Incoming UNEP chief will use experience mediating Sri Lanka peace process to build broad coalition committed to greener economy
NEWS: As at the international climate talks, getting a compromise between rich and poor over airline emission cuts is proving tricky for UN negotiators
NEWS: Norway’s bankrolling of REDD+ scheme has ended, leaving trees under threat from logging, mining and farmland expansion, warn NGOs
COMMENT: A reshuffle in the environment ministry could spur vital progress on the country’s climate objectives, but big barriers lie ahead
ANALYSIS: Paris embedded the giant stocks of carbon in a UN pact for the first time, but not without a fight
NEWS: Saudi Arabia accused of spiking efforts to emphasise importance of protecting communities by inserting reference to Israel-Palestine conflict
ANALYSIS: Germany, Norway and UK lead forest protection announcements, but where are the real forest defenders at COP21?
ROLLING COVERAGE: On day one of UN summit in Paris, 150 world leaders show support for a global warming pact
ANALYSIS: They are the experts shaping a new UN deal. As COP21 starts, how do negotiators ride out the two-week roller-coaster?
BLOG: Cliques are the name of the game as countries seek power in numbers to drive shared interests. Here’s a rundown of the negotiating blocs in Paris
NEWS: Drought, scarce resources and loss of vital ecosystems are contributing to conflict around the world, says heir to British throne
NEWS: Climate deal set to sign off on forest-saving initiative first launched in 2005, but strong signal to stop deforestation truer test
PROFILE: Christiana Figueres has led the UN’s climate body for five turbulent years – and finally the diminutive Costa Rican has a global deal in her sights
NEWS: French environment chief and Crown Prince urge governments to take tough line on destruction of world’s forests ahead of COP21 summit
CRIB NOTES 26-30 OCT: Berlin to host INDC review launch, Figueres heads for London, Obama talks tough, Poles vote for coal
ANALYSIS: Developing countries add more than 50 elements to UN’s draft Paris deal, complaining of bias towards richer nations
NEWS: Norway first to fund UN initiative to slow tree-cutting and boost incomes in crucial carbon sink
NEWS: World’s third-largest polluter plans to balance development with environment protection as it combats climate change
NEWS: Climate Week’s diet of low-carbon announcements pep ups December summit as leaders fly in for UN jamboree
COMMENT: India’s anticipated commitment to climate action will be nothing short of transformational given challenges on the ground