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Brazil forest clearance is rising in a recession – that’s worrying
Latest data shows forest protection schemes are not enough to protect the Amazon rainforest, writes Natalie Unterstell
Why are US multinationals splurging on renewables?
Falling costs and rising carbon risks are leading companies located in areas blessed with wind and solar to invest in renewables
Green Climate Fund asked for indigenous people’s rights policy
UN’s flagship climate bank must recognise positive benefits traditional communities offer forests and ecosystems, says civil society group
Erik Solheim: Meet the man tasked with protecting Planet Earth
Incoming UNEP chief will use experience mediating Sri Lanka peace process to build broad coalition committed to greener economy
Aviation talks face headwinds on rich-poor compromise
NEWS: As at the international climate talks, getting a compromise between rich and poor over airline emission cuts is proving tricky for UN negotiators
Tanzania’s forests at risk as foreign aid dries up
NEWS: Norway’s bankrolling of REDD+ scheme has ended, leaving trees under threat from logging, mining and farmland expansion, warn NGOs
Will Brazil new climate ‘sheriffs’ get Paris pledges on track?
COMMENT: A reshuffle in the environment ministry could spur vital progress on the country’s climate objectives, but big barriers lie ahead
A ten-year battle to root forests in a climate pact is won
ANALYSIS: Paris embedded the giant stocks of carbon in a UN pact for the first time, but not without a fight
Israel-Palestine conflict seeps into Paris climate talks
NEWS: Saudi Arabia accused of spiking efforts to emphasise importance of protecting communities by inserting reference to Israel-Palestine conflict
On forests, the UN and indigenous people are worlds apart
ANALYSIS: Germany, Norway and UK lead forest protection announcements, but where are the real forest defenders at COP21?
AS IT HAPPENED: World leaders pledge climate action at COP21
ROLLING COVERAGE: On day one of UN summit in Paris, 150 world leaders show support for a global warming pact
Sleepless but seductive: The life of a climate diplomat
ANALYSIS: They are the experts shaping a new UN deal. As COP21 starts, how do negotiators ride out the two-week roller-coaster?
Bloc party: Here are the buddies of UN climate talks
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
Prince Charles: Climate change driving conflict, terrorism
NEWS: Drought, scarce resources and loss of vital ecosystems are contributing to conflict around the world, says heir to British throne
Forests ‘without a prayer’ if UN pact shuns tough tree talk
NEWS: Climate deal set to sign off on forest-saving initiative first launched in 2005, but strong signal to stop deforestation truer test
Walking tall: Expect tears as UN climate chief eyes Paris prize
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
Segolene Royal, Prince Charles target Paris deforestation goal
NEWS: French environment chief and Crown Prince urge governments to take tough line on destruction of world’s forests ahead of COP21 summit
UN to reveal scale of challenge facing Paris climate summit
CRIB NOTES 26-30 OCT: Berlin to host INDC review launch, Figueres heads for London, Obama talks tough, Poles vote for coal
UN climate text swells as G77 flexes muscles in Bonn
ANALYSIS: Developing countries add more than 50 elements to UN’s draft Paris deal, complaining of bias towards richer nations
Europe launches bid to protect Congo rainforest
NEWS: Norway first to fund UN initiative to slow tree-cutting and boost incomes in crucial carbon sink