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Paris agreement ‘does not need Senate approval’ say officials
NEWS: State Department confident loose legal language and lack of tough compliance mechanism will ensure Republicans cannot block UN deal
After Paris, will countries submit new climate plans?
NEWS: Countries that staked plans on 2C warming now aim for 1.5C. Will they be reflected in stronger carbon-cutting policies?
Foie gras, oysters and a climate deal: How the Paris pact was won
ANALYSIS: Months of quiet diplomacy came to fruition midway through the UN summit, as a diverse set of nations agreed to work as one to force through an ambitious climate pact
Climate finance: 5 takeaways from a Paris climate deal
ANALYSIS: A new UN climate pact has the potential to shift trillions into green energy and help poorer countries prepare for future impacts
Venezuela: From bloodied hand to shock climate pledge
ANALYSIS: Once a fierce critic of the UN climate negotiations, Claudia Salerno became one of the strongest supporters of a Paris deal
EU unlikely to increase climate ambition before 2020, says Canete
NEWS: Priority for Brussels in next five years is to implement new set of climate policies, not aim for tougher targets says climate commissioner
Marshall Islands 18-year-old thanks UN for climate pact
VIDEO: Selina Leem delivers emotional message from family and friends on tiny Pacific state, as 195 countries agree new pacy to slow global warming
Obama, Xi, Modi welcome Paris climate deal
COP21 WRAP: World leaders hail new agreement, as experts praise French hosts of talks for flawless diplomacy
In Morocco, ‘innovation’ will drive 2016 climate summit
NEWS: Minister urges governments to maintain drive and momentum through next year and ensure decisions taken in Paris are implemented
COP21: Business leaders react to UN climate deal
COP21: Companies and trade associations hail endorsement of low-carbon transition, but insist it plays out in clear policy decisions
China rescues US from Paris climate deal ‘typo’ fiasco
EXCLUSIVE: The US panicked at the inclusion of a legally binding term in historic UN climate change pact, prompting last minute huddles
Decoding the Paris climate deal: What does it mean?
ANALYSIS: Climate policy expert Gerard Wynn decodes a new global deal – which is likely to have profound impacts on business, finance and energy sectors
Paris climate pact spells slow death for fossil fuels
NEWS: Two weeks of intense negotiations set to conclude with historic agreement that will see coal, oil and gas use phased out
COP21: NGOs react to UN Paris climate deal
REACTION: Civil society groups welcome the outcome’s aim to limit warming to 1.5C but say more action is needed, plus greater support for the world’s poor
UN climate talks ‘moving to end’ with new draft deal
NEWS: Paris summit draws to close as French presidency announces it will present new and final proposal for deal at 1130 on Saturday morning
As it happened: 195 countries agree Paris climate deal
ROLLING COVERAGE: Agreement aims to hold global warming to ‘well below 2C’ and help the world’s poor cope with climate change impacts
UN climate talks go long haul as US, China leaders speak
NEWS: New planned for 9am Saturday but Washington’s top envoy says discussions could run into Sunday with deep divisions between rich and emerging economies
Brazil backs ‘high ambition coalition’ to break Paris deadlock
NEWS: Decision marks a rupture in BASIC bloc as India, China opposed to groups’ faster carbon-cutting aims
Rhetoric or reality? Climate scientists divided on 1.5C warming goal
NEWS: Tighter warming limit is meaningless without decarbonisation pathway, say experts as countries close in on Paris climate deal
COP21: In a time of terror, democracy and climate lose
COMMENT: Anti-terrorist measures threaten to reduce COP21 to a conversation between bureaucrats and specialists