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Some 15% of Pacific islands wiped out by 1m sea level rise – IPCC
NEWS: New UN science study will say 1.3 metres sea level rise ‘locked in’ over next two thousand years
Arctic shipping lanes open for four months by 2050 – IPCC
NEWS: Shorter shipping route could cut emissions and the costs of trade, but with increased environmental risks
Global warming threatens ‘security and economy’ say US, EU
NEWS: Obama and EU leaders say sustainable economic growth impossible without climate action
Climate change could drive decline in Brazil’s coffee exports
NEWS: Traditional farmlands face uncertain future in country that produces 1 in 3 cups of coffee worldwide
Long-term sea level rise will be much higher, but barely studied – IPCC
IPCC: Sea levels are expected to rise 2.3m for every 1C increase in temperature, the UN’s science report will warn next week
Asia’s great cities face rising flooding risks in warming world
NEWS: Draft of IPCC’s forthcoming report highlights rising seas as acute risk for China, India, Thailand and Vietnam
UN climate science report will highlight ‘limits to adaptation’
NEWS: Focus on limits to adaptation within the new IPCC report could sharpen focus on loss and damage within UN talks
Climate change experts start IPCC deliberations in Japan
NEWS: Delegates from over 100 countries are in Yokohoma to discuss latest UN study on climate risk
Air pollution causes ‘one in eight deaths’ says UN
NEWS: Air pollution killed 7 million people in 2012, say WHO, making it world’s biggest environmental health threat
Centuries of warming locked into earth’s climate warns UN
NEWS: World Meteorological Organization says countries must become more resilient to extreme weather
Growth in China’s carbon emissions has halved
ANALYSIS: new data indicates country’s coal pollution could be on a long-term, downward trajectory
Green Climate Fund’s future threatened by old divisions
ANALYSIS: UN climate deal hangs on the launch of a new green fund – but splits at board level could see this delayed
EU delays 2030 climate package decision until October
Green groups and developing countries say Europe has lost ‘climate leader’s’ mantle after postponing new laws
Exxon agrees to disclose ‘unburnable carbon’ reserves
Oil giant will explore how tougher climate change laws could affect its long term strategy
“Maximum coal burn” to continue in Europe, says BofAML report
Falling coal prices could force up emissions, as coal replaces gas on the grid, says bank report
Climate adaptation faces funding crisis warn UN officials
Adaptation Fund must find predictable stream of money in the wake of carbon market collapse, say board members
Do Europe’s leaders fear Brussels more than Putin?
Comment: The EU needs to break its dependence on Russian gas, but seems incapable of formulating a clear strategy
Delay to EU 2030 climate targets ‘nonsensical’ warns De Boer
Draft texts suggest EU leaders plan to postpone release of decarbonisation plans until October
Extreme heat waves pose threat to wheat and maize yields – study
Global climate impact assessments are not factoring in negative affects from warming on crops, say scientists
Jens Stoltenberg: swift EU 2030 deal will boost UN climate process
Ban Ki-moon’s climate envoy says Brussels leadership can help smooth international talks