NEWS: Incoming leader promises more constructive approach to “matters of collective concern” ahead of Paris climate pact
NEWS: Air quality in Borneo’s rainforests is being affected by pollution from human activities in China
COMMENT: Meeting of world’s top developed countries a moment for Berlin to reassert leadership ahead of UN summit
NEWS: Lead US climate envoy says dismantling White House carbon cutting policies would be “tough to do”
NEWS: Kremlin meets early deadline for submissions but questions raised over ambition of carbon cutting goals
NEWS: White House joins EU, Mexico, Norway and Switzerland in making contribution to 2015 climate deal public
NEWS: Renewables close to supplying 10% of global electricity supply says UN report, as China’s solar surge continues
AS IT HAPPENED: UN receives first set of national commitments for Paris climate change pact
NEWS: Citizens describe environmental catastrophe as rains batter the north while the south suffers drought and wildfires
COMMENT: National pledges must be subject to assessment and review, or a UN deal will be toothless
NEWS: Goals to clean up energy production and transport will also cut air pollution and save countries billions in fossil fuel imports, say scientists
NEWS: Church leaders write to 85 million strong congregation urging them to call for tough UN pact to address global warming
NEWS: Senior Chinese official warns that climate-related temperature rises could seriously affect the country’s harvests
NEWS: Evidence of rapid reduction of West Antarctica’s shelf ice could have serious implications for global sea levels in a warming world
NEWS: Washington primed to outline scale of carbon cuts but other developed countries and emerging economies stay silent
NEWS: Pena Nieto’s government joins EU, Norway and Switzerland in releasing contribution ahead of March 31 deadline
NEWS: Researchers say new varieties of a tropical crop essential to people’s survival in Africa and Latin America
NEWS: Scientists analysing satellite data warn that rises in sea level are increasing threats to coastal cities and food security
NEWS: Oslo commits to 40% carbon cuts by 2030 with an additional goal of carbon neutrality by mid century
NEWS: Leading scientist warns the world’s poor are not safe under internationally agreed warming limit