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EU vows to preserve climate ambition in use of forests
NEWS: Climate Commissioner Canete tells RTCC there will be “no backsliding” from current climate commitments
UK sees climate as “biggest diplomatic challenge” says lead envoy
NEWS: Low carbon leadership essential to protect country’s economic future, says Sir David King
China set to tighten coal and carbon caps in next five year plan
NEWS: Air pollution concerns driving Beijing lawmakers to get tough on polluting power plants and heavy industry
Modi budget sends mixed messages on India’s climate commitment
NEWS: Green groups condemn lack of funding for forests, but higher tax on coal offers hope that India can accelerate decarbonisation
Pakistan plans special force to protect forests from timber mafia
NEWS: Government allocates $9.83 million for commandos to safeguard future of communities and timber
Christiana Figueres: We need a climate deal for the people of Guiuan
COMMENT: UN climate chief says recent visit to typhoon-hit Philippines demonstrates why a deal to curb global warming in Paris is essential
Zhang Yong favourite to replace Xie as China climate envoy in Paris
NEWS: Veteran Communist Party official set to take control of Beijing’s negotiating team as talks enter critical phase
Game of Thrones bloggers ring climate change alarm bells in US
NEWS: What links Westeros to the US senate? A growing number of bloggers see climate messages in HBO show
Rajendra Pachauri allegations will not affect IPCC work, say officials
NEWS: UN climate science panel says it will examine its policies on harassment in light of Pachauri harassment allegations
Switzerland issues pledge for UN climate change pact
NEWS: Bern says it will target 50% greenhouse gas cuts on 1990 levels by 2030, and 70-85% by 2050
Fickle Russian foreign policy could cause Arctic clash, say UK Lords
NEWS: Russia’s unpredictable foreign policy could put peaceful international cooperation in the Arctic at risk, warns UK report
China’s coal use fell 2.9% in 2014
NEWS: New government statistics indicate significant drop in coal use, with 0.7% drop in 2014 emissions projected by analysts
France and Philippines call for “ambitious” UN climate deal
NEWS: Presidents Hollande and Aquino joined forces to urge all countries to sign up to “universal” deal in Paris this December
UK warns Brussels against “watering down” EU climate targets
NEWS: Secretary of State Ed Davey writes to Commission, says credibility of Brussels leadership on climate change is at stake
Europe releases vision for Paris climate change deal
NEWS: Brussels climate chief Canete says US and China must follow EU and reveal commitments to a 2015 UN pact
As sea levels rise, climate change threatens entire Pacific cultures
COMMENT: In the first of a series of columns from the Marshall Islands, poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner reflects on the cultural dimensions of climate change
EU “backtracks” on climate goals in UN pledge, say experts
NEWS: Adding huge carbon sinks to UN climate pledge could let other sectors face lighter carbon cuts and weaken 2030 goal
Pachauri quits as IPCC chair following harassment allegations
NEWS: UN science chief resigns as sexual harassment investigation takes place in India
UN climate panel chair to miss meeting due to harassment allegations
NEWS: Rajendra Pachauri will miss IPCC meeting, instead remaining in India where a police investigation is underway
EU targets 60% global carbon cuts by 2050 in leaked climate plan
NEWS: Commission wants UN to target global goal of cutting carbon emissions 60% below 2010 levels by 2050