Comment
How should we channel future climate adaptation funding?
COMMENT: Finance needs to flow to the most vulnerable. To to this we need to understand who’s at risk and where the money should go
Why developed countries should back loss and damage in Paris
COMMENT: The costs of tackling failed states as a result of climate impacts could be far higher than investing in adequate insurance now
Conflicted messages lie at heart of UK climate policy
ANALYSIS: London wants an ambitious 2015 Paris deal but is sending mixed signals to other 194 countries at negotiations
Vague national climate plans pose a transparency problem
ANALYSIS: South Korea comes out well and Russia badly in a direct comparison of emissions targets, finds Gerard Wynn
Mr President, Africa needs your climate leadership in Paris
COMMENT: On eve of Kenya visit, head of Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance asks US president to boost green funds for his continent
Five reasons the UK centre-right should back a UN climate pact
COMMENT: Key trade partners are likely to be impacted by global warming: it’s a national interest to cut emissions argues Ben Caldecott
China: climate change hero or villain?
COMMENT: There’s no denying China’s growing responsibility for global emissions, but the signs are it is moving to a greener future
Why are big EU polluters moaning about carbon leakage?
ANALYSIS: Industries like cement and steel threaten to move jobs overseas if the price of emissions rises, in a challenge to climate goals
The trillion-dollar question: How do we create sustainable development?
COMMENT: Making the financial system work for the world’s poor is about more than just sending more money, says Achim Steiner
8 lessons from a climate change tour of the US
From Washington to Hawaii: It’s no use waiting for consensus, cowboys don’t get it and change isn’t easy, even in paradise
What could a legally binding UN climate deal look like?
ANALYSIS: Countries agreed to target a ‘legally binding’ climate pact in 2011, but four years later it’s still not clear how it will work
How do scientists rate the prospect of a global climate deal?
ANALYSIS: 2,000 of science’s best minds mingled this week in the last meeting of its size before December’s crunch Paris summit
New Zealand CAN do more to cut emissions – here’s how
COMMENT: Government claims the country can do little more to green its electricity sector are not true, say leading academics
How to talk about uncertainty in climate science
COMMENT: As climate scientists meet in Paris this week, COIN has top tips for expressing the uncertain without pandering to sceptics
Could Cuban detente bring a new energy dawn?
ANALYSIS: As the communist island and the US restore relations, there are opportunities for clean power and offshore oil
The INDCs are a mess – and the UN needs to take control
COMMENT: Genius behind idea of pledges was national ownership, but there are too many variables for a clear picture
What does historic court ruling mean for Dutch climate policy?
ANALYSIS: After last month’s landmark legal verdict, Netherlands politicians must consider deep emissions cuts
Climate change is a matter of human rights, agrees UN
NEWS: Geneva-based Human Rights Council adopts resolution to help world’s most vulnerable countries in face of global warming
Pakistan and India ‘unprepared’ for heatwaves
COMMENT: There are clear links between government communication and fewer deaths from heat stroke. Ministers must do better.
When will China’s greenhouse gas emissions level out?
ANALYSIS: Rate of economic growth and success in slashing carbon intensity will determine if and when China meets 2030 target