Latest climate change news
Pakistan frontier province targets carbon neutrality by 2018
NEWS: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, riven by the war on terror and extreme floods, has ambitious plans for hydropower and forests
Greener cities deal better with urban heat
NEWS: As more people live in cities, researchers find denser settlements with more green spaces are best for wellbeing
Google lays bare overlooked deforestation ‘hotspots’
NEWS: Search giant and researchers map emerging clusters of tropical forest loss in Southeast Asia, South America and Africa
Climate pledges do little to cap warming to 2C target
NEWS: Countries must pledge deeper emissions cuts as early as 2025 to hold temperature rise within safe levels, says Climate Action Tracker
Investors urge businesses to quit climate-unfriendly EU lobby groups
NEWS: Nine companies including Glencore, Rio Tinto and BP targeted over membership of Brussels trade body Business Europe
Ex-BP chief to advise oil giants on climate strategy
NEWS: Lord Browne-led panel to present fossil fuel industry with set of plans in November on how it can contribute to UN climate deal
UN chief to speed climate talks with New York leaders meet
NEWS: Ban Ki-moon to chair closed-door climate change session on sidelines of 2015 General Assembly, as fears grow over Paris deal progress
Dutch government to appeal court ruling on climate change
NEWS: Ministers are resisting judges’ orders to set tougher greenhouse gas emissions cuts, despite a popular campaign
Arctic countries vow ‘urgent action’ to slow polar melt
NEWS: US-led Glacier summit warns of climate impacts in sensitive region, but China and India do not sign declaration
Obama makes Arctic appeal for action on climate
NEWS: “This is a solvable problem if we start now,” US president says at close of Glacier summit in Anchorage, Alaska
Countries divided on priorities for UN climate deal
NEWS: Lack of climate finance and inadequate carbon cuts headline concerns for developing countries at Bonn talks
Arctic climate summit: Do leaders love their children enough?
COMMENT: President Obama spoke of his daughters at the Glacier meeting in Alaska, but it was a cab driver whose words hit home
Former UN climate chief criticises Paris summit plans
NEWS: Yvo de Boer questions the French presidency approach of inviting world leaders to launch the two-week conference
Arctic summit and interim talks heat up climate agenda
CRIB NOTES 31 AUG – 4 SEP: US president Barack Obama heads to Alaska, while climate negotiators meet in Bonn
Seven things to know about Monday’s Arctic climate summit
BLOG: US president Barack Obama is heading to the Glacier meet in Alaska on Monday, but what is it and why does it matter?
Obama heads to Arctic to hammer climate message
NEWS: President to use Alaska meeting to address melting Arctic’s challenges and forge ahead on global climate deal talks
Quiz: Food, farming and climate change
QUIZ: Test your knowledge of the environmental impact of food around the world
Weekly wrap: Bonn briefing, food and farming
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Mexico’s dragging energy reforms threaten green reputation
NEWS: Developing country was hailed for early climate pledge, but the Senate is being slow to sign off crucial renewables law
Climate negotiators urged to up pace at Bonn session
ANALYSIS: As politicians converge on substantive issues, interim talks next week must address the legal structure of a global deal