UN climate talks
EU targets 60% global carbon cuts by 2050 in leaked climate plan
NEWS: Commission wants UN to target global goal of cutting carbon emissions 60% below 2010 levels by 2050
French president to make climate tour of Philippines
NEWS: Hollande will be joined by actors Jeremy Irons and Marion Cotillard in trip to Haiyan-struck areas of Philippines
G20 climate pledges likely to determine success of Paris summit
INTERVIEW: Commitment from handful of major economies to addressing global warming is critical, says top EU official Artur Runge Metzger
Kyoto Protocol: 10 years of the world’s first climate change treaty
ANALYSIS: Hailed as an answer to global warming, the UN’s flagship climate treaty failed to curb carbon emissions, so what will its legacy be?
UN agrees new climate text for Paris deal, but hard work remains
ANALYSIS: Six days of talks in Geneva conclude with huge set of proposals for Paris pact, observers say narrowing down options will be challenging
7 burning issues on the road to a Paris climate deal
ANALYSIS: What are the big ideas governments will have to grapple with between now and December’s UN climate summit?
UN climate deal moving closer, say Least Developed Countries
NEWS: Everyone satisfied with Geneva text, but real negotiating begins in June, says lead negotiator for Least Developed Countries
Small islands will not accept weak Paris climate deal – official
INTERVIEW: Maldives climate ambassador says group wants commitment to 1.5C warming goal, more finance and action on loss and damage mechanism
Exclusion of ‘loss and damage’ would make Paris deal useless
COMMENT: Unless diplomats design UN deal to cope with climate damage, it will soon become redundant, says Saleemul Huq
Vast draft text won’t derail Paris talks, says UN climate chief
NEWS: Christiana Figueres confident with progress at Geneva climate talks as draft deal expands from 38 to over 100 pages
IPCC could conduct annual climate review, says Pachauri
NEWS: Departing UN climate science chief says organisation should increase tempo of reports and boost scrutiny on countries
Ballooning UN climate text risks becoming “unmanageable”
NEWS: Deluge of proposals from nearly 200 countries could make reaching agreement in Paris hard work, say delegates in Geneva
Protect human rights to safeguard forests, say campaigners
NEWS: UN climate pact should ensure basic rights of forest communities are respected, say activists from Liberia and Philippines
UN climate talks start with call to work as “one team” in Geneva
NEWS: With six days to create a draft agreement, officials ask countries to drop historic divides and start new era of cooperation
Chairing the world’s future: Two men with the climate in their hands
ANALYSIS: The UN has chosen veteran Algerian and US diplomats to steer global climate talks this year – but are they up to the job?
UN climate chief: Major economies committed to Paris deal
NEWS: Christiana Figueres says majority of global carbon emissions likely to be covered under 2015 pact, but unclear on ambition
India resists international scrutiny as it shapes climate plan
NEWS: India is already moving on clean energy, says minister, but does not want outsiders reviewing its climate plans
Business leaders call for net zero emissions by 2050
NEWS: Sir Richard Branson, Mo Ibrahim and Ariana Huffington are among twelve “B Team” business chiefs urging steep climate targets
UN climate change talks and the Paris deal – a guide
ANALYSIS: What would a global carbon cutting deal look like, how will countries get there and could it end in disaster?
Ban Ki-moon’s new climate advisor warns on geopolitical tensions
INTERVIEW: Strained relationships between Russia, EU and Middle East make climate negotiations harder, warns Janos Pasztor