Why implementing the Paris Agreement starts at home
European commissioner Miguel Arias Canete and Dutch environment chief Sharon Dijksma call on governments to get to work on Paris climate agreement
Renminbi power: Will China’s wallet shape the planet?
China has big financial firepower. It must channel it towards low carbon through the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to lead from the front on climate
Europe’s Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless
The Southern Gas Corridor risks locking in higher fossil fuel dependence and wasting colossal amounts of public money
Clinton v Sanders: Who can deliver the radical climate policy needed?
Incrementalism or revolution? That’s a question facing Democrat supporters and climate campaigners as they decide between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders
Letter from America: IMF urges low carbon policy stability
COMMENT: Core message from IMF/World Bank Spring Meeting is that governments must invest in low carbon revolution, writes UK shadow climate change minister Barry Gardiner
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
Solar and Saudi Arabia: Riyadh bows to the inevitable
COMMENT: Last week deputy crown prince Salman announced the formation of a post-oil $2 trillion fund, accelerating a major Middle East energy transition
UN’s Paris climate deal could enter into force this year
COMMENT: Operational UN global warming pact would be a significant step on path to a safe and stable climate, but requires careful management says former Marshall Islands advisor
Will doubling India’s coal tax boost the clean energy sector?
COMMENT: The Modi government needs to explain where funds from the coal cess will go for it to have a transformative impact on clean energy
The G20 needs to lead on deep decarbonisation pathways
COMMENT: For the world to arrive at a collective goal of zero net emissions by the second half of the century, it needs to know where it’s going: charting that route starts in 2016
Framing climate risk: We need more than a few magic words
COMMENT: Finding ways of communicating that resonate with people’s values is a crucial first step in broadening public engagement, says the head of research at Climate Outreach
Global warming ‘hiatus’ row offers lessons to scientists
COMMENT: Scientifically prudent but publicly ill-conceived formulations can be of huge consequence in a fast-changing media landscape
Canada’s laggard: British Columbia is failing on climate change
COMMENT: BC’s carbon pollution is going up while five other Canadian provinces are bringing their greenhouse gas emissions down
Sweet harmony: Why UN climate plans should use the same metrics
COMMENT: If the INDCs are going to be the foundations of a global climate solution, we need to make sure they are durable and clear argue experts
Budget 2016: Will George Osborne back a low carbon future?
COMMENT: Heavyweight lobby groups agree the country needs a smart, diversified and flexible energy system, and George Osborne has it in his power to deliver
Short term politics is hurting EU climate goals
COMMENT: There won’t be a strong, coherent European response to Paris in the next few months – that’s down to Brussels fears of a deepening split
Is Brussels killing the Paris climate dream?
COMMENT: EU plans lock in weak ambition to 2030, undermining the review mechanism it fought for in December’s UN agreement
Do we need a climate ‘truth and reconciliation’ commission?
COMMENT: UN talks resulted in a new global pact in Paris, but other forms of dialogue could be useful to resolve disputes between the rich and poor
Will Brazil new climate ‘sheriffs’ get Paris pledges on track?
COMMENT: A reshuffle in the environment ministry could spur vital progress on the country’s climate objectives, but big barriers lie ahead
Fiji needs help after Cyclone Winston, a portent of climate chaos to come
COMMENT: Maldives foreign minister urges international community to stand with Fiji as it recovers from Cyclone Winston