NEWS: German think-tank proposes issuing Green Climate Bonds to raise billions for low carbon technology and climate adaptation in poor countries
COMMENT: Grim death toll will get worse unless coordinated action is taken to tackle climate change, conflicts and poverty
COMMENT: The UK’s leading left-wing party has sound plans for the climate, argues Stephen Tindale, but should reject airport expansion
NEWS: Be more like Mexico, John Kerry’s lead diplomat tells North American neighbour as it errs in posting pollution-reduction targets
ANALYSIS: Insiders hint radical carbon cuts unlikely, with Delhi depending on global support to clean energy supply
NEWS: US and the Mediterranean among parched regions projected for unprecedented dryness if heat-trapping gases keep rising through century
NEWS: Politicians “too cowardly” to back carbon price, which would offer better climate benefits than attacking coal, says de Boer
Latest updates from the ICLEI World Congress, with representatives of more than 200 cities worldwide
NEWS: Campaigners say they are confident of victory over state as they finally eye day in court after three year legal challenge
AS IT HAPPENED: UN receives first set of national commitments for Paris climate change pact
COMMENT: National pledges must be subject to assessment and review, or a UN deal will be toothless
NEWS: Washington primed to outline scale of carbon cuts but other developed countries and emerging economies stay silent
NEWS: Scientists analysing satellite data warn that rises in sea level are increasing threats to coastal cities and food security
NEWS: After lengthy talks in Songdo, UN-backed climate finance scheme has loose lending criteria for first funding proposals
ANALYSIS: Is climate change an uncertain science, ideological struggle or opportunity? The way it is framed in the media affects public perception
NEWS: National bodies in Senegal and Peru, non-profit social investors Acumen and Pacific island fund SPREP approved to disburse funds
NEWS: Hydropower and coal projects funded by rich countries have been linked to human rights abuses, NGOs tell European lawmakers
BLOG: Students at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, are role-playing the Paris talks – can they strike a deal?
ANALYSIS: With clock ticking for Fund to start delivering cash, board meets in Korea to discuss how it will leverage billions in private sector funds
NEWS: Majority of Pacific country’s crops and seed stores have been wiped out says UN, calling for support to rebuild shattered islands