent visit to typhoon-hit Philippines demonstrates why a deal to curb global warming in Paris is essential
Todd Stern: Don’t rush to judge Paris climate change deal
NEWS: Chief US negotiator says December 2015 summit will be first step in series of deals up to and beyond 2020
Switzerland issues pledge for UN climate change pact
NEWS: Bern says it will target 50% greenhouse gas cuts on 1990 levels by 2030, and 70-85% by 2050
Europe releases vision for Paris climate change deal
NEWS: Brussels climate chief Canete says US and China must follow EU and reveal commitments to a 2015 UN pact