Europe’s largest insurer Allianz to pull funds from coal
NEWS: German company holding €2 trillion worth in assets said it will shift an estimated €4 billion into clean energy
Inside Canada premiers’ climate science class before Paris summit
NEWS: Prime minister Justin Trudeau uses first meeting between provincial chiefs and Ottawa in 7 years to build bridges and buff up climate knowledge
Hollande, Ban head to Malta for final push ahead of Paris climate talks
NEWS: French president and UN chief to use Commonwealth heads of government bash to iron out differences before COP21 kick-off
Cuba slams US trade embargo in UN climate pledge
NEWS: 55-year blockade has imposed “serious difficulties” on sustainable development, communist state says
South Sudan, world’s youngest country, submits climate plan
NEWS: Post-conflict state promises to plant 20 million trees as contribution to UN deal, says greenhouse gas analysis will take more time
Prince Charles: Climate change driving conflict, terrorism
NEWS: Drought, scarce resources and loss of vital ecosystems are contributing to conflict around the world, says heir to British throne
Business chiefs pledge to debunk climate sceptics
NEWS: CEOs at Microsoft, Nestle, Pepsi, Tata, Dow Chemical offer new set of climate pledges and say they will debunk those who doubt climate science
Alberta targets tar sands, coal in climate turnabout
NEWS: NDP government targets sweeping carbon tax, coal phase-out to clean up No 1 regional emitter’s act before Canadian Premiers meet to talk Paris
Iran blames ‘unjust sanctions’ for climate policy failure
NEWS: Oil producing state targets 4-12% cut in emissions from business as usual by 2030, stresses need for international support
Super-rich Qatar delivers target-free UN climate pledge
NEWS: Qataris average earnings top US$140,000 a year but country wants free solar technology if it is make any carbon cuts at all
France identifies over 20 key issues ahead of UN climate summit
NEWS: Finance and burden sharing between rich, developing and emerging economies emerge as sticking-points after final pre-COP21 ministerial meeting
North Vancouver primes pumps for climate change labels
NEWS: Canadian city to warn burning fossil fuels causes climate change with compulsory notices in gas stations
Paris climate summit march banned due to security concerns
NEWS: Green groups vow to continue advocating for an ambitious UN deal inside the COP21 conference area and at marches around the world
Leaders set for Paris climate summit opening despite attacks, says UN
NEWS: Christiana Figueres calls on heads of state to offer “vision” of rapid transition to green economy, as new data suggests October 2015 was hottest on record
Companies show little progress on forest protection pledge
NEWS: No signs deforestation is slowing a year after New York Declaration on Forests, warn NGOs, but some positive measures
Republicans bid to kill Obama climate rule before UN summit
NEWS: Senate vote to block flagship Clean Power Plan aims to “create confusion and uncertainty” before US finalises international pact
UN climate chief praises UK pledge to axe coal by 2025
NEWS: ‘Kudos to the UK’, says Christiana Figueres as country eyes nuclear and gas-fired power stations expansion to replace coal
Rich countries urged to pay ‘fair share’ of climate adaptation finance
NEWS: By 2025, US should channel 150 times more money into projects like flood defences for the world’s poor, Action Aid argues
OECD countries to phase out coal export credits
NEWS: Hidden subsidy for dirty power plants will be eliminated, as Japan, Australia and South Korea drop objections
Somalia climate plan targets illegal charcoal trade
NEWS: Exports to Gulf states cause deforestation and fund militias in unstable African country, says submission to UN