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Norway’s oil-rich capital first to divest from fossil fuels
NEWS: Oslo “takes responsibility for climate” in ridding $9 billion pension fund of coal, oil and gas investments say surging Greens
US, EU ‘avoiding fair share’ of climate effort
NEWS: Developed world should deepen emissions cuts five times or more by 2030, say civil society groups, plus support poor countries
Cutting through the legal fog of a UN climate pact
COMMENT: A Paris summit is set to produce a treaty that will need ratification. How can it be best framed to get reluctant countries on board?
Loans or grants for climate finance?
COMMENT: Confusion reigns over the right format for cash to tackle climate impacts. Resolve this quickly, or the UN-backed Green Climate Fund will falter
Small islands urge progress in Bonn, cite Philippines Typhoon Koppu
NEWS: Alliance of vulnerable states remind weak UN climate deal might be “worse than no deal at all” as session gets off to rocky start
Developing countries demand additions to slimmed-down climate text
NEWS: In a heated start to talks in Bonn, G77 + China group accuses co-chairs of producing an unbalanced working document
Canada primed for climate comeback, says Harper foe
ANALYSIS: Election win for frontrunner Liberals would restore reputation battered by incumbent, says ex-opposition leader Stephane Dion
Bonn set for fireworks as UN climate talks resume
ANALYSIS: Developing countries cry foul ahead of week of negotiations in Germany – claiming finance, loss and damage have been wiped from draft deal
Weekly wrap: Tubiana outlines Paris goals, oil CEOs front up, 2C at risk
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Brexit: what impact on the climate?
ANALYSIS: Britain is to vote in a referendum on its membership of the EU by 2017. Where could that leave its climate policy? We asked five experts
Green Climate Fund directors warn it faces staffing crisis
NEWS: Poor pay and remote location in South Korea are driving away potential employees says GCF, as it prepares to sign off on first funding projects
Oil majors climate declaration avoids targets, carbon pricing
NEWS: Saudi Aramco, Shell, Total and seven other companies voice support for 2C warming limit, but lack concrete plans
US freezing out potent HFCs with fresh curbs
NEWS: Obama administration and businesses announce cuts to super-warming gases ahead of ozone layer treaty meet
Saudis to deliver climate plan by Paris, says Tubiana
NEWS: Oil-exporting kingdom will respect UN process and submit by December summit, says French climate change ambassador
Methane, flaring targeted in oil major climate pledge
NEWS: Total, Statoil, BP, Saudi Aramco, Pemex, Sinopec, Eni and Repsol are to reveal carbon-cutting plan in Paris on Friday
India ex-climate minister lays out ‘minimums’ for Paris deal
NEWS: Tool to both verify countries’ carbon cuts and ratchet them up in the future vital to summit’s success, says Jairam Ramesh
Paris climate talks ‘not a north-south fight’
NEWS: Developing countries are owning their climate plans, say experts on Climate Home panel, as national interests drive low carbon engagement
Scientists accused of downplaying ‘revolution’ needed for 2C warming goal
NEWS: Rich countries must make a radical shift in consumption patterns to stay within agreed climate change limits, argues UK academic Kevin Anderson
Greens slam aviation lobby claims UK climate goals in reach
NEWS: Industry’s reliance on biofuels and technological gains to cut emissions under lens as government eyes airport expansion at Heathrow
WEBCAST: What does success in Paris look like?
Rolling coverage from a Climate Home, E3G and PwC COP21 Paris climate talks media briefing in London