‘I’m going to Paris because I’m fighting for my home’
COMMENT: Marshallese poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner explains why she has decided to travel thousands of miles to France, and why she’s not leaving without an ambitious climate deal
A Paris climate deal must address global inequality
COMMENT: North-south cooperation depends on rich countries living up to their historic responsibilities, argues Harjeet Singh
Time for a reality check on adaptation finance
COMMENT: Wealthy governments risk inflating the private sector’s contribution to a $100 bn target to climate-proof developing countries
North-south climate rift hurts poor people
COMMENT: Developing countries should embrace carbon-cutting as an opportunity, not treat it as a burden, argues Monica Araya
G20 must act on fossil fuel subsidy reform
COMMENT: Incentives to keep burning polluting fuels don’t make business sense, argues Sandrine Dixson-Declève ahead of Antalya summit
Three core elements to success at the Paris climate summit
Yvo de Boer: The COP21 summit should not only focus on reducing emissions, but also on adapting to the inevitable impacts of climate change
Mattias Soderberg: Europe has missed its chance on climate finance
COMMENT: With no concrete commitments to scale up cash, EU position will fail to win developing country allies at Paris COP21
John Ashton: Our weapon against fracking is the love of our land
COMMENT: The struggle against dirty energy is the same as the struggle against the Enclosures and the Clearances. The difference is: this one we’re going to win
Fortress Maldives: Protecting islands against climate change comes at a price
COMMENT: UN climate summit in Paris must drive investmnt in mangrove forests, sea walls, coral reefs and fresh water access critical to the future of small island states
John Kerry: World must seize chance to kill climate warming HFCs
US secretary of state calls for upcoming Dubai Montreal Protocol meet to agree tough curbs on gases used in air conditioning and fridges
Colombia must reduce its dependence on coal exports
COMMENT: Clean electricity at home does not excuse an economy based on polluting and abusive mining sector, says Camila Bustos
Vulnerable countries warned: Protect your legal rights in a Paris accord
COMMENT: Countries may be waiving claims to future climate compensation in a new deal. Know what you’re signing away, writes barrister Tim Crosland
Cutting through the legal fog of a UN climate pact
COMMENT: A Paris summit is set to produce a treaty that will need ratification. How can it be best framed to get reluctant countries on board?
Can we trust Shell’s ‘Energy Transitions Commission’?
COMMENT: An industry inspired effort to muddy the waters or a real push to develop a low carbon future? The jury is out
UN General Assembly offers ‘last chance’ for climate leadership
COMMENT: Maldives minister urges leaders in New York to back tough Paris climate deal and protect small islands
Paris dilemma: How do we judge success of 2015 climate summit?
COMMENT: Veteran climate talks observer Saleemul Huq offers his thoughts on what an ambitious climate deal looks like
What can we expect from India’s climate change plan?
COMMENT: India’s anticipated commitment to climate action will be nothing short of transformational given challenges on the ground
How a UN climate deal can help prevent refugee crises
COMMENT: As Syrian refugees flock to Europe, driven in part by drought, countries must plan for global warming-linked losses
John Ashton: Fracking in England only possible if it is imposed
COMMENT: There is no need for fracking, anywhere in my country. There is no national interest case. It cannot happen by consent.
Arctic climate summit: Do leaders love their children enough?
COMMENT: President Obama spoke of his daughters at the Glacier meeting in Alaska, but it was a cab driver whose words hit home