ANALYSIS: Members of 28-state bloc show little appetite for increasing ambition as they gear up for internal battles over effort-sharing
NEWS: Represented by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, former leader wins release from prison and speaks out against successor
NEWS: British prime minister dismisses concerns raised by investors, businesses and Al Gore about bonfire of green regulations
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ANALYSIS: Months of quiet diplomacy came to fruition midway through the UN summit, as a diverse set of nations agreed to work as one to force through an ambitious climate pact
NEWS: Two weeks of intense negotiations set to conclude with historic agreement that will see coal, oil and gas use phased out
ROLLING COVERAGE: Agreement aims to hold global warming to ‘well below 2C’ and help the world’s poor cope with climate change impacts
NEWS: New planned for 9am Saturday but Washington’s top envoy says discussions could run into Sunday with deep divisions between rich and emerging economies
LIVE: Paris summit will spill into overtime as COP president Laurent Fabius reveals he will deliver the final draft on Saturday morning
PROFILE: Marshall Islands minister credited with bringing US and EU together with vulnerable states in new ‘coalition of ambition’ at Paris talks
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
ANALYSIS: Oil producers, forest nations, high-tech trading centres, low lying and desert countries all have distinct interests to protect. This is where it gets serious.
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While delegates were greeted with hotel price-gouging on Sunday, vulnerable nations scored a win on the Cop27 agenda
Emissions are still rising, pledges to 2030 put the world on track for 2.5C of warming but fossil fuel demand is nearing its peak
The International Civil Aviation Organization has agreed a 2050 net zero emissions goal for aviation but its credibility is in doubt
Just a handful of major countries improved their climate pledges by the Cop26 team’s September 23 deadline
The Cop27 host is pitching for $11.4bn in investment as part of a push with the UN to match bankable climate projects with private funders
To avoid locking in new gas production in response to the energy crisis, world leaders must accelerate efforts to stop methane leakage, venting and flaring
Sponsored content: The green energy major hopes international cooperation will help drive down emissions from the steel sector and its supply chain