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What can we expect from India’s climate change plan?
COMMENT: India’s anticipated commitment to climate action will be nothing short of transformational given challenges on the ground
EU publishes ‘ambitious, robust’ plan for Paris climate deal
WEEKLY WRAP: Brussels backs long term goal, regular reviews and offers hope of more climate finance in COP21 package
Burnt data: China coal use since 2000 far higher than estimated
NEWS: Top carbon emitter’s coal usage since 2000 has rocketed as data revisions lay bare faulty accounting, analysts suggest
EU negotiating plan for Paris to back long term goal, 2C target
NEWS: Council report due Friday will stick to script but emphasise support for tough ambition mechanism to drive long term CO2 cuts
Tunisia warns of tourism dive if planet overheats
NEWS: Holidaymakers could desert north-African state as temperatures jump and rising sea-levels eat away seafront hotels
China economic downturn could hit 2030 clean energy target
NEWS: Investors call on government to support renewables sector, which faces cash crisis as stock market woes intensify
UK out, Chile in to renewable investment top 10
NEWS: British cuts to clean energy support have baffled financiers, says consultancy EY, while Santiago has a winning strategy
EU policy ‘blind spots’ to hit credibility in Paris
NEWS: Brussels has yet to account for ‘staggering’ 6 billion tonnes of carbon cuts in post-2020 target, CAN-Europe warns
US, China to outline new climate cooperation package
NEWS: World’s top carbon polluters to sign declaration binding cities and states to a raft of green policies like carbon cuts
Argentina set for ‘cheating’ climate pledge – NGOs
NEWS: Mooted target to cut CO2 15% by 2030 is based on existing infrastructure projects and doesn’t raise ambition, say experts
California feels the heat of record wildfires
NEWS: A state of emergency has been declared in two regions as long-running drought and heatwave combine to spark blazes
EU to discuss strategy for Paris climate change summit
CRIB NOTES SEPT 14-18: Brussels to outline COP21 plans, General Assembly gathers in NYC, WWF releases global oceans study
How a UN climate deal can help prevent refugee crises
COMMENT: As Syrian refugees flock to Europe, driven in part by drought, countries must plan for global warming-linked losses
China, Canada lag smaller countries on green land use pledges
NEWS: Major farming and forestry nations have been outdone by Ethiopia and Morocco, says Union of Concerned Scientists
EU: climate damage must be treated with “urgency” in Paris deal
NEWS: Signs of shift in focus on compensation for warming impacts as EU Commissioner sets out stall at Pacific meeting
EC president Juncker warns of “climate refugee” challenge
NEWS: Stronger action to cap global warming needed to stop migration, says Jean-Claude Juncker in major Brussels speech
Tea and biscuits: US makes soft power play on climate
BLOG: Matthew Barzun, President Obama’s ambassador to the UK, invites climate twitterati to round table at London residence
India environment minister blasts rich world’s greedy lifestyles
NEWS: Developed countries need five Earths to fuel ‘unsustainable’ habits while India makes do with one, says Prakash Javadekar
Ecuador seeks to unite Latin America behind climate justice crusade
NEWS: Fragmented continent poised to rally around joint accord in November, envoy Daniel Ortega Pacheco reveals
How peace with rebels sculpts Colombia’s climate pledge
NEWS: Country wary that end of 50-year armed conflict could bring spike in deforestation, as it submits contribution to the UN