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Does carbon capture and storage need a makeover?
ANALYSIS: CCS has few powerful supporters, neglected by green groups and fossil fuel companies
Time for farming to be taken seriously at UN climate talks?
COMMENT: Agriculture is linked to 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, but it’s not receiving attention from governments
UN outlines criteria for 2015 climate deal pledges
NEWS: Guidelines for national contributions presented as countries start to formulate draft agreement
African Development Bank refuses to quit coal funding
NEWS: US and World Bank ‘don’t understand’ impact of coal funding withdrawal on poor countries, says senior official
UN’s Green Climate Fund ‘ready’ to start work
NEWS: Board agree eight essential requirements, meaning GCF is now ready to start accepting funds from donors
Can Peru deliver a successful UN climate summit?
ANALYSIS: Expectations are high for the COP20 meeting in Lima, but success will require clever diplomacy from hosts
African climate adaptation projects starved of cash, says UN chief
NEWS: Green Climate Fund should prioritise land restoration projects in sun-Saharan Africa, says head of UN desertification agency
Banning HFCs from 2020 could make big climate impact – study
NEWS: Early phase-out of super climate gases could stop release of 146 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent by 2050
UN climate veteran confident 2015 summit won’t echo Copenhagen
INTERVIEW: Deputy chief Richard Kinley says intensive diplomacy from world’s major carbon polluters could pay off in Paris
Adaptation funding must be driven by local communities, say experts
NEWS: Kathmandu Declaration signed by scientists, civil society and developing country envoys calls for new adaptation focus
Nepal’s hill farmers show why climate finance matters
BLOG: Communities perched on the edge of the Himalaya battle climate change on a daily basis – but with help they can flourish
Russia reveals plans to boost flagging coal industry
NEWS: Minister for Energy announces measures to drive development of coal fields, in face of cheaper gas and clean energy options
Old splits emerge as UN climate envoys seek path to 2015 deal
Brazil, China and Saudi Arabia say they have no intention of discussing tough emission cuts at Bonn meeting
Fears grow over Green Climate Fund preparations
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres says board must ensure financial mechanism opens in 2014
Green Climate Fund to ring-fence 25% of cash for ‘vulnerable’ nations
Meeting in Bali outlines how funds will be allocated, stressing importance of private sector in leveraging resources
As it happened: EU 2030 climate and energy package
Latest headlines and analysis from London and Brussels as EU prepares to presents its energy and climate strategy up to 2030
Geoengineering lacks popular support say researchers
Scientists are increasingly looking to more radical schemes to curb global warming, but the more radical proposals are not liked by the general public
Thirsty third of world report water scarcity concerns
Singapore and Western Sahara face toughest competition for water resources, while China and US are equally pushed
The path to Paris will be tough, agree UN climate chiefs past and present
Christiana Figueres, Michael Zammit Cutajar and Yvo de Boer on challenges facing international negotiations up to 2015 Paris summit
Five reasons why the 2013 climate talks were a success
This year’s round of international climate negotiations weren’t all doom and gloom. We’ve chosen five outcomes worth celebrating