What has happened to Nigeria’s climate pledge?
ANALYSIS: President Buhari has yet to sign off submission of Africa’s most populous country to a UN Paris deal, to the frustration of civil society
Message control: Reporting the UN climate change talks
ANALYSIS: Recent negotiations saw calls for international media to offer a “balanced” picture of plans for a global deal, but the picture is not as binary as many suggest
10 takeaways from UN report on national climate pledges
ANALYSIS: Most countries got involved, adaptation matters and emissions are still rising – nuggets from official review ahead of Paris summit
Pathway to $100bn emerging ahead of Paris climate summit
ANALYSIS: Cash demands from developing countries reinserted into text during UN talks in Bonn, as World Bank official hails progress
Climate takes low profile as Xi Jinping visits UK
ANALYSIS: Britain is wooing China’s president for contentious investment in nuclear plants, but the real opportunities are elsewhere
UN climate text swells as G77 flexes muscles in Bonn
ANALYSIS: Developing countries add more than 50 elements to UN’s draft Paris deal, complaining of bias towards richer nations
Canada primed for climate comeback, says Harper foe
ANALYSIS: Election win for frontrunner Liberals would restore reputation battered by incumbent, says ex-opposition leader Stephane Dion
Bonn set for fireworks as UN climate talks resume
ANALYSIS: Developing countries cry foul ahead of week of negotiations in Germany – claiming finance, loss and damage have been wiped from draft deal
Who’d buy a coal mine? Two very different bids
ANALYSIS: X2 Resources and Greenpeace have their reasons for acquiring coal assets amid low commodity prices and climate concerns
6 elections to watch before Paris climate summit
ANALYSIS: A shift in public mood at the ballot box can boot out climate laggards or propel them to power. Here are six on the radar from Canada to Myanmar
UN climate talks: Will only a global carbon price do?
ANALYSIS: Former chief UK climate science advisor says Paris talks won’t solve global warming, but an unprecedented price on pollution would
IMF chief seeks climate breakthrough at Lima meet
ANALYSIS: Christine Lagarde calls on governments to back carbon pricing, slash fossil fuel subsidies as finance leaders gather in Peru
Hall of shame: Who hasn’t pledged yet to UN climate pact?
ANALYSIS: Nearly 50 countries missed the UN deadline for carbon-cutting plans. Whether due to limited means, sloth or belligerence, here are the big ones not playing ball
9 things we learned from national climate pledges
ANALYSIS: Almost 150 countries covering 90% of world carbon pollution submit timely plans to UN in unprecedented global exercise
World welcomes India climate pledge
ANALYSIS: We round up the reaction to New Delhi’s contribution to a UN climate change deal
National climate pledges are flooding in – now for the hard part
ANALYSIS: Well over two thirds of countries have submitted contributions to a UN deal, building momentum towards Paris summit
What role should climate compensation have in a Paris deal?
ANALYSIS: Poor countries want rich polluters to pay out for climate damages. We asked five analysts how a new pact might resolve the freighted matter
Paris tracker: Who pledged what for 2015 UN climate pact?
ANALYSIS: 188 countries have now submitted climate plans to the UN, with Venezuela slipping its targets in the final plenary of the COP21 talks
What makes a UN deal legally binding?
-The form or type of the relevant legal instrument, i.e. is it a formal treaty that requires formal ratification and therefore taken more ‘seriously’ by states? -Are provisions of the legal instrument expressed in mandatory language, e.g. ‘shall’ or ‘must’ as opposed to ‘should’ or ‘aim’ and the use of phrases like ‘as appropriate’ or […]
Climate change laws in the USA
What is the world’s biggest historic polluter doing to cut national carbon emissions and promote renewable energy?