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Church of England faces new pressure to divest fossil fuel holdings
NEWS: Diocese of Oxford demands divestment, and promises to review its own investments in fossil fuels
China and US strike climate agreement in Beijing – as it happened
In a surprise breakthrough, presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama have set goals for climate cooperation. We liveblog the details and reaction
Bill McKibben: the climate movement needs to get confrontational
INTERVIEW: The writer and reluctant activist tells RTCC greens must challenge the financial might of fossil fuel companies
Oil price slump exposes Canada’s tar sands risk – report
NEWS: As global oil prices fall below US$85 a barrel, polluting tar sands ventures become a bigger gamble, says Carbon Tracker
Veteran campaigner slams Shell’s “Jekyll and Hyde” climate stance
NEWS: Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, uses Shell-sponsored conference to accuse oil giant of hypocrisy on climate change
October’s climate thermometer: who’s hot, and who’s not?
BLOG: Who has shown some cool, green leadership this month… And who is heating up the planet?
Banks invest record €66bn in coal sector
NEWS: Private banks are stepping in to finance coal mines and power stations as development banks divest, finds BankTrack
Sweden pledges $500m to Green Climate Fund
NEWS: New budget from centre-left government offers additional cash for developing countries
Lord Giddens: Hope must trump fear in climate debate
BLOG: Former advisor to UK prime minister Tony Blair lays out four ways to quash the despair of climate change
Glasgow becomes first UK university to ditch fossil fuel assets
NEWS: Divestment movement gains new member as top academic institution warns climate impacts could cause devastation
Leading Australian pension fund ditches coal holdings
NEWS: LGS chief executive cites increased risks of fossil fuel assets as reason for divestment
What did Ban Ki-moon’s summit deliver on climate finance?
ANALYSIS: A new consensus on the role of public and private funding for climate change emerged this week, but more cash is needed
New York summit: what it means for climate treaty prospects
ANALYSIS: The world’s superpowers have woken from their climate coma, but there is still much work to do towards a global deal
As it happened: World leaders pledge climate action in New York
Ban Ki-moon’s summit has arrived and it is over to world leaders to show their commitment to tackling climate change
Tensions rise as New York prepares for UN climate summit
NEWS: Empire State Building glows green as protestors and business make their case for decarbonisation
Build up to the Ban Ki-moon climate summit
We bring you all the events and comments leading up to tomorrow’s meeting of world leaders in New York
New York: where the carbon bubble threat goes mainstream?
ANALYSIS: Ban Ki-moon’s summit next week is a chance to alert financiers to climate risk, but will they get the message?
Leading philanthropic foundations can create climate “tipping point”
COMMENT: Jeremy Leggett from Carbon Tracker outlines five ways philanthropists can use wallets to curb carbon emissions
Pope Francis petitioned to drop fossil fuel investments
NEWS: Pressure mounts on Vatican to join other religious institutions in divesting from coal, oil and gas
Green funds must scale up to match $5trn oil sector – report
NEWS: Large-scale divestment from fossil fuels remains a challenge, say Bloomberg analysts, with a lack of clean alternatives