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IPCC chair election: 5 candidates, 8 weeks to go
ANALYSIS: Who will take the most prestigious climate science job in the world? RTCC investigates
What should we make of Australia’s climate target?
ANALYSIS: Former Australian climate diplomat Jane Wilkinson offers a closer analysis of its INDC, and suggests despite criticism, all is not lost
Green with gas: Oil majors eye UN climate deal
ANALYSIS: Shell and BG are leading calls for an ambitious global pact in Paris, but it’s still unclear how they will help lubricate talks
Can climate action by business and mayors save the planet?
COMMENT: CO2 cuts for a 2015 UN climate deal will fall well short of required levels, placing pressure on bottom up initiatives
Australian coal is no answer to India’s energy needs
COMMENT: Adani and GVK’s controversial mines in the Galilee Basin are not the cure to energy poverty, says retired top Indian official
Why a Paris climate deal must cover aviation and shipping
COMMENT: If the aviation sector can fly Paris to Tokyo in three hours, it can – and must – go green, says Transport & Environment
Saudi Arabia’s failed oil gamble and the climate
ANALYSIS: As low oil prices fail to bankrupt US oil, could climate action help Middle Eastern petropower rebalance its economy?
Philippines plan for UN climate deal lacks credibility, says official
COMMENT: Climate Change Commission member says govt appears insincere over meeting post 2020 carbon cutting goals
What impact will Obama climate plan have on Paris summit?
ANALYSIS: Targets set by the US for cutting carbon emissions send a clear signal to the rest of the world and raise hopes for Paris accord
What does the US clean power plan mean for coal?
ANALYSIS: It won’t speed up the US coal phase-out, but the flagship climate policy does kick an ailing sector, with global lessons
Stop sulking Ed Miliband, learn from the climate movement
COMMENT: Ex Labour leader says green groups are non-existent, but this offers little credit to major wins in run-up to Paris
UN climate talks: How to read the new COP21 negotiating text
ANALYSIS: New text is still long, but offers overview of agreement, areas of divergence and a menu of options for the path forward
A simple proposal to keep fossil fuels in the ground
COMMENT: Cap & Share could be the scheme to turn popular support for climate action into results, argues Laurence Matthews
Coal is choking India’s cities, economy and the world’s climate
NEWS: New Climate Economy report urges New Delhi government to ease finance for renewables and cut reliance on polluting fuels
UK total energy consumption falls below 1965 levels
ANALYSIS: Britain’s rapidly falling energy consumption spells hope that others could follow a similar path, finds Gerard Wynn
‘Tsunami of litigation’ against Obama climate plan will fail, say NGOs
NEWS: Curbs on power plant emissions on solid legal foundation, say legal experts at environmental groups
Why climate change is humanity’s defining challenge
COMMENT: Maldives foreign secretary addresses UN security council during special session on development in small island states
John Ashton: We have too little democracy in the UK
COMMENT: Political expediency and commercial opportunism driving fossil fuel exploration, says UK’s former chief climate diplomat
What can we expect from India’s climate pledge?
ANALYSIS: New Delhi is expected to submit its plans to the UN in September, balancing carbon cuts with development
Ahead of Paris, Russia becomes a climate policy wallflower
ANALYSIS: Moscow is politely absent from the climate debate, showing indifference rather than hostility to a global deal