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US and UK call on UN science panel to stress climate risks
NEWS: Comments on draft IPCC ‘synthesis’ report show governments want to make clear the dangers of global warming
Europe needs policies to halt coal, not more debate on targets
COMMENT: Now that the EU 2030 climate package has landed, Europe should turn its attention to policy, not re-run the targets debate
Ambitious or weak? Reaction to the EU’s 2030 climate package
COMMENT: Business leaders, NGOs and politicians give their verdict on the European Union’s 2030 energy and climate change targets
EU adopts CO2 cutting target of “at least” 40% by 2030
NEWS: European leaders agreed a package of climate change and energy targets late last night, which will contribute to a global deal
Road to Paris: EU 2030 climate package holds key to UN deal
ANALYSIS: Leaders in Washington, Beijing and Pacific Islands will be watching Brussels carefully this week
Sea level could rise ‘height of man’ by 2100
NEWS: Scientists say sea level unlikely to rise beyond 1.8m by end of century – a rise still disastrous for tropical fishermen
UN climate talks: Countries urged to build bridges
NEWS: With just over a year to reach a global climate deal in Paris, negotiators are struggling to get past old conflicts
Poland isolated as pressure mounts on EU to deliver 2030 climate deal
NEWS: Warsaw holding out for more financial support as leaders head to Brussels for key two day European Council summit
European Parliament approves EU climate and energy chiefs
NEWS: Maros Sefcovic and Miguel Arias Canete will lead the European Union’s energy and climate change policy at a critical time for international negotiations
Marshall Islands poet says youth must lead climate fight
INTERVIEW: Star of UN climate summit says support in New York left her moved, and determined to save her country
Sweden pledges $500m to Green Climate Fund
NEWS: New budget from centre-left government offers additional cash for developing countries
Drought risks adding a toxic mix to Lebanon’s security crisis
COMMENT: Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis is also part of a regional climate frontline argues UN’s Ross Mountain
Earth on course for hottest year since 1880
NEWS: Global heat records fall as month by month data from US federal agency indicates world is warming
Europe’s new “energy union” leader talks tough on Russia
NEWS: Maros Sefocovic promises a “more assertive” energy policy and to continue EU leadership in climate negotiations
UK calls for aggressive ETS reform ahead of EU2030 deal
NEWS: The carbon market must be reformed quickly to support the 2030 climate goals due to be agreed this week, argues UK
Calls for deeper carbon cuts as EU debates 2030 climate deal
NEWS: Experts urge ambition ahead of European Council meeting to sign off the EU’s 2030 climate and energy framework on Thursday and Friday
UN’s Green Fund says all obstacles for pledges now removed
NEWS: Executive director hails Barbados meeting as start of an era for GCF, expects US$10 billion by end of 2014
UN climate talks in Bonn: Day 1
LIVE BLOG: Negotiators meet in Bonn for the final round of talks ahead of Lima in December
UN climate talks to test New York summit gains
NEWS: Diplomats from over 190 countries gather to work on plans for 2015 emissions reduction agreement
Global shipping emissions set to rise unchecked
NEWS: Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping will rise up to 250% by 2050, finds study, as the UN fails to regulate the sector