Latest climate change news
El Nino likely to ensure 2015 breaks warming records
ANALYSIS: Rising temperatures linked to phenomenon could add weight to calls for tough new climate deal in Paris this year
Green Climate Fund says it’s funded and open for business
NEWS: Japan delivers $1.5 billion to allow funds for clean energy projects in developing world to start flowing ahead of Paris summit
The Dirty Dozen: the fossil fuel industry’s polluting league table
NEWS: Study shows dirtiest publicly-traded energy companies pump out more emissions a year than the US, Japan and Russia combined
Meet the suits in Paris trying to make green sexy
BLOG: High emissions aren’t hip, say Nike, Renault and M&S chiefs trying hard to rebrand a carbon-lite lifestyle
1.5C climate goal still in reach, say scientists
NEWS: World must embrace deeper emissions cuts, biofuels and carbon storage in last stab at limiting long term costs for planet, study says
How fast do business leaders think we can cut CO2 emissions?
NEWS: CEOs of Unilever, L’Oreal, BNP Paribas, RWE and Total outline their plans to tackle climate change at Paris summit
Climate change will create “ripe” regions for terrorists
NEWS: White House report stresses national security dangers posed if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise
Hollande backs business with demand for global carbon price
NEWS: French President’s remarks chime with other business leaders at conference six months before Paris hosts crunch UN talks
Brazil, China urge rich nations to take lead in Paris
NEWS: Developed countries must cut carbon deepest and deliver finance pledge, say emerging economies central to crunch summit
As it happened: Paris business and climate summit, day 1
Latest news, commentary and analysis as business leaders meet in French capital to discuss plans to address climate change
What China’s investment binge in Latin America means for the climate
NEWS: The Asian giant is funnelling cash into mega-projects, but not clean energy, as Amazon railways and canals take shape
Hungary president lends support to Live Earth climate campaign
NEWS: Hungary’s president boosts plan to collect a billion-signature petition aimed at pressuring politicians ahead of Paris summit
Pakistan opens 100MW solar plant, govt plans clean energy drive
NEWS: Growing economic links with China are helping Pakistan tap into its enormous solar energy potential
Mandarin Oriental hotel chain linked to Indonesia forest destruction
NEWS: Activists launch She’s Not A Fan campaign, say efforts to protect Indonesia’s forests are being obstructed by Astra Agro Lestari
Is this the most blatant invitation to greenwash ever?
BLOG: Malaysian palm oil lobby offers prize for essays persuading people the sector does not drive deforestation
Shell adopts climate plan, defends Arctic oil drilling
NEWS: Oil major agrees at AGM to reveal its exposure to carbon risk, but presses ahead with controversial Arctic plans
Hollande and Merkel back long term carbon cutting goal
NEWS: European heavyweights say global economy must be decarbonised by 2100, back carbon markets to deliver cuts and growth
Giant Antarctic ice shelf could collapse by end of century
NEWS: Satellite and radar studies show that twin forces causing the vast ice shelf to thin and become less stable
Shell Arctic oil drilling reaction ‘overblown’ – US envoy
NEWS: Admiral Papp says conditional approval to explore polar waters just ‘another step’, as ‘kayaktivists’ protest in Seattle
Fossil fuel subsidies to hit $5.3 trillion in 2015, says IMF study
NEWS: Governments could cut 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions at a stroke if they stopped subsidising oil, gas and coal