Climate science
Nepal’s farmers turn ‘climate smart’ as erratic rains bite
NEWS: Plastic sheeting, plywood and resilient seeds can make a huge difference to communities faced with increasingly tough climate-linked impacts
Meet the Indian islanders losing ground to the sea
NEWS: In the Bay of Bengal, Ghoromara faces disaster as the rising ocean eats away at people’s homeland
No backpedalling on UN deal, say Africa’s endurance cyclists
NEWS: Teams of bikers pass baton across vulnerable continent to drum up support for global pact to cap warming to 1.5C
WMO urges emissions cuts as atmospheric CO2 levels break records
NEWS: Carbon dioxide levels in the air passed 400ppm globally in April. That will soon be a “permanent reality”, says UN agency
Climate change could push 100m into extreme poverty
NEWS: World Bank warns of human impact by 2030 if development doesn’t protect the most vulnerable from extreme weather
These weather events were affected by climate change last year
NEWS: Tropical cyclones to snowstorms had direct links to a warming planet last year, say scientists
UNEP: National climate plans deliver half carbon cuts needed for 2C
NEWS: Government pledges will cut 11 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases by 2030, report finds, leaving an emissions gap of 12Gt
Saudi forum seeks to scale up carbon capture and storage
NEWS: Delegates from 23 countries agree to cooperate on bringing down the towering costs of CCS at summit in Riyadh
Decarbonisation risks sidetracking Paris pact, says ex-UN climate chief
NEWS: Fossil fuel phase-out this century is an ‘impressive sound bite’ but could harm chances of an agreement at COP21, says Yvo de Boer
Countries near deal to phase out super warming HFCs
NEWS: Formal negotiations on the Montreal Protocol in Dubai this week get world closer to tackling pollutants used in air conditioners
2050 weather forecast brought to your living room
NEWS: World Meteorological Organization tasks weather presenters to imagine reports if world fails to cut carbon emissions
US considers Bikini Atoll climate refugee claims
NEWS: Decades after a nuclear bomb uprooted a small group of Pacific islanders, global warming could make them homeless yet again
Persian Gulf faces ‘intolerable’ heat on current emissions trends
NEWS: It is in the interests of oil-rich Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates to back global action on climate change, study shows
UN land restoration pact boosts Paris climate summit
NEWS: Diplomats strike ‘breakthrough’ deal to halt degradation of world’s terrain from 2030, but US$30bn price tag looms large
Sri Lanka makes compensation plea in UN climate pledge
NEWS: Island off tip of southern India wants reimbursing for the $420m it plans to spend by 2025 on warding off extreme weather
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
7 climate change data tools and what they tell you
BLOG: Interactives from the likes of NASA, WRI and the Financial Times open up hours of fun for the global warming watcher
Loans or grants for climate finance?
COMMENT: Confusion reigns over the right format for cash to tackle climate impacts. Resolve this quickly, or the UN-backed Green Climate Fund will falter
Small islands urge progress in Bonn, cite Philippines Typhoon Koppu
NEWS: Alliance of vulnerable states remind weak UN climate deal might be “worse than no deal at all” as session gets off to rocky start
Scientists accused of downplaying ‘revolution’ needed for 2C warming goal
NEWS: Rich countries must make a radical shift in consumption patterns to stay within agreed climate change limits, argues UK academic Kevin Anderson