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Campaigners warn of climate finance corruption risk
ANALYSIS: Countries like Bangladesh and the Maldives need cash to deal with global warming, but have weak institutions
How should we channel future climate adaptation funding?
COMMENT: Finance needs to flow to the most vulnerable. To to this we need to understand who’s at risk and where the money should go
The week climate change diplomacy went into overdrive
ANALYSIS: Hosts of this year’s summit in Paris aim to engage wide support for a deal before December deadline
Five reasons the UK centre-right should back a UN climate pact
COMMENT: Key trade partners are likely to be impacted by global warming: it’s a national interest to cut emissions argues Ben Caldecott
Why are big EU polluters moaning about carbon leakage?
ANALYSIS: Industries like cement and steel threaten to move jobs overseas if the price of emissions rises, in a challenge to climate goals
EU carbon market compromise pleases no-one
NEWS: Environmentalists criticise freebies to polluters, while business lobby claims carbon costs will drive manufacturing overseas
Financing for Development: What to expect from UN Addis Ababa summit
NEWS: Success of global climate pact and new development goals hangs on four-day finance meet in Ethiopia
When will China’s greenhouse gas emissions level out?
ANALYSIS: Rate of economic growth and success in slashing carbon intensity will determine if and when China meets 2030 target
Green Climate Fund shortlists projects worth $500m
NEWS: UN-backed fund has identified “promising” ideas and aims to get first cash flowing to poor countries by December
UN climate deal will come too late for Kiribati, says leader
NEWS: Anote Tong says plans for migration advanced with rising sea levels already causing havoc in his country
Euroland: psyched and ready for climate charm offensive
ANALYSIS: The EU has its climate negotiating priorities set out on six foot banners, but will it get its way in Paris?
Stop coal to preserve health gains, says Lancet Commission
NEWS: Dangerous climate change from coal power emissions will set back public health 50 years, international expert panel finds
Energy ‘transformation’ needed to save climate, says IEA
NEWS: Global greenhouse gas emissions could peak by 2020 says influential agency if governments take radical steps now
Ethiopia submits carbon cutting plan for UN climate deal
NEWS: Sub-Saharan country eyes 64% emissions cut by 2030 on business-as-usual as it bids for carbon-neutrality in future
UN finalises forest protection initiative at Bonn climate talks
NEWS: Rules for how REDD+ scheme will work are now agreed, work can start on ramping up projects say experts
European coal faces uncertain future as electricity demand falls
NEWS: Analysis of falling demand for electricity within the EU sends a stark warning to investors in new coal plants that their assets could be left stranded
G7 nods to loss and damage claims with climate insurance pledge
NEWS: Developing world’s access to insurance following natural disasters to jump five-fold in five years, rich club of countries aims
Global warming ‘slowdown’ did not exist, say scientists
WEEKLY WRAP: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics
Account for climate risk or lose billions, investors warned
NEWS: Fund managers told to take a prudent view of risk and use better long term models to account for changing climate
China’s national carbon market: When, where and how?
ANALYSIS: Traders are banking on Beijing’s plans for a national carbon market being a success, but challenges in its design remain