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Japan accused of ‘sleight of hand’ in climate targets
NEWS: Tokyo’s proposal to use 2013 baseline makes 26% emissions cut by 2030 look more ambitious than it is, say analysts, as coal makes a comeback
US, Japan and Canada miss Green Climate Fund donation deadline
NEWS: Officials say Paris climate deal depends on effective GCF, but without cash warn they cannot invest in developing countries
Climate tracker: What’s happened to pledges for Paris summit?
ANALYSIS: National climate strategies are the building blocks of any UN emissions pact, and time is running out for governments to deliver
Yeb Sano: Why I’m leaving diplomacy to fight climate change
COMMENT: Former chief Philippines climate negotiator announces he is stepping down to work on sustainable future with faith groups around world
How three coastal cities are rising to the climate challenge
BLOG: From Rotterdam in the Netherlands to Tarakan in Indonesia, coastal cities must deal with rising sea levels and extreme weather threats
World Bank cash for fossil fuels: The worst kind of hypocrisy
COMMENT: Increasing support for coal and other climate polluting energy sources undermines the World Bank’s credibility on climate change
Use fossil fuel subsidies for climate aid – World Bank envoy
INTERVIEW: Rachel Kyte says billions directed towards oil, gas and coal should be used to promote green economy
Former UN climate chief Yvo de Boer defends coal finance
NEWS: Politicians “too cowardly” to back carbon price, which would offer better climate benefits than attacking coal, says de Boer
As it happened: 35 cities join Compact of Mayors on climate change
Latest updates from the ICLEI World Congress, with representatives of more than 200 cities worldwide
Top development banks agree definition for climate finance
NEWS: Financial institutions with over US$ 2,100 billion in assets publish principles to guide future investments in clean energy
Developing countries close to taking lead in clean energy race
NEWS: Renewables close to supplying 10% of global electricity supply says UN report, as China’s solar surge continues
No ban on coal finance as Green Climate Fund eyes first projects
NEWS: After lengthy talks in Songdo, UN-backed climate finance scheme has loose lending criteria for first funding proposals
Green Climate Fund urged to ban coal funding
NEWS: Revelations Japan is using climate funds to invest in coal power put UN’s flagship fund under pressure to agree fossil fuel ban
Countries reveal progress on 2020 forest restoration challenge
NEWS: Ethiopia, US and Mexico among countries pledging action at Bonn meeting to cut carbon emissions and create jobs
Global coal growth slows, but impact on climate set to rise
NEWS: The building of coal power plants is declining, but it’s is not enough to avert the risk of dangerous climate change says says Sierra Club report
EU demand for leather, soy and palm oil driving illegal deforestation
NEWS: Campaigners say bloc must tighten import laws, citing loss of 2.4 million hectares of tropical forests to farmers and industry
Paris tracker: Who pledged what for 2015 UN climate pact?
ANALYSIS: 188 countries have now submitted climate plans to the UN, with Venezuela slipping its targets in the final plenary of the COP21 talks
North-South climate finance lower than advertised – UN
NEWS: Experts say confusion over what does and does not qualify as green funds must be clarified by UN summit in Paris later this year
Decline in China coal demand to continue, says Beijing expert
NEWS: Emissions could peak earlier than government target of 2030 as tide starts to turn against coal, world’s dirtiest form of energy
China’s coal use fell 2.9% in 2014
NEWS: New government statistics indicate significant drop in coal use, with 0.7% drop in 2014 emissions projected by analysts