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Why it’s time to come clean on climate finance
Transparency in adaptation finance might not be as sexy as other issues in the climate change debate but it’s a key to meaningful progress
Water security: huge climate risk, huge business opportunity
The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) plans to help millions of vulnerable people better adapt to shocks and chronic stresses and thrive in a more resilient future
12 reports to read before the COP22 UN climate summit
Get a rounded picture of the science, technology, policy and economics of the climate challenge
US election result to dominate COP22 UN climate summit
PREVIEW: The next round of talks aimed at weaning the world off coal, oil and gas start in Morocco next week, but will be overshadowed by the White House race
Lord Stern: we need negative emissions to avoid 2C warming
Speaking at the Royal Society, top climate economist reflects on challenges and opportunities a decade after his seminal review into implications of a warming world
Climate adaptation: how do we know we’re doing enough?
There is no single metric for tracking adaptation, making it hard to work out who is doing what, but a new model developed by IIED offers greater clarity
Whiffs of sulphur: UN shipping talks face climate dilemma
Historic pact to cut sulphur emissions from shipping sector hailed by green groups, but slow progress suggests a climate deal is a long way off
Why the Marrakech summit must deliver on climate finance
Vulnerable countries urgently need predictable support, funding that will offer countless health, economic and development co-benefits of cleaner energy sources
Brazil forest clearance is rising in a recession – that’s worrying
Latest data shows forest protection schemes are not enough to protect the Amazon rainforest, writes Natalie Unterstell
Marrakech talks must focus on global adaptation challenge
Climate talks are not just about carbon cuts, writes Maldives minister Thoriq Ibrahim
Fossil fuels in court: lessons from Colombia
Legal activism against coal, oil and gas extraction can make a big difference to the climate, writes SEI researcher Claudia Strambo
Closing the gap between Paris goals and fossil fuel production
It is time to get serious about supply-side climate policies, write experts from the Stockholm Environment Institute
A global climate deal for aviation! So what next?
James Beard of WWF outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the carbon offsetting plan agreed for air travel – and work needed to align it with climate goals
After ratification, cities can deliver the Paris climate deal
Writing in Climate Home, the mayors of Paris, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro say they are ready and willing to implement the UN’s new climate deal
Australia lags behind as Paris climate deal swings into action
At the first conference of the climate pact in Morocco next month, Australia will be in the laggards’ corner
Why the new climate math is a declaration of war
Some of the most influential thinkers about climate change have decided that the time for negotiation with fossil fuel companies is over
Why Trump would doom international climate action
The Donald’s energy vision is a dystopian nightmare, which would increase US emissions and collapse international efforts to combat climate change
11 global energy graphs that may surprise you
Love data? Care about the energy transition? Robert Wilson at the University of Strathclyde has a twitter feed for that
Can the right be good for the climate in Latin America?
As centre right parties assume power across the continent it’s easy to say this will mean a cull of environmental laws, but it’s not that straightforward
No, South Australian blackouts were not caused by renewables
Media and political claims that province’s high proportion of wind energy is to blame for power outages are completely unfounded