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EU climate official vows to protect heavy polluters
NEWS: Jos Debelke says Brussels is committed to climate leadership, but will ensure steel, cement industries get help to comply with regulations
2015 – a year for the EU to rebuild climate diplomacy links
News: Latvia has made climate action a priority of its EU Council presidency, so where next for the bloc?
World Bank urges leaders to use oil crash to slash subsidies
NEWS: As oil price hits 5-year low, chief economist warns emissions could rise without government leadership
Connie Hedegaard: India should ‘reconsider’ climate strategy
NEWS: Outgoing EU climate chief hopes China-US carbon cutting pact will encourage other major economies to follow
2015: A year for carbon pricing, peer pressure and Paris
ANALYSIS: There are three big UN deals due in 2015, on disasters, development and climate; what happens in the markets and on the streets will be critical
Investors question fossil fuel industry as renewables rise
NEWS: Increasing oil production but falling demand creates problems for fossil fuel industry as investors turn away from sector
2014 in review: hard science and historic climate pledges
ANALYSIS: US and China made friends, Russia and Ukraine split up, while scientists warned of catastrophe
Oil price crash won’t hurt renewable sector – analysts
NEWS: Except in Saudi Arabia, the recent slump in oil prices will have little impact on renewable deployment, says Bloomberg
Is the UN’s climate change body still fit for purpose?
COMMENT: It’s time for global climate negotiations to deliver results, argues Saleemul Huq, reflecting on the recent Lima set of talks
Washington state carbon market plan to raise $1bn a year
NEWS: Governor Jay Inslee hopes to launch emissions trading system in 2016, says it is “the smart thing to do”
Seven radical ideas for a 2015 climate change deal
ANALYSIS: Tax oil, wipe out emissions by 2050, divide up a carbon budget: how high could the Paris climate agreement aim?
Australia will respond to climate pressure – David Cameron
NEWS: UK prime minister calls on Canberra to step up and make a greater contribution to cutting climate-warming emissions
Emissions growth slows as economies clean up – research
NEWS: Fossil fuel use and industries emitted a record 35.3Gt of CO2 in 2013, but slowdown shows economies depend less on polluting industry
Nine lessons from the Lima climate talks
BLOG: Latin American cities are choking to death, that US-China emissions pact didn’t solve everything and other nuggets from COP20
LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 12: UN COP20 climate change summit
Rolling commentary, news, analysis and video from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention in Lima, Peru
As Lima climate talks stutter, business remains positive
NEWS: Old battles between nations have left many despairing, but business and civil society point to evidence of progress
Lima endgame: Old divisions surface as climate talks drag on
NEWS: Agreement in Peru remains elusive as emerging economies hold ground in negotiations stand-off
LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 10: UN COP20 climate change summit
Rolling commentary, news, analysis and video from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention in Lima, Peru
France climate chief admits Lima talks may not deliver clear result
NEWS: Hosts of Paris summit start to flex muscles behind scenes, as hopes of clear outcome in Peru fade
LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 9: UN COP20 climate change summit
Rolling commentary, news, analysis and video from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention in Lima, Peru