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Sendai as it happened: Final day of UN disaster risk reduction talks
LIVE: Latest updates from Japan as countries negotiate new 10-year plan to prepare for future natural and climate-linked disasters
Disaster risk talks ‘could break down’ under weight of climate politics
NEWS: Observers warn countries may fail to reach an effective deal in Sendai to limit the risk of natural disasters
UN to tackle finance question in disaster risk deal
NEWS: Countries are set to sign a disaster risk reduction deal in Sendai next week, with important links to climate adaptation
IPCC calling: Who will head up the UN’s top climate science body?
BRIEFING: Three candidates have been nominated to succeed Rajendra Pachauri as chair of the IPCC, with seven months to the election
Climate change threatens human rights, Kiribati president tells UN
NEWS: Pacific leaders tell Human Rights Council they fear for the future of their civilisations as climate impacts intensify
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
African ministers back 1.5C warming goal for Paris summit
NEWS: Climate vulnerable nations call for ambitious carbon cuts and more emphasis on adaptation in proposed 2015 deal
EU commits to cut emissions “at least” 40% by 2030 in UN pledge
NEWS: Ministers in Brussels approve target for 2015 Paris climate deal, making bloc second after Switzerland to publish official submission
Climate change weekly wrap (March #1) – news, video + analysis
NEWSLETTER: All you need to know from the last seven days of international climate change and energy politics
“Second wave” of climate pledges to UN deal expected in September
ANALYSIS: New study shows a third of 81 surveyed countries have not started work yet on contribution to Paris pact
UN prepares for disaster deal to address climate change risk
ANALYSIS: Proposed new UN-backed framework to help countries prepare for future extreme weather events in a warming world
Modi budget sends mixed messages on India’s climate commitment
NEWS: Green groups condemn lack of funding for forests, but higher tax on coal offers hope that India can accelerate decarbonisation
Ocean acidification attack on algae damaging marine ecosystems
NEWS: Development of group of alga may be stunted as oceans absorb more carbon dioxide, with widespread effects for marine life, say scientists
Christiana Figueres: We need a climate deal for the people of Guiuan
COMMENT: UN climate chief says recent visit to typhoon-hit Philippines demonstrates why a deal to curb global warming in Paris is essential
Europe releases vision for Paris climate change deal
NEWS: Brussels climate chief Canete says US and China must follow EU and reveal commitments to a 2015 UN pact
As sea levels rise, climate change threatens entire Pacific cultures
COMMENT: In the first of a series of columns from the Marshall Islands, poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner reflects on the cultural dimensions of climate change
EU targets 60% global carbon cuts by 2050 in leaked climate plan
NEWS: Commission wants UN to target global goal of cutting carbon emissions 60% below 2010 levels by 2050
Sundarbans islanders face stark choice as sea levels rise
NEWS: Millions in delta region of India and Bangladesh must change their livelihoods or migrate as they lose land to erosion
Kyoto Protocol: 10 years of the world’s first climate change treaty
ANALYSIS: Hailed as an answer to global warming, the UN’s flagship climate treaty failed to curb carbon emissions, so what will its legacy be?
UN agrees new climate text for Paris deal, but hard work remains
ANALYSIS: Six days of talks in Geneva conclude with huge set of proposals for Paris pact, observers say narrowing down options will be challenging