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Brazil targets climate victory at ‘greenest’ World Cup
NEWS: Government offsets emissions and hails efficient stadia, but critics warn of football greenwash
Kiribati president: It is “too late” to save my islands
NEWS: President Tong says islands will be “annihilated” regardless of action from US and China
MPs agree on ‘blueprint’ for UN climate deal in 2015
NEWS: Domestic laws should be ‘at the heart’ of Paris agreement, say 400 lawmakers from 80 countries
Chinese ‘carbon cap’ unlikely to reduce emissions
NEWS: Rumoured peak in Chinese emissions would still be insufficient to put China on 2C pathway
Peru UN climate talks chair admits time running out for deal
NEWS: Incoming president of Lima conference warns that countries must be “realistic” about UN climate deal
EU climate deal in balance as row simmers over 40% CO2 target
NEWS: Poland remains opposed to 40% target, saying it would leave poorer nations compensating for over-ambition
Finland reveals new climate change laws
NEWS: Parliament agrees to target 80% emissions reduction by 2050 and promote use of renewable energy
Climate campaigners tell leaders to ‘stand with us, or stand aside’
NEWS: Mass gathering of NGOs outside UN talks in Bonn highlights growing unrest over progress at high-level discussions
UN outlines criteria for 2015 climate deal pledges
NEWS: Guidelines for national contributions presented as countries start to formulate draft agreement
China sets target to slash potent ‘f-gas’ GHGs
NEWS: Beijing sets target to cut CO2 from refrigerant chemicals by 280m tonnes by end of 2015, defusing HFC ‘carbon bomb’
China set to launch Chongqing emissions trading scheme
NEWS: Country’s seventh carbon market could lay foundations for national ETS by 2018
Obama climate plan will deliver only a quarter of pledged 2030 cuts
ANALYSIS: New US proposals likely to be tip of new carbon cuts as country seeks to meet international targets
MPs to develop ‘blueprint’ for 2015 climate deal
NEWS: Domestic laws ‘central’ to Paris agreement says UN climate chief as lawmakers gather in Mexico City
China’s curbs on coal a rising risk for investors – report
NEWS: Carbon Tracker warns banks to be wary of lending to coal producers, citing the risk of stranded assets as China cuts CO2 emissions
Climate clings to sustainable development goals as debate intensifies
NEWS: UN set of targets has been whittled down to 17, but arguments rage over whether global warming should be included
Climate vulnerable states call for ‘concrete action’ at UN talks
NEWS: Intense pressure on ministers at UN talks in Bonn, who meet for final opportunity to create draft text for ‘critical’ climate treaty
EU to exceed 2020 climate target by 4.5%
NEWS: EU hopes news that it is overachieving on greenhouse gas reductions will boost ambition at this week’s UN climate talks
Renewable energy capacity grew 8.3% in 2013
NEWS: Renewables hit new record in 2013, accounting for over 56% of new power capacity across the world
Should immigration laws cater for climate refugees?
COMMENT: New Zealand’s rejection of Kiribati man shows current system doesn’t work for those fleeing climate change impacts
China could cap carbon emissions from 2016
NEWS: Emissions cap is latest effort from Chinese government designed to target country’s rising pollution