South Africa accused of weakening emissions target
NEWS: WWF warns emerging economy is manipulating baseline data to lower ambition in draft contribution to UN climate deal
Denmark minister seeks to water down climate goals
NEWS: Country’s 2020 emissions target will be “very expensive” to meet, says figure in recently elected government
The Emissions Factor Podcast: Is optimism ahead of Paris justified?
PODCAST: This week Ed King is joined by Richard Black, Farhana Yamin and Lisa Friedman – plus an interview with Connie Hedegaard
Extreme weather events of 2015: Is climate change to blame?
NEWS: Record temperatures, heatwaves and a brewing El Nino are making this year one of the more unusual in recent history
DRC climate plan ‘leaves laggards with no excuse’
INTERVIEW: If conflict-riven state can forge a carbon-cutting strategy then so can others says Kinshasa’s lead climate diplomat
Weekly wrap: Coal, coal, coal… and Islam
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Brazil backs long term zero carbon goal as Merkel visits
NEWS: President Dilma Rousseff declared support for G7 stance on emissions phase-out after receiving German leader in Brasilia
Obama stakes claim to Paris climate legacy
NEWS: US president is pulling out all the stops for a global pact as quiver of climate policies unveiled at home
Oil companies register UN climate commitments
NEWS: Plans to tackle potent greenhouse gas emissions uploaded to global portal as oil industry takes first steps towards Paris deal
EU climate chief outlines criteria for Paris success
NEWS: World must agree to zero emissions trajectory by 2100 says Miguel Arias Canete, or 2015 deal will lack credibility and impact
Brazil’s satellite-dodging loggers recast deforestation fight
NEWS: Hard-to-detect small-scale clearance of Amazon rainforest makes up half of country’s tree-cutting rate, says study
Climate change is worsening California drought – study
NEWS: State could be in “more or less permanent” drought by 2060s, researchers warn as four-year dry spell takes its toll
Tackling climate not in Poland’s interest, says Duda
NEWS: New president warns Warsaw will push EU for more concessions on its greenhouse gas emissions and coal use
China carbon emissions overestimated by 14% – report
GUARDIAN: New analysis takes fuel quality into account for first time, but China is still world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases
Why coal miners need a moratorium (but can’t ask)
ANALYSIS: Australia’s dash for coal threatens existing miners as well as the climate, argues The Australia Institute’s Richard Denniss
Glencore results show more pain for coal sector
NEWS: Climate change risk recognised as share price for commodities giant hits record low on first half earnings slump
India ‘central to Paris success’ say small island states
NEWS: PM Modi billed ‘clean energy crusader’ ahead of regional forum, but must ‘lead from front’ on climate
Citigroup: Coal mining sector running out of time
NEWS: Industry is optimistic that demand will pick up but banking giant warns that without carbon capture technology it will struggle
Climate bill racks up as poor nations submit Paris pledges
ANALYSIS: Magnitude of poor countries’ billion-dollar green investment need emerges through climate pledges submitted to the UN
Hillary Clinton opposes Arctic oil as Shell starts drilling
NEWS: US presidential candidate tweet sets her apart from Barack Obama stance slammed as “hypocritical” by campaigners