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What’s lurking in the new UN climate chief’s in-tray?
Patricia Espinosa will need to draw on all her diplomatic experience when she takes charge of global warming talks in July, say US analysts
Climate-related impacts are biting – but who will pay the bill?
The latest report from UNEP says that global costs of adaptation could range from US $140-300 billion by 2030. It’s time to get innovative on sources of finance
Why universities, not consultants, should benefit from climate funds
Millions set aside to help developing countries cope with the onset of extreme weather are being poorly used, argues veteran Bangladeshi scientist
Maldives minister: UN talks must deliver clean power surge
Crashing solar prices are evidence a renewables revolution is upon us and it’s time to deploy it globally, writes Thoriq Ibrahim
5 ways to avoid a Paris hangover at the Bonn climate talks
In reality the cooperation showed in Paris will mean nothing if we descend into petty squabbles. The climate clock is ticking
World’s vulnerable must be at the heart of a low carbon transition
If we want to address the needs of the most vulnerable, we cannot just rely on technology, innovations or markets to drive change
Why there’s no time to dally on the Paris Agreement
The treaty may enter into force well before 2020, but let’s not wait and see – let’s start delivering actions
Pope, World Bank and Google demand tougher climate policies
Governments, religious leaders and business talk up the Paris Agreement on climate change, but record temperatures hint at huge ambition deficit
India’s energy revolution accelerates, as solar costs near coal
Recent energy auctions suggest solar prices are falling fast in India, but we need to see whether these projects are actually delivered on time, at such low prices
Still time to salvage husky-hugging legacy, Cameron told
WWF reminds the UK prime minister of those good times in the Arctic ten years ago, when he promised to lead the greenest government ever
Early entry: Approving the Paris climate deal in 2016 makes sense
Could the Paris Agreement set a new record for the number of countries signing up on the first day?
Why implementing the Paris Agreement starts at home
European commissioner Miguel Arias Canete and Dutch environment chief Sharon Dijksma call on governments to get to work on Paris climate agreement
David MacKay: ‘If everyone does a little, we’ll achieve only a little’
Former top science advisor to UK climate department left a powerful legacy underlining need for facts and pragmatism to dominate energy debate
Clinton v Sanders: Who can deliver the radical climate policy needed?
Incrementalism or revolution? That’s a question facing Democrat supporters and climate campaigners as they decide between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders
Peabody’s climate-denying crash is a warning to investors
As the US coal giant goes bankrupt, shareholders should beware of fossil fuel companies predicting a rosy future
Letter from America: IMF urges low carbon policy stability
COMMENT: Core message from IMF/World Bank Spring Meeting is that governments must invest in low carbon revolution, writes UK shadow climate change minister Barry Gardiner
Diverging views: Sanders and Clinton on climate change
ANALYSIS: Democrat candidates both agree global warming is a pressing issue, but their plans to tackle the issue are significantly different (Part 1 of 2)
Why early entry of the Paris climate pact looks likely
ANALYSIS: Support from the US and China will make it extremely difficult for any other country or bloc to credibly threaten entry into force of the UN deal
The UN’s climate science panel must adapt to stay relevant
COMMENT: We have got used to vast IPCC reports, but in the coming years tailored studies focused on land, cities and the 1.5C warming ceiling may be more useful to policy makers
Ratification, not signing, is critical test for Paris climate deal
ANALYSIS: The recent fuss over who will sign the UN’s new climate pact is a distraction. The real test will come when countries have to pass the deal into domestic law