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‘Star Wars without Darth Vader’ – why the UN climate science story names no villains
As the next blockbuster science report on cutting emissions goes to governments for review, critics say it downplays the obstructive role of fossil fuel lobbying
Next UN climate science report to consider lessons from coronavirus
UN climate science reports due in 2021 will examine the links between pandemics and human pressures on the natural world to guide policymakers
Climate scientists reject ‘offensive’ claim of US, Saudi meddling in landmark report
An article claiming a landmark report on the consequences of warming past 1.5C had been watered down at the behest of big polluters has been slammed by authors
Warming of 2C ‘substantially’ more harmful than 1.5C – draft UN report
Latest version of major UN science report concludes the upper temperature goal of the Paris Agreement does not represent a climate safe zone
Leaked final government draft of UN 1.5C climate report – annotated
A draft summary of the most important climate science report of 2018, published here annotated with changes from the previous version
Irma forces Caribbean delegates to abandon UN climate science meeting
Representatives from Caribbean island nations want to put extreme weather damage on the agenda for the next IPCC comprehensive report
US senate committee votes to reinstate funding to UN climate treaty
The committee passed an amendment to give $10m to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, an organisation Donald Trump wants to cut off
EU and others to fill UN climate science funding gap left by Trump
Donald Trump’s decision to axe US donations has left the IPCC with an urgent cash crunch. Sources say some governments are set to increase their contributions
Climate negotiators rally to protect IPCC science funding
National delegates in Bonn rejected a proposal by UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to stop funding science reports from its core budget
Adaptation takes centre stage as IPCC prepares 1.5C study
New report by world’s foremost authority on global warming likely to major on how countries can adjust to rising temperatures and weather extremes
UN science panel debates 1.5C as climate records fall
Scientists to explore emission pathways that could lead to lower levels of global warming with IPCC study due in 2018
Why the 1.5C climate limit matters in the Maldives
Political focus on tackling climate change has dropped since Paris talks, but need for urgent action remains writes Thoriq Ibrahim
Can a GIF change the way we think about global warming?
Head of UN’s IPCC climate science panel promises radical new approach to climate comms as simple warming graphic takes twitter by storm
The UN’s climate science panel must adapt to stay relevant
COMMENT: We have got used to vast IPCC reports, but in the coming years tailored studies focused on land, cities and the 1.5C warming ceiling may be more useful to policy makers
African candidate opens up IPCC climate science chief race
NEWS: As governments go to vote on next IPCC chair Tuesday, Sierra Leone’s late nomination adds to uncertainty over the result
IPCC election: What makes a great UN climate science chief?
ANALYSIS: What qualities are a must for the world’s pre-eminent climate job? Ahead of this week’s election, we asked five experts
UN climate science panel too northern, too male – study
NEWS: World authority on climate change’s lack of diversity reduces clout, but broader make-up could divide it
IPCC chair election: 5 candidates, 8 weeks to go
ANALYSIS: Who will take the most prestigious climate science job in the world? RTCC investigates
Outsider enters race to head UN climate science panel
NEWS: Energy economist Nebojsa Nakicenovic is the fifth candidate nominated to replace Rajendra Pachauri at the top of the IPCC
IPCC meets to review new climate fighting tools
NEWS: World authority on global warming moves to add shifts in population and economies in its forecasts in Vienna meeting