COP22
Oil majors’ climate plan gets hostile reception
Latest strategy from 10 of world’s hydrocarbon giants shows they see gas dominating the energy mix for decades to come
Paris climate deal will not kill fossil fuels, says ex-Saudi oil chief
Influential former oil and climate envoy says solar is the future but predicts strong growth prospects for oil and gas sector, despite climate policies
Now the Paris climate deal is live, the hard work begins
UN climate chief and president of 2016 climate summit in Marrakech say greater levels of climate finance are needed to deliver historic agreement
It’s official: the Paris climate deal is now international law
Diplomatic triumph but the science stinks: governments must regularly update their contributions towards efforts to hold global warming “well below 2C”
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
UNEP: global climate action “still not good enough”
Greenhouse gas emissions need to fall a further 25% from projected levels in 2030 to meet 2C global warming limit, says report
Africa’s “buyer’s remorse” over Paris climate deal
Some African governments are regretting the ambition of emissions targets submitted towards the Paris Agreement, say advisers
Climate finance in 2016: 4 reports you need to read
Funds for clean energy and climate resilience are flowing, but fuzzy reporting on what counts as green finance makes tracking support tricky
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
Former US slave nation heads to Marrakech climate summit
“It means so much to our community for me to get there and have our story be a part of this finally,” says Queen Quet of the Gullah-Geechee nation
New Zealand uses pine forests, creative accounting to dodge carbon cuts
Proposed forestry accounting changes would allow New Zealand to claim credits without cutting emissions, NGO claims
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
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
UN climate body: no ‘Plan B’ if Trump is elected
Republican victory would likely mean climate policy heads for the bin, but Patricia Espinosa says world will hold US to deal made in 2015
Paris Agreement needs time to deliver, says UN climate chief
Patricia Espinosa oozes positivity over the pace of climate diplomacy, but admits making the UN’s new emission cutting deal work will be a hard grind
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
Saudi Arabia says oil industry must meet climate goals
Oil chief Khalid Al-Falih cites the Paris climate deal at industry event in London, but adds oil and gas will provide the bulk of world energy supplies for decades
Rich nations on course to miss 2020 climate finance goal
Study by British and Australian administrations says wealthy nations likely to miss politically sensitive $100 billion goal, but flows will continue to rise
UN agrees historic deal to cut HFC greenhouse gases
An estimated 0.5C of global warming could be prevented if latest climate pact is implemented successfully, say scientists