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Activists crowdfund court costs for UK coal mine shutdown
NEWS: Eight members of ‘Matt Ridley’s Conscience’ collective face £9,000 bill after pleading guilty to aggravated trespass
The King is dead: FT pens obituary to coal
CRIB NOTES 4-10 JAN: Coal braces for uncertain future, BP boss eyes gas glut, China targets 21% wind and solar boost
Climate calls in 2016: 9 predictions for the new year
BLOG: El Nino ‘on steroids’ will cause drought, flooding; clean energy investments will soar; polluters will face court; Arsenal will win the Premier League
Smog, divestment, Keystone: The stories that defined 2015
IN REVIEW: No country was left untouched by the shifting climate and energy geopolitical plates in the last 12 months. Here’s our roundup.
UN: Freak weather a warning to step up climate defences
NEWS: After severe flooding and shock tornadoes, now is time get serious about precautionary policies to counter climate impacts says UN disaster chief
Australia approves coal port expansion despite 1.5C support
NEWS: Federal government has given the go-ahead for dredging at Abbot Point, a gateway for target-busting fossil fuel use
Five surprises on the path to a Paris climate deal
ANALYSIS: Terrorist attacks, climate lawsuits and the inclusion of 1.5C in the Paris Agreement were among the unforeseen events of 2015
Fossil fuel supply ‘a crucial omission’ from Paris climate deal
COMMENT: Policymakers should target coal, oil and gas at source, argue Harro van Asselt and Michael Lazarus
There’s no dodging carbon risk after Paris, say fund managers
NEWS: Global warming deal makes low-carbon transition irreversible and investors are taking note
Kumi Naidoo: We are in an age of civil disobedience
INTERVIEW: Outgoing boss of Greenpeace International says he’ll stay in environmental movement to challenge injustice and target top coal funders
Climate finance: A gaping wound that needs healing
ANALYSIS: The rich say they’re coughing up, the poor say they’re not getting enough, emerging economies are kicking off. Who’s right?
As it happened: Paris climate pact edged closer on Thursday
ROLLING COVERAGE: With two days to go until 195 countries are set to finalise a global warming pact, divisions over ambition, finance and fairness remain
Trillions hang on two sentences as Paris climate talks near climax
NEWS: Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and China among countries that reject calls for Paris deal to move financial flows away from carbon intensive forms of fuel
Five days to make history: What next at the Paris climate talks?
BLOG: Ministers have arrived from most of the 195 countries that are due to sign off a global warming pact at COP21 on Friday
Top financial regulator turns up heat on polluting companies
ANALYSIS: It doesn’t guarantee transparency – think Volkswagen scandal – but Financial Stability Board initiative will force companies to disclose their carbon footprints
Michael Bloomberg to lead FSB climate risk task force
NEWS: UN envoy and former New York mayor named as chair of initiative for Financial Stability Board, at COP21 in Paris
Pragmatic Peru to crisis-hit Venezuela: Latin America at COP21
ANALYSIS: Continent brings a colourful tapestry of perspectives to UN climate talks in Paris. Guy Edwards rounds up the latest developments
Latin American leadership is critical to securing a Paris climate pact
ANALYSIS: Latin America may be a fragmented continent at the UN climate talks but they have much in common given their vulnerability to climate impacts and potential for clean energy expansion.
George Osborne: The best barometer for success in Paris?
COMMENT: UK chancellor has taken an axe to country’s green policies in lead up to UN’s climate summit. His March 2016 budget will be an early chance to see if COP21 has worked
Is it immoral to invest in coal?
ANALYSIS: Cheap fuel for developing nations; disastrous for the climate. We asked three experts if it is morally defensible to bankroll new mines and power plants